Taylor Swift and One Direction were big winners at Sunday night’s presentation of the 2015 American Music Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Swift won three awards — song of the year, favorite pop/rock album and favorite adult contemporary artist — to run her career AMA wins to 19, just two behind the record 21 set by Whitney Houston.
Boy band One Direction grabbed two AMAs, artist of the year and favorite pop/rock duo or group.
Nicki Minaj (favorite rap/hip-hop female artist and album) and The Weeknd (favorite soul/R&B male artist and album) also won two awards.
The show, billed as “the world’s biggest fan-voted award show,” was hosted by Jennifer Lopez.
Here is a complete list of winners:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- One Direction
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
- Sam Hunt
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
- Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber, “Where Are Now”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
- Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
- Ariana Grande
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
- One Direction
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
- Taylor Swift, “1989”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
- Luke Bryan
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
- Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
- Florida Georgia Line
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
- Florida Georgia Line, “Anything Goes”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
- Nicki Minaj
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
- Nicki Minaj, “The Pinkprint”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
- The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
- Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
- The Weeknd, “Beauty Behind the Madness”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
- Fall Out Boy
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
- Taylor Swift
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
- Enrique Iglesias
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
- Casting Crowns
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
- Calvin Harris
TOP SOUNDTRACK
- “Pitch Perfect 2”
— City News Service