Canadian artists take centre stage
Gotta love when Canadians dominate the American Music Awards. #AMAs pic.twitter.com/NfWWb1oDm0
” OXTAIL GAWD (@ThatDudeMCFLY) November 21, 2016
While it may be the American Music Awards, it was hard not to notice the roster of Canadian talent spotlighted. Drake was nominated for a whopping 13 awards, which beats Michael Jackson’s record of 11 nominations that he received back in 1984. Drake ended up taking home the award of Best Album of the Year for Views and also snagged a win for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Song, among others. Justin Bieber may not have been in attendance but his presence was known as the Biebs secured four awards including Favorite Rock/Pop Male Artist and Favourite Rock/Pop Album for Purpose. Shawn Mendes showed off his multi-talented music knack by performing two songs (“Treat You Better” and “Mercy”) switching between guitar and piano accompaniment on each track. The Weeknd got the crowd gyrating thanks to his falsetto-rich performance of “Starboy” done inside a glass encrusted cave. Then there was Alessia Cara who received a nom for Best New Artist but former One Direction member, Zayn Malik ended up winning the category. Halfway through the show we also got to see Bieber perform”Let Me Love You” to a Swiss audience of sobbing teenage girls. Were we supposed to be watching JB or trying to understand why people looked like they had lost grip on reality? So many tears.
