Monday 21 November 2016

Drake scoops most awards at #AMAs

Canadian artist Drake proved exactly why 2016 was a great year for him, after bagging the most awards at the 2016 American Music Awards (AMAs).

The awards show took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at the weekend.

American model Gigi Hadid and comedian Jay Pharoah were the hosts of this year's AMAs.

Bruno Mars, Fifth Harmony, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj,Lady Gaga, John Legend and Shawn Mendes all took the stage and performed their hit singles.

Green Day stood out from the rest when they slammed Donald Trump during their performance of 'Bang Bang'.

The band's lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong chanted 'No Trump, no K.K.K., no fascist U.S.A" while being on stage.


Gigi took a shot at Trumps's wife Melania Trump by poking fun at her accent and plagiarised speech.

Here are the winners at this year's AMAs:

Artist of the Year – Ariana Grande

New Artist of the year – Zayn

Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist – Justin Bieber

Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist – Selena Gomez

Favorite Pop/Rock Album – Purpose, Justin Bieber

Favorite Pop/Rock Song – Love Yourself, Justin Bieber

Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist – Drake

Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album- Views, Drake

Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song – Hotline Bling, Drake

Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist – Chris Brown

Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist – Rihanna

Favorite Soul/R&B Album – ANTI, Rihanna

Favorite Soul/R&B Song – Work, Rihanna featuring Drake

Favorite Latin Artist – Enrique Iglesias

Video of the Year – Sorry, Justin Bieber

Collaboration of the Year – Work From Home, Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dollar Sign