There’s always potential for pop-culture craziness when the world’s biggest celebrities all end up in the same place, and that’s exactly what’s happening this Sunday. The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Gwen Stefani One Direction, Nick Jonas and tons more will all be there — including exes Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. Will they sit together? Avoid each other awkwardly? Related: The worst dressed celebrities at the 2014 American Music Awards Just announced, Celine Dion will perform a tribute song to Paris, in French, “Hymne A L’Amour.”“We felt it was important to show our solidarity in light of the recent events in Paris and all around the world,” says Larry Klein, Producer of the “2015 American Music Awards.” The list of performers is long and great:
Justin Bieber Here is a full list of nominees:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR SONG OF THE YEAR FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC TOP SOUNDTRACK The American Music Awards will be broadcast live Sunday, November 22 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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Luke Bryan and Karen Fairchild
Coldplay
Ariana Grande
Pentatonix
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth
Gwen Stefani
5 Seconds of Summer
Selena Gomez
One Direction
Carrie Underwood
Nick Jonas
Demi Lovato
Walk The Moon
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift “Blank Space”
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”
Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now”
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk The Moon
Ed Sheeran “x”
Sam Smith “In The Lonely Hour”
Taylor Swift “1989”
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
Jason Aldean “Old Boots, New Dirt”
Florida Georgia Line “Anything Goes”
Sam Hunt “Montevallo”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj
J. Cole “2014 Forest Hills Drive”
Drake “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Nicki Minaj “The Pinkprint”
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Chris Brown “X”
D’Angelo and The Vanguard “Black Messiah”
The Weeknd “Beauty Behind the Madness”
Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk The Moon
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
MercyMe
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd
“Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Empire”: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
“Pitch Perfect 2”
Everything you need to know about this Sunday’s American Music Awards 2015
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