Last night (November 20th), was a night of big emotions at the 2016 American Music Awards which took place in Los Angeles at the Microsoft Theater.
The speech Selena Gomez gave while accepting her award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist was one of the most emotional moments of the night. This was the first public appearance after the artist had decided to take a break due to depression. Watch the speech below:
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But the gala was also full of entertainment with amazing performances.
If you want to know the winners of the night, check out the list below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adele
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Drake
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande -- WINNER
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Carrie Underwood
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
Alessia Cara
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Shawn Mendes
ZAYN -- WINNER
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Fifth Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $ign, “Work From Home” -- WINNER
Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work”
Meghan Trainor Featuring John Legend, “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé -- WINNER
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber “Sorry” -- WINNER
Desiigner “Panda”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber -- WINNER
Drake
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Adele
Selena Gomez -- WINNER
Rihanna
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Twenty One Pilots -- WINNER
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Adele, 25
Justin Bieber, Purpose -- WINNER
Drake, Views
FAVORITE SONG- POP/ROCK
Adele, “Hello”
Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself” -- WINNER
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla, “One Dance”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Blake Shelton -- WINNER
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
Carrie Underwood -- WINNER
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line -- WINNER
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
Luke Bryan, Kill the Lights
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Carrie Underwood, Storyteller -- WINNER
FAVORITE SONG - COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”
Tim McGraw, “Humble And Kind” -- WINNER
Thomas Rhett, “Die A Happy Man”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake -- WINNER
Fetty Wap
Future
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, Views -- WINNER
Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive
Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Desiigner, “Panda”
Drake, “Hotline Bling” -- WINNER
Fetty Wap, “679”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown -- WINNER
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Janet Jackson
Rihanna -- WINNER
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé, Lemonade
Rihanna, Anti -- WINNER
Bryson Tiller, T R A P S O U L
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work” -- WINNER
Bryson Tiller, “Don’t”
FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Coldplay
Twenty One Pilots -- WINNER
X Ambassadors
FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele -- WINNER
Rachel Platten
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
J Balvin
Enrique Iglesias -- WINNER
Nicky Jam
FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong UNITED -- WINNER
Chris Tomlin
FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers -- WINNER
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Purple Rain -- WINNER
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