The Weeknd, Bruno Mars & More Performed at the 2016 American Music Awards!

The 2016 American Music Awards featured some of the biggest names in music taking home some of the night’s biggest awards and performing their mega hits.

Hosts Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah were a little awkward (see the monologue below) and Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez took home big awards, but the highlights of the night were the performances.

Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj brought the sexy to the show when they performed their single, ‘Side to Side’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-03LZrmMvA

James Bay slowed things down but left the audience with chills when he performed his mega-hit ‘Let It Go’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjJkqZ2_0YI

Hip-hop made had an impact on the night as new father DJ Khaled brought out Future, Rick Ross, August Alsina and Nicki Minaj (who performed twice) to perform his single, ‘Do You Mind’.

Legendary singer Sting was honoured with the American Music Award of Merit and also performed ‘I Can’t Stop Thinking About You’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBtFJc6gDls

Toronto’s own, The Weeknd, delivered a vocal masterpiece when he performed his album-title track ‘Starboy’; his album drops on Friday!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQPJfIXTp0k

All it took was a microphone and a guitar for Shawn Mendes to prove that at 18, he’s just getting started. He performed his smash hit, ‘Treat You Better’.

Winners of Collaboration of the Year (for their song ‘Work From Home’ with Ty Dolla $ign) Fifth Harmony performed their recent single, ‘That’s My Girl’.

Mother Monster, Lady Gaga, as she always seems to do, delivered the night’s most emotional and powerful performance when she sung her Joanne single, ‘Million Reasons’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q0TzIgNJfY

Closing out the show, Maroon 5 and Kendrick Lamar took the stage and performed their collaboration ‘Don’t Wanna Know’!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guFh4lsxhyA