Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd among top AMAs winners -- here's the list

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Yohana Desta
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Nicki Minaj and The Weeknd are having the best night ever.

The artists both scooped up multiple trophies at the American Music Awards on Sunday night, hosted by Jennifer Lopez.

Taylor Swift, one of the leading nominees, won three awards, making her the night's biggest winner. The 1989 singer was not in attendance at the show, however, because she is currently on her world tour.

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Here are the winners in the major categories.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

WINNER: One Direction

Luke Bryan

Ariana Grande

Maroon 5

Nicki Minaj

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

The Weeknd

SONG OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Taylor Swift “Blank Space”

Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”

Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud”

The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE

WINNER: Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now”

Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”

Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney “FourFiveSeconds”

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”

Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood”

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S

WINNER: Sam Hunt

Fetty Wap

Tove Lo

Walk The Moon

The Weeknd

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

WINNER: Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint

J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive

Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

WINNER:Nicki Minaj

Drake

Fetty Wap

TOP SOUNDTRACK

WINNER: Pitch Perfect 2

Fifty Shades of Grey

Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

WINNER: Luke Bryan

Jason Aldean

Sam Hunt

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

Nick Jonas

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

WINNER: Ariana Grande

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

WINNER: One Direction

Maroon 5

Walk The Moon

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

WINNER: The Weeknd -- Beauty Behind the Madness

Chris Brown -- X

D’Angelo and The Vanguard -- Black Messiah

You can see the full list of nominees here.

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