2016 Amerikan Müzik Ödülleri

20 Kasım 2016'da Los Angeles Microsoft Theater'da gerçekleşen ödül töreni, bu yıl  44. kez düzenlendi. ^[1][2] Amerikan Müzik Ödülleri (AMA) 2015 yılına göre %31 daha düşük izlenme oranına sahip 18-49 arası yetişkin izleyicilerde %26'lık bir düşüşle 8.2 milyon kişinin izlediği bu gösteri tarihinin en düşük izlenme oranına sahiptir.^[3]

Performansları

Sanatçı(lar)	Şarkı(lar)
Bruno Mars	"24K Magic"
Niall Horan	"This Town"
Fifth Harmony	"That's My Girl"
The Chainsmokers Halsey	"Closer"
James Bay	"Let It Go"
Shawn Mendes	"Treat You Better" "Mercy"
The Weeknd	"Starboy"
Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj	"Side to Side"
John Legend	"Love Me Now"
Twenty One Pilots	"Heathens" "Stressed Out"
Lady Gaga	"Million Reasons"
Green Day	"Bang Bang"
Sting	"I Can't Stop Thinking About You" "Message in a Bottle" "Every Breath You Take"
DJ Khaled Nicki Minaj Rick Ross Future August Alsina	"Do You Mind"
Maroon 5 Kendrick Lamar	"Don't Wanna Know"

Sunucular

• Bebe Rexha
• Ryan Seacrest
• Hailee Steinfeld
• Tara P. Henson
• Octavia Spencer
• Nina Dobrev
• Ciara
• Matt Bomer
• Heidi Klum
• Zoe Saldana
• Karlie Kloss
• Steven Yeun
• Robert Downey Jr.
• Teyana Taylor
• İdina Menzel
• Julianne Hough
• Blake Jenner
• Gigi Gorgeous
• Erin Foster & Sara Foster sunumuyla Niall Horan performansı
• Florida Georgia Line
• Ansel Elgort
• Rebecca Romijn
• Mark Cuban
• Jenny McCarthy
• Olivia Munn
• Chrissy Teigen
• Rachel Platten
• Bella Thorne
• Keke Palmer

Kırmızı Halı Performansları

• Emeli Sande
• Spencer Ludwig

Kırmızı Halı Sunucuları

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

Adaylar

Adaylar 10 Ekim 2016 tarihinde açıklandı.^[4][5]

Yılın Sanatçısı	Yılın Yeni Sanatçısı
Justin Bieber Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Rihanna Carrie Underwood	Alessia Cara The Chainsmokers DNCE Shawn Mendes Zayn
Pop/Rock Erkek Sanatçı	Pop/Rock Kadın Sanatçı
Justin Bieber Drake The Weeknd	Adele Selena Gomez Rihanna
Pop/Rock Topluluk/ikili/Grup	Pop/Rock Albüm
The Chainsmokers DNCE Twenty One Pilots	25 – Adele Purpose – Justin Bieber Views – Drake
Pop/Rock Şarkı	Country Erkek Sanatçı
"Hello" – Adele "Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber "One Dance" − Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla	Luke Bryan Thomas Rhett Blake Shelton
Country Kadın Sanatçı	Country İkili ve  Grup
Kelsea Ballerini Cam Carrie Underwood	Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion Zac Brown Band
Country Albüm	Country Şarkı
Kill the Lights – Luke Bryan Traveller – Chris Stapleton Storyteller – Carrie Underwood	"H.O.L.Y." – Florida Georgia Line "Humble and Kind" – Tim McGraw "Die a Happy Man" – Thomas Rhett
Rap/Hip-Hop Sanatçı	Rap/Hip-Hop Albüm
Drake Fetty Wap Future	Views – Drake What a Time to Be Alive – Drake and Future Fetty Wap – Fetty Wap
Rap/Hip-Hop Şarkı	Soul/R&B Erkek Sanatçı
"Panda" – Desiigner "Hotline Bling" – Drake "679" – Fetty Wap	Chris Brown Bryson Tiller The Weeknd
Soul/R&B Kadın Sanatçı	Soul/R&B Albüm
Beyoncé Janet Jackson Rihanna	Lemonade – Beyoncé Anti – Rihanna Trapsoul – Bryson Tiller
Soul/R&B Şarkı	Alternatif Müzik Sanatçı
"One Dance" − Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla "Work" – Rihanna featuring Drake "Don't" – Bryson Tiller	Coldplay Twenty One Pilots X Ambassadors
Yetişkin Çağdaş Sanatçı	Latin Sanatçı
Adele Rachel Platten Meghan Trainor	J Balvin Enrique Iglesias Nicky Jam
Çağdaş İlham Veren Sanatçı	EDM Sanatçı
Lauren Daigle Hillsong United Chris Tomlin	The Chainsmokers Calvin Harris Major Lazer
Yılın Klibi	En İyi Film Müziği
"Sorry" – Justin Bieber "Panda" – Desiigner "Work – Rihanna featuring Drake	Purple Rain Star Wars: The Force Awakens Suicide Squad
Yılın İşbirliği	Yılın Turnesi
"Don't Let Me Down" – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya "One Dance" − Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla "Work from Home" – Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign "Work" – Rihanna featuring Drake "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" – Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend	The Formation World Tour – Beyoncé Rebel Heart Tour – Madonna The River Tour 2016 – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Özel Ödüller

Onur Ödülü

• Sting^[6]

Referanslar

1. "2016 American Music Awards top moments and winners". CNN. 21 November 2016. http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/21/entertainment/american-music-awards-winners-2016-list/index.html. Erişim tarihi: 21 November 2016. 
2. "American Music Awards 2016: anti-Trump sentiment peppers pop's timid party". Guardian. 21 November 2016. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/21/american-music-awards-anti-trump-sentiment-peppers-pops-timid-party. Erişim tarihi: 21 November 2016. 
3. "American Music Awards Ratings Hit All-Time Low, ‘Sunday Night Football’ Falls". Variety. November 21, 2016. http://deadline.com/2016/11/packers-redskins-sunday-night-football-ratings-fall-american-music-awards-down-drake-nbc-nfl-abc-1201858012/. 
4. "2016 Nominees". theamas.com. 21 November 2016. http://www.theamas.com/nominees/2016-nominees/. Erişim tarihi: 21 November 2016. 
5. "American Music Awards 2016: Full List Of Winners". Forbes. 21 November 2016. http://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/11/20/american-music-awards-2016-full-list-of-winners-recap/#2a41bc242cd1. Erişim tarihi: 21 November 2016. 
6. Harrison, Lily (20 November 2016). "Sting to receive Merit Award at 2016 American Music Awards". http://www.eonline.com/news/809972/american-music-awards-2016-winners-the-complete-list. Erişim tarihi: 20 November 2016.