Berlangsung di Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles dan dipandu aktris Tracee Ellis Ross, pada Minggu, 19 November kemarin malam, American Music Awards 2017 sudah mengumumkan siapa saja yang tercatat menjadi pemenangnya.
Ternyata Bruno Mars berhasil menyabet penghargaan prestisius Artist of the Year. Ia juga merupakan pemenang terbesar di AMAs 2017 karena membawa pulang banyak piala lain, yaitu Video of the Year berkat 'That's What I Like', Best Male Artist - Pop/Rock, Favorite Album - Pop/Rock ("24K Magic"), Favorite Album - Soul/R&B ("24K Magic"), Favorite Song - Soul/R&B ("That's What I Like"). Berarti ada 6 piala yang sukses didapatkan Bruno di AMAs 2017.
Sementara itu, meski sebenarnya tidak baru-baru amat, Niall Horan berhasil mendapatkan piala New Artist of the Year berkat aksinya sebagai penyanyi solo selepas dari One Direction. Selain Niall, beberapa nama beken lain yang membawa pulang piala malam itu antara lain adalah Shawn Mendes, The Chainsmokers, Keith Urban, Lady gaga, Beyonce dan Drake.
Tracee Ellis Ross sendiri berkesempatan untuk memberikana piala Lifetime Achievement Award kepada ibundanya tercinta, penyanyi legendaris Diana Ross.
Berikut daftar lengkap pemenang American Muic Awards 2017:
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Diana Ross
- ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Bruno Mars
- NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Niall Horan
- VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
- FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK: Imagine Dragons
- FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
- FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY: Keith Urban
- FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY: Keith Urban, Ripcord
- FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY: Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
- FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM): The Chainsmokers
- FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY: Shawn Mendes
- FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK: Lady Gaga
- COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
- FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK: Linkin Park
- TOUR OF THE YEAR: Coldplay
- FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK: Bruno Mars
- FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK: Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
- FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
- FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY: Carrie Underwood
- FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY: Little Big Town
- FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP: Drake
- FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP: Kendrick Lamar, Damn.
- FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B: Bruno Mars
- FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B: Beyonce
- FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B: Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
- FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B: Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
- FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN: Shakira
- FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL: Lauren Daigle
- TOP SOUNDTRACK: Moana
