Other big winners included boy band One Direction, who nabbed Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group and Artist of the Year; The Weeknd, who took home Favorite Soul/R&B Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B album; and Nicki Minaj, who won Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop album.
Jennifer Lopez hosted the awards show, airing live on ABC from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theatre. See a full list of winners below.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
One Direction – WINNER
Taylor Swift
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt – WINNER
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, See You Again
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk!
Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift, Blank Space – WINNER
The Weeknd, Can’t Feel My Face
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, See You Again
Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney, FourFiveSeconds
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk!
Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber, Where Are Ü Now – WINNER
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran – WINNER
Sam Smith
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Ariana Grande – WINNER
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Maroon 5
One Direction – WINNER
Walk The Moon
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Ed Sheeran, x
Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
Taylor Swift, 1989 – WINNER
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan – WINNER
Sam Hunt
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood – WINNER
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line – WINNER
Little Big Town
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes – WINNER
Sam Hunt, Montevallo
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj – WINNER
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint – WINNER
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd – WINNER
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna – WINNER
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown, X
D’Angelo and The Vanguard, Black Messiah
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness – WINNER
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Fall Out Boy – WINNER
Hozier
Walk The Moon
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift – WINNER
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Enrique Iglesias – WINNER
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Casting Crowns – WINNER
Hillsong United
MercyMe
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Calvin Harris – WINNER
David Guetta
Zedd
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Pitch Perfect 2 – WINNER
