American Music Awards of 2016

The 44th Annual American Music Awards took place on November 20, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. It was broadcast on ABC and was hosted by Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah. The 2016 AMAs fell 31% from 2015 among adults 18-49 and 26% among viewers, to 8.2 million watching the show, which was an all-time low in the show's history.

Performances

Presenters

• Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae & Taraji P. Henson presented Favorite Duo/Group - Pop/Rock
• Erin Foster & Sara Foster introduced Niall Horan
• Nina Dobrev & Julianne Hough presented Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop
• Bebe Rexha & Gigi Gorgeous introduced Shawn Mendes
• Ciara presented Favortie Artist - EDM
• Savvy Shields & Florida Georgia Line presented Collaboration of The Year
• TJ Miller & Olivia Munn presented Favorite Song - Country
• Karlie Kloss introduced Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
• Teyana Taylor & Bryce Harper presented New Artist of the Year unleashed by T-Mobile
• Chrissy Teigen introduced John Legend
• Milla Jovovich introduced Twenty One Pilots
• Keke Palmer & Steven Yeun presented Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
• Rachel Platten & Bella Thorne introduced Justin Bieber
• Rebecca Romijn & Heidi Klum presented Favorite Soundtrack
• Matt Bomer introduced Lady Gaga
• Mark Cuban & Idina Menzel presented Favorite Duo/Group - Country
• Zoe Saldaña presented Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock
• Robert Downey Jr. introduced Sting
• Hailee Steinfeld & Blake Jenner presented Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock
• Donnie Wahlberg & Jenny McCarthy presented Artist of the Year
• Hannah Jeter introduced Maroon 5 & Kendrick Lamar

Red Carpet

Performers

• Emeli Sandé
• Spencer Ludwig

Hosts

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

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on October 10, 2016. The winners are in bold.

Special awards

Award of Merit

• Sting

References