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		<title>Harry Styles and Dua Lipa Pick Up Awards At The AMAs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 16:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[British artists Harry Styles and Dua Lipa both won awards at the 2020 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, last night. Taraji P. Henson hosted the ceremony that included performances from huge artists such as Machine Gun Kelly, BTS, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion and more. Artists performed live from LA and others broadcasted virtually from locations [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>British artists Harry Styles and Dua Lipa both won awards at the 2020 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, last night. Taraji P. Henson hosted the ceremony that included performances from huge artists such as Machine Gun Kelly, BTS, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion and more. Artists performed live from LA and others broadcasted virtually from locations around the world.</p>
<p>Harry Styles won the award for <em>Favourite Album &#8211; Pop/Rock</em> for his album <em>Fine Line. </em><em>Fine Line </em>is Harry&#8217;s second studio album of his solo career that came out in December 2019. The album debuted at #3 on the UK Album Charts and #1 on the Billboard top 200. In 2020, <i>Rolling Stone</i> ranked it number 491 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, making it the most recent album to be included.</p>
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<p><script src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" async=""></script>Dua Lipa won the award for <em>Favourite Song &#8211; Pop/Rock </em>for her single <em>Don&#8217;t Start Now. </em><em>Don&#8217;t Start Now </em>is the lead single off Dua Lipa&#8217;s second studio album <em>Future Nostalgia, </em>it peaked on the UK Singles Charts and the Billboard top 200 at #2. Dua Lipa took to Instagram to thank her fans for their support for her first AMA award, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CH6uBPvMRfQ/">saying;</a> <em>&#8220;THANK YOU 2 EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU THAT VOTED!!! I LOVE YOU&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Dua also performed her single <em>Levitating </em>virtually from The Royal Albert Hall in London. The stunning performance was broadcasted live and consisted of Dua Lipa in a glittery outfit that perfectly fit the celestial theme along with a group of dancers. Dua capped off the performance by raising in the air as if flying through space, while glitter rained around her.</p>
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YEAH LET&#8217;S TALK ABOUT IT! DUA LIPA ATE THAT PERFORMANCE <a href="https://t.co/2ZLMEYqgON">pic.twitter.com/2ZLMEYqgON</a></p>
<p>— ًgian (@lgbtdlipa) <a href="https://twitter.com/lgbtdlipa/status/1330703074265067522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2020</a>
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<p>A full list of the winners at the AMAs are as follows:</p>
<p><strong>Artist of The</strong> <strong>Year &#8211; </strong>Taylor Swift<br />
<strong>New Artist of The Year &#8211; </strong>Doja Cat<br />
<strong>Collaboration of The Year &#8211; </strong>Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber &#8211; <em>10,000 Hours<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Social Artist &#8211; </strong>BTS<br />
<strong>Favourite Music Video &#8211; </strong>Taylor Swift &#8211; <em>Cardigan<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Male Artist &#8211; Pop/Rock &#8211; </strong>Justin Bieber<br />
<strong>Favourite Female Artist &#8211; Pop/Rock &#8211; </strong>Taylor Swift<br />
<strong>Favourite Duo or Group &#8211; Pop/Rock &#8211; </strong>BTS<br />
<strong>Favourite Album &#8211; Pop/Rock &#8211; </strong>Harry Styles &#8211; <em>Fine Line<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Song &#8211; Pop/Rock &#8211; </strong>Dua Lipa &#8211; <em>Don&#8217;t Start Now<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Male Artist &#8211; Country &#8211; </strong>Kane Brown<br />
<strong>Favourite Female Artist &#8211; Country &#8211; </strong>Maren Morris<br />
<strong>Favourite Duo or Group &#8211; Country &#8211; </strong>Dan + Shay<br />
<strong>Favourite Album Country &#8211; </strong>Blake Shelton &#8211; <em>Fully Loaded: God&#8217;s Country<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Song &#8211; Country &#8211; </strong>Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber &#8211; <em>10,000 Hours<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Male Artist &#8211; Rap/Hip-Hop &#8211; </strong>Juice WRLD<br />
<strong>Favourite Female Artist &#8211; Rap/Hip-Hop &#8211; </strong>Nicki Minaj<br />
<strong>Favourite Album &#8211; Rap/Hip-Hop &#8211; </strong>Roddy Ricch &#8211; <em>Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Song &#8211; Rap/Hip-Hop &#8211; </strong>Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion &#8211; <em>WAP<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Male Artist &#8211; Soul/R&amp;B &#8211; </strong>The Weeknd<br />
<strong>Favourite Female Artist &#8211; Soul/R&amp;B &#8211; </strong>Doja Cat<br />
<strong>Favourite Album &#8211; Soul/R&amp;B &#8211; </strong>The Weeknd &#8211; <em>After Hours<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Song &#8211; Soul/R&amp;B &#8211; </strong>The Weeknd &#8211; <em>Heartless<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Male Artist &#8211; Latin &#8211; </strong>Bad Bunny<br />
<strong>Favourite Female Artist &#8211; Latin &#8211; </strong>Becky G<br />
<strong>Favourite Album &#8211; Latin &#8211; </strong>Bad Bunny &#8211; <em>YHLQMDLG<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Song &#8211; Latin &#8211; </strong>KAROL G and Nicki Minaj &#8211; <em>Tusa<br />
</em><strong>Favourite Artist &#8211; Alternative Rock &#8211; </strong>Twenty One Pilots<br />
<strong>Favourite Artist &#8211; Adult Contemporary &#8211; </strong>Jonas Brothers<br />
<strong>Favourite Artist &#8211; Contemporary Inspirational &#8211; </strong>Lauren Daigle<br />
<strong>Favourite Artist &#8211; EDM &#8211; </strong>Lady Gaga<br />
<strong>Favourite Soundtrack &#8211; </strong><em>Birds Of Prey: The Album</em></p>
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		<title>Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift dominate the AMA nominations.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugues Tyson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2015 American Music Award (AMAs) nominations have been announced and unsurprisingly the likes of Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd dominate the musicians selected. Taylor Swift has the highest amount of nominations, with six to her name including &#8216;Artist of the Year&#8217; and &#8216;Song of the Year&#8217;. However Ed is not too far [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The 2015 American Music Award (AMAs) nominations have been announced and unsurprisingly the likes of Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd dominate the musicians selected.</p>
<p>Taylor Swift has the highest amount of nominations, with six to her name including &#8216;Artist of the Year&#8217; and &#8216;Song of the Year&#8217;. However Ed is not too far behind with five separate nominations, with &#8216;Favourite Male Artist Pop/Rock&#8217; and &#8216;Favourite Album Pop/Rock&#8217;.</p>
<p>It is particularly impressive for Ed Sheeran as this is the first time he has been nominated for the American Music Awards, thus he is making his debut in the AMAs with <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAMAs/status/653955921480056832" target="_blank">five nominations</a>! Not bad at all!</p>
<p>The Weeknd musical reputation continues to grow at an exemplary rate; with the Canadian singer-songwriter also being nominated for five separate awards, contesting with Ed Sheeran for a number of them.</p>
<p>The American Music Awards are decided by public vote, and voting is currently taking place online, if you&#8217;re based in the US, you can vote <a href="http://ama.votenow.tv/" target="_blank">here</a> and have your say on who you think should win.</p>
<p>Global music star Jennifer Lopez is set to host this year&#8217;s show; which will be next month on the 22nd November and will be widely broadcast on ABC.</p>
<p>Find a full list of the awards and nominees below:</p>
<p><strong>Artist of the Year</strong><br />
Luke Bryan<br />
Ariana Grande<br />
Maroon 5<br />
Nicki Minaj<br />
One Direction<br />
Ed Sheeran<br />
Sam Smith<br />
Taylor Swift<br />
Meghan Trainor<br />
The Weeknd</p>
<p><strong>New Artist of the Year</strong><br />
Fetty Wap<br />
Sam Hunt<br />
Tove Lo<br />
Walk The Moon<br />
The Weeknd</p>
<p><strong>Song of the Year</strong><br />
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”<br />
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”<br />
Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud”<br />
Taylor Swift “Blank Space”<br />
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”</p>
<p><strong>Collaboration of the Year</strong><br />
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”<br />
Rihanna &amp; Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney “FourFiveSeconds”<br />
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”<br />
Skrillex &amp; Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now”<br />
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood”</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock</strong><br />
Nick Jonas<br />
Ed Sheeran<br />
Sam Smith</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock</strong><br />
Ariana Grande<br />
Taylor Swift<br />
Meghan Trainor</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock</strong><br />
Maroon 5<br />
One Direction<br />
Walk The Moon</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Album – Pop/Rock</strong><br />
Ed Sheeran “x”<br />
Sam Smith “In The Lonely Hour”<br />
Taylor Swift “1989”</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Male Artist – Country</strong><br />
Jason Aldean<br />
Luke Bryan<br />
Sam Hunt</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Female Artist – Country</strong><br />
Kelsea Ballerini<br />
Miranda Lambert<br />
Carrie Underwood</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Duo or Group – Country</strong><br />
Zac Brown Band<br />
Florida Georgia Line<br />
Little Big Town</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Album – Country</strong><br />
Jason Aldean “Old Boots, New Dirt”<br />
Florida Georgia Line “Anything Goes”<br />
Sam Hunt “Montevallo”</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Artist – Hip-Hop</strong><br />
Drake<br />
Fetty Wap<br />
Nicki Minaj</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Album – Hip-Hop</strong><br />
J. Cole “2014 Forest Hills Drive”<br />
Drake “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late<br />
Nicki Minaj “The Pinkprint”</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&amp;B</strong><br />
Chris Brown<br />
Trey Songz<br />
The Weeknd</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&amp;B</strong><br />
Beyoncé<br />
Mary J. Blige<br />
Rihanna</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Album – Soul/R&amp;B</strong><br />
Chris Brown “X”<br />
D’Angelo and The Vanguard “Black Messiah”<br />
The Weeknd “Beauty Behind the Madness”</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock</strong><br />
Fall Out Boy<br />
Hozier<br />
Walk The Moon</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary</strong><br />
Ed Sheeran<br />
Taylor Swift<br />
Meghan Trainor</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Artist – Latin</strong><br />
Enrique Iglesias<br />
Ricky Martin<br />
Romeo Santos</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational</strong><br />
Casting Crowns<br />
Hillsong United<br />
MercyMe</p>
<p><strong>Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music</strong><br />
Calvin Harris<br />
David Guetta<br />
Zedd</p>
<p><strong>Top Soundtrack</strong><br />
“Fifty Shades of Grey”<br />
“Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1″<br />
“Pitch Perfect 2″</p>
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