American Music Awards of 2016

Award ceremony

The 44th Annual American Music Awards took place on November 20, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.^[1][2] It was broadcast on ABC and was hosted by Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah.^[3] The 2016 AMAs fell 31% from 2015 among adults 18-49 and 26% among viewers, to 8.2 million watching the show, which was an all-time low in the show's history.^[4]

Performances

Presenters

• Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae & Taraji P. Henson presented Favorite Duo/Group - Pop/Rock
• Erin Foster & Sara Foster introduced Niall Horan
• Nina Dobrev & Julianne Hough presented Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop
• Bebe Rexha & Gigi Gorgeous introduced Shawn Mendes
• Ciara presented Favortie Artist - EDM
• Savvy Shields & Florida Georgia Line presented Collaboration of The Year
• TJ Miller & Olivia Munn presented Favorite Song - Country
• Karlie Kloss introduced Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
• Teyana Taylor & Bryce Harper presented New Artist of the Year unleashed by T-Mobile
• Chrissy Teigen introduced John Legend
• Milla Jovovich introduced Twenty One Pilots
• Keke Palmer & Steven Yeun presented Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
• Rachel Platten & Bella Thorne introduced Justin Bieber
• Rebecca Romijn & Heidi Klum presented Favorite Soundtrack
• Matt Bomer introduced Lady Gaga
• Mark Cuban & Idina Menzel presented Favorite Duo/Group - Country
• Zoe Saldana presented Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock
• Robert Downey Jr. introduced Sting
• Hailee Steinfeld & Blake Jenner presented Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock
• Donnie Wahlberg & Jenny McCarthy presented Artist of the Year
• Hannah Jeter introduced Maroon 5 & Kendrick Lamar

Red Carpet

Performers

• Emeli Sandé
• Spencer Ludwig

Hosts

• Bailee Madison
• Jeannie Mai
• Laura Marano
• George Kotsiopoulos
• Rocsi Diaz
• Roshon Fegan
• Kira Kazantsev

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on October 10, 2016.^[21][22] The winners are in bold.

Special awards

Award of Merit

• Sting^[23]

References

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