AMAs Recap: One Direction & Nicki Minaj Win Big, Justin Bieber Closes in Style
The 43rd annual American Music Awards hit L.A.'s Microsoft Theatre on Sunday night (Nov. 22) for a night of energetic performances and genre-spanning awards. Here's the big stuff that went down:
One Direction took home Artist of the Year, their second top prize in a row. The Weeknd and Nicki Minaj each grabbed multiple marquee wins. (Read the full winners list here!)
Host Jennifer Lopez memorably opened the show with a revamped take on "Waiting for Tonight" before whipping into a jaw-dropping dance number that cycled through—deeeeep breath—"Bad Blood," "Uptown Funk," "Trap Queen," "Can't Feel My Face," "Anaconda," "Hotline Bling," "Thinking of You," "Where Are Ü Now," "Bitch Better Have My Money" and "Girl Crush."
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