1D wins big at AMAs, Dion pays tribute to Paris victims
Los Angeles - One Direction may have debuted at No. 2 on the
Billboard charts behind Justin Bieber, but they won the top
award, artist of the year, at Sunday's American Music Awards.
"This is a testament to how incredible our fans are," Louis
Tomlinson said onstage at the Microsoft Theater in Los
Angeles.
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"We just want to thank everyone that's helped us in the last
five years," Liam Payne added.
The band won artist of the year at last year's show, as a
quintet with Zayn Malik. They also won favorite duo or group-
pop/rock on Sunday night.
Bieber, who won best collaboration with Diplo and Skrillex,
closed the night with a medley of his hits, including "Sorry,"
''Where Are U Now" and "What Do You Mean." Purple laser
lights beamed from the stage as the singer danced and sang
for the loud audience. He ended it drenched after standing
under a waterfall.
Billboard announced Sunday that his new album, "Purpose,"
will debut at No. 1 on its charts Monday after selling 649,000
equivalent albums. It beat out One Direction's "Made in the
A.M.," which sold 459,000 equivalent albums.
Bieber's performance wasn't the only well-received one: Celine
Dion paid tribute to the victims of the recent Paris attacks by
singing Edith Piaf's "Hymne à L'Amour" in French as some
audience members cried.
Jared Leto, who introduced Dion, said his band 30 Seconds to
Mars recently performed at the Bataclan, the Paris concert hall
where 89 people were killed in the Nov. 13 attack.
Dion earned rousing applause after her performance, which
started with the Eiffel Tower projected behind her.
The Weeknd's performance was also a favorite, and he walked
away with two awards, and presented the first one from
Prince.
"Make some noise for Prince, ladies and gentlemen," the singer
said after picking up favorite album-soul/R&B for "Beauty
Behind the Madness."
Nicki Minaj was also a double winner, taking home favorite
artist and album-rap/hip-hop. She encouraged her feverish
fans to "find their voice."
"I want to just thank you, the fans, for allowing me to change
and have a different voice every time I come back out (with a
new album)," Minaj said. "And please find your voice and find
your purpose before it's too late. Love you."
Other encouraged their peers: Zendaya and Hailee Steinfeld
danced excitedly as Selena Gomez performed onstage; Fifth
Harmony and Rebel Wilson sang as Demi Lovato was in strong
form with "Confident"; and Gomez sang as Grande performed
"Focus" in a shimmery number.
Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth's performance got additional
attention after the singers made out onstage after singing their
song, "Marvin Gaye," which features the lyrics: "Let's Marvin
Gaye and get it on."
"I'm still laughing at Charlie and Meghan smooching," Bryan
said onstage after winning favorite male artist-country.
Bryan beat out Jason Aldean and Sam Hunt, who won new
artist of the year.
Host Jennifer Lopez kicked off the AMAs in a dance routine
that highlighted some of the year's biggest hits like "Where Are
U Now," ''Anaconda," ''Uptown Funk!" and "Hotline Bling." She
also impressively sang in almost a cappella form.
Taylor Swift, who is out of the country shooting a music video,
was the top nominee with six. She won song of the year for
"Blank Space," favorite album- pop/rock for "1989" and favorite
artist-adult contemporary.
Swift lost favorite female artist-pop/rock to Grande, who was
shocked when accepting the honor.
"I think I owe a lot of this to my nonna who made sure to
remind me that she voted. She goes, 'Ariana, I went on the
computer, I voted, so I think you'll win,'" Grande said in an
Italian accent.
The three-hour show, which aired on ABC, also included a clip
from the upcoming "Star Wars" film. Performers included
Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette, 5 Seconds of
Summer and Carrie Underwood, who won favorite female
artist-country.
- AP
Billboard charts behind Justin Bieber, but they won the top
award, artist of the year, at Sunday's American Music Awards.
"This is a testament to how incredible our fans are," Louis
Tomlinson said onstage at the Microsoft Theater in Los
Angeles.
Also read: Ali Baba attacks Amber Rose over meme
"We just want to thank everyone that's helped us in the last
five years," Liam Payne added.
The band won artist of the year at last year's show, as a
quintet with Zayn Malik. They also won favorite duo or group-
pop/rock on Sunday night.
Bieber, who won best collaboration with Diplo and Skrillex,
closed the night with a medley of his hits, including "Sorry,"
''Where Are U Now" and "What Do You Mean." Purple laser
lights beamed from the stage as the singer danced and sang
for the loud audience. He ended it drenched after standing
under a waterfall.
Billboard announced Sunday that his new album, "Purpose,"
will debut at No. 1 on its charts Monday after selling 649,000
equivalent albums. It beat out One Direction's "Made in the
A.M.," which sold 459,000 equivalent albums.
Bieber's performance wasn't the only well-received one: Celine
Dion paid tribute to the victims of the recent Paris attacks by
singing Edith Piaf's "Hymne à L'Amour" in French as some
audience members cried.
Jared Leto, who introduced Dion, said his band 30 Seconds to
Mars recently performed at the Bataclan, the Paris concert hall
where 89 people were killed in the Nov. 13 attack.
Dion earned rousing applause after her performance, which
started with the Eiffel Tower projected behind her.
The Weeknd's performance was also a favorite, and he walked
away with two awards, and presented the first one from
Prince.
"Make some noise for Prince, ladies and gentlemen," the singer
said after picking up favorite album-soul/R&B for "Beauty
Behind the Madness."
Nicki Minaj was also a double winner, taking home favorite
artist and album-rap/hip-hop. She encouraged her feverish
fans to "find their voice."
"I want to just thank you, the fans, for allowing me to change
and have a different voice every time I come back out (with a
new album)," Minaj said. "And please find your voice and find
your purpose before it's too late. Love you."
Other encouraged their peers: Zendaya and Hailee Steinfeld
danced excitedly as Selena Gomez performed onstage; Fifth
Harmony and Rebel Wilson sang as Demi Lovato was in strong
form with "Confident"; and Gomez sang as Grande performed
"Focus" in a shimmery number.
Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth's performance got additional
attention after the singers made out onstage after singing their
song, "Marvin Gaye," which features the lyrics: "Let's Marvin
Gaye and get it on."
"I'm still laughing at Charlie and Meghan smooching," Bryan
said onstage after winning favorite male artist-country.
Bryan beat out Jason Aldean and Sam Hunt, who won new
artist of the year.
Host Jennifer Lopez kicked off the AMAs in a dance routine
that highlighted some of the year's biggest hits like "Where Are
U Now," ''Anaconda," ''Uptown Funk!" and "Hotline Bling." She
also impressively sang in almost a cappella form.
Taylor Swift, who is out of the country shooting a music video,
was the top nominee with six. She won song of the year for
"Blank Space," favorite album- pop/rock for "1989" and favorite
artist-adult contemporary.
Swift lost favorite female artist-pop/rock to Grande, who was
shocked when accepting the honor.
"I think I owe a lot of this to my nonna who made sure to
remind me that she voted. She goes, 'Ariana, I went on the
computer, I voted, so I think you'll win,'" Grande said in an
Italian accent.
The three-hour show, which aired on ABC, also included a clip
from the upcoming "Star Wars" film. Performers included
Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette, 5 Seconds of
Summer and Carrie Underwood, who won favorite female
artist-country.
- AP
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