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The American Music Awards took place in Los Angeles last night (23 November) with performances from Taylor Swift, Lorde, Sam Smith, Charli XCX and more. Watch the performances below.
The awards, which were inexplicably and unforgivably hosted by Pitbull, saw Artist Of The Year being awarded to One Direction and Single Of The Year given to Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse'.
But it was the performances that people were really tuning in for, with Lorde performing her Hunger Games soundtrack theme song 'Yellow Flicker Beat' on live TV for the very first time. The singer also curated the soundtrack, and features on four of its songs.
Watch Lorde perform 'Yellow Flicker Beat' at the AMAs below
Lorde - Yellow Flicker Beat (Live at American... by uploaderdisney
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift performed her new single 'Blank Space' (complete with wonderfully faux-insane choreography and facial expressions), Charli XCX did a medley of Fault In Our Stars' 'Boom Clap' and insipid new single 'Break The Rules'. Sam Smith was also joined by A$AP Rocky for 'I'm Not The Only One', and Ariana Grande proved her singing abilities with a three-song mashup which began with a jazz number.
Watch Taylor Swift perform 'Blank Space' below
Taylor Swift - Blank Space (Live at American... by uploaderdisney
Watch Charli XCX perfom 'Boom Clap' and 'Break The Rules' below
Charli XCX - Boom Clap & Break The Rules (AMAs... by uploaderdisney
Watch Sam Smith perform 'I'm Not The Only One' with A$AP Rocky below
Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One (Live at... by uploaderdisney
Watch Ariana Grande and The Weeknd perform a three-song mashup below
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd - Problem / Break... by uploaderdisney
The full list of AMA winners is below.
Artist of the year: One Direction
New artist of the year: 5 Seconds of Summer
Single of the year: Katy Perry feat. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
Pop/rock female artist: Katy Perry
Pop/rock male artist: Sam Smith
Pop/rock band, duo or group: One Direction
Pop/rock album: One Direction, Midnight Melodies
Country female artist: Carrie Underwood
Country male artist: Luke Bryan
Country band, duo or group: Florida Georgia Line
Country album: Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am
Rap/hip-hop artist: Iggy Azalea
Rap/hip-hop album: Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
Soul/R&B female artist: Beyoncé
Soul/R&B male artist: John Legend
Soul/R&B album: Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Latin artist: Enrique Iglesias
Alternative rock: Imagine Dragons
Adult contemporary: Katy Perry
Contemporary inspirational: Casting Crowns
Electronic dance music: Calvin Harris
Soundtrack: Frozen
