Album of the Year

Rebel Heart

  • Madonna
  • Label: Interscope Records/Live Nation, Inc.

To Pimp a Butterfly

  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Label: Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

Cry Baby

  • Melanie Martinez
  • Label: Atlantic Records (Warner Bros. Music Group)

The Pinkprint

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WINNER
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Label: Youg Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records, Republic Records (UMG)

Purpose

  • Justin Bieber
  • Label: Raymond Braun Media Group, Def Jam Recordings

25

  • Adele
  • Label: XL Records/Columbia Records

Best Original Song

Till It Happens To You

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WINNER
  • Lady Gaga
  • Diane Warren & Steffani Germanotta, writer (s)
  • Track from: The Hunting Ground / Label: Interscope Records

Mi Verdad

  • Maná & Shakira
  • George Noriega & Fernando Olvera, writer (s)
  • Track from: Cama incendiada / Label: Warner Bros. Musica Latina (Warner Musci Group)

Give You What You Like

  • Avril Lavigne
  • Avril Ramona Lavigne, David Hodges, Chad Robert Kroeger, writer (s)
  • Track from: The Hunting Ground / Label: Interscope Records

Love Yourself

  • Justin Bieber
  • Edward Christopher Sheeran, Benjamin Levin, Justin Drew Bieber, writer (s)
  • Track from: Purpose / Label: Def Jam Recordings

Love Me Like You Do

  • Ellie Goulding
  • Ebba Nilsson, Savan Harish Kotecha, Karl Martin Sandberg, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Ali Payami, writer (s)
  • Track from: Fifthy Shades of Grey: Original Motion Pictures Soundtrack / Label: Cherrytree Records/Interscope Records (Interscope), Republic Records (UMG)

Glory

  • John Legend & Commond
  • John Stephens, Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith, writer (s)
  • Track from: Selma / Label: Columbia Records

 

Song of the Year

Thinking Out Loud

  • Ed Sheeran
  • Track from: × / Label: Asylum Records (Waner), Atlantic Recording Corporation

Ghosttown

  • Madonna
  • Track from: Rebel Heart / Label: Interscope Records

Wildest Dreams

  • Taylor Swift
  • Track from: 1989 / Label: Big Machine Records, LLC (Big Machine Label Group), Republic Records (UMG)

Alive

  • Sia
  • Track from: This Is Acting / Label: Inertia Recordings, Monkey Pluzze, RCA Records (Sony)

Sorry 

 
  • Justin Bieber
  • Track from: Purpose / Label: Def Jam Recordings (UMG)
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Till It Happens To You

  • Lady Gaga
  • Track from: The Hunting Ground / Label: Interscope Records

 

Best New Artist

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Fetty Wap

Meghan Trainor

Hozier

James Bay

 

Collaboration Duo or Group of the Year

History

  • One Direction
  • Track from: Made in the A.M. / Label: Syco Music Records/Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. (Sony), Atlantic Recording Corporation

Truffle Butter

  • Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
  • Track from: The Pinkprint / Label: Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records, Republic Records (UMG)

Work

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WINNER
  • Rihanna Featuring Drake
  • Track from: Anti / Label: Roc Nation, LLC/Westbury Road

Where Are Ü Know?

  • Jack Ü Featuring Justin Bieber
  • Track from: Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü / Label: Atlantic Recording Corporation, Mad Decent (Def Jam Music Group/Various), OWSLA (Warner Bros.)

Lean On

  • Major Lazer & DJ Snake Featuring MØ
  • Track from: Peace Is the Mission / Label: Mad Decent (Def Jam Music Group/Various), Because Music, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

Uptown Funk!

  • Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
  • Track from: Plata O Plomo / Label: RCA Records

Best Film or Music Video

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Ghosttown

  • Madonna
  • Director: Jonas Åkerlund
  • Track from: Rebel Heart / Label: Interscope Records

Bitch Better Have My Money

  • Rihanna
  • Director: Robyn Rihanna Fenty, MegaForce
  • Track from: Anti / Label: Roc Nation, LLC/Westbury Road

Where Are Ü Know?

  • Jack Ü Featuring Justin Bieber
  • Director: Brewer
  • Track from: Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü / Label: Atlantic Recording Corporation, Mad Decent (Def Jam Music Group/Various), OWSLA (Warner Bros.)

PILLOW TALK

  • ZAYN
  • Special: Gigi Hadid
  • Director: Bouha Kazmi
  • Track from: Mind of Mine / Label: RCA Records

Formation

  • Beyoncé
  • Director: Melina Matsoukas
  • Track from: Lemonade / Label: Parkwood Entertainment, Columbia Records

Hotline Bling

  • Drake
  • Director: Director-X
  • Track from: Views / Label: Octobers Very Own Sound, Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

Digital Music Icon

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WINNER

Rihanna

Nicki Minaj

Justin Bieber

Katy Perry

Choice Award

Miley Cyrus

Katy Perry

Justin Bieber

Meghan Trainor

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WINNER

Nicki Minaj

Bruno Mars

Ariana Grande

Rihanna

Drake

Iggy Azalea

Pop Vocal or Contemporany Album of the Year

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

  • Florence + The Machine
  • Label: Island Records (UMG)

Rebel Heart

  • Madonna
  • Label: Interscope Records/Live Nation, Inc.

Purpose

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WINNER
  • Justin Bieber
  • Label: Raymond Braun Media Group, Def Jam Recordings

Piece by Piece

  • Kelly Clarckson
  • Label: 19 Recording Inc., RCA Records

In The Lonely Tour

  • Sam Smith
  • Label: Capitol Records (UMG), Method

E•MO•TION

  • Carly Rae Jepsen
  • Label: 604 Records, Interscope Records, Schoolboy Records

Pop Vocal or Contemporany Recording of the Year

Same Old Love

  • Selena Gomez
  • Track from: Revival / Label: Interscope Records, Polydor Records (UMG)

Sparks

  • Hilary Duff
  • Track from: Breathe In. Breathe Out / Label: RCA Records

Love Me Like You Do

  • Ellie Goulding
  • Track from: Fifthy Shades of Grey: Original Motion Pictures Soundtrack / Label: Cherrytree Records/Interscope Records (Interscope), Republic Records (UMG)

Sorry 

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WINNER
  • Justin Bieber
  • Track from: Purpose / Label: Def Jam Recordings (UMG)

Alive

  • Sia
  • Track from: This Is Acting / Label: Inertia Recordings, Monkey Pluzze, RCA Records (Sony)

Rap Album of the Year

To Pimp a Butterfly

  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Label: Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

  • Drake
  • Label: October’s Very Own Sound, Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Record, Republic Records (UMG)

The Pinkprint

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WINNER
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Label: Youg Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records, Republic Records (UMG)

SremmLife

  • Rae Sremmurd
  • Label: EarDrummers Records, Interscope Records

Dreams Worth More Than Money

  • Meek Mill
  • Label: Atlantic Records (Warner Bros. Music Group/Maybach Music Group)

Broke with Expensive Taste

  • Azealia Banks
  • Label: Azealia Banks, Prospect Park

 

Rap Recording of the Year

Hotline Bling

  • Drake
  • Track from: Views / Label: Octobers Very Own Sound, Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

Only

  • Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, LIL WAYNE & Chris Brown
  • Track from: The Pinkprint / Label: Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records, Republic Records (UMG)
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Alright

  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Track from: Pimp To a Butterfly / Label: Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

Ice Princess

  • Azealia Banks
  • Track from: Broke with Expensive Taste / Label: Azealia Banks, Prospect Park

Trap Queen

  • Fetty Wap
  • Track from: Fetty Wap / Label: RGF, 300 Entertainment (Warner Bros. Music Group)

 

R&B or Soul Album of the Year

Beauty Behind The Madness

  • The Weeknd
  • Label: XO, Republic Records (UMG)

Anti

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WINNER
  • Rihanna
  • Label: Roc Nation Records, Westbury Road

Wildheart

  • Miguel
  • Label: ByStorm Entertainment, RCA Records

Late Nights: The Album

  • Jeremih
  • Label: Mick Schultz, Def Jam Recordings

Royalty

  • Chris Brown
  • Label: RCA Records, CBE

Trigga

  • Trey Songz
  • Label: Songbook, Atlantic Records

R&B or Soul Recording of the Year

Bitch Better Have My Money

  • Rihanna
  • Track from: Anti / Label: Roc Nation, LLC/Westbury Road

Formation

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WINNER
  • Beyoncé
  • Track from: Lemonade / Label: Parkwood Entertainment, Columbia Records

Trouble

  • Iggy Azalea Featuring Jennifer Hudson
  • Track from: Reclassified / Label: Def Jam Recordings, Virgin EMI Records (UMG)

Earned It

  • The Weeknd
  • Track from: Beauty Behind The Madness / Label: XO, Republic Records (UMG)

Post To Be

  • Omarion Featuring Chris Brown & Jhené Aiko
  • Track from: Sex Playlist / Label:Maybach Music, Atlantic Records

Planes

  • Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
  • Track from: Late Nights / Label: Def Jam Recordings

Dance Album of the Year

Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü

  • Jack Ü
  • Label: Atlantic Recording Corporation, Mad Decent (Def Jam Music Group/Various), OWSLA (Warner Bros.)

Listen

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WINNER
  • David Guetta
  • Label: What a Music, Parlophone Limited Records, Atlantic Recording Corporation

Peace Is The Mission

  • Major Lazer
  • Label: Mad Decent (Def Jam Music Group/Various), Because Music, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

Caracal

  • Disclosure
  • Label: PMR, Island Records

True Colors

  • Zedd
  • Label: Interscope Records

Art Angels

  • Grimes
  • Label: 4AD (Beggars Group)

Dance Recording of the Year

Hey Mama

  • David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj, Afrojack & Bebe Rexha
  • Track from: Listen / Label: What a Music, Parlophone Limited Records, Atlantic Recording Corporation

Lean On

  • Major Lazer & DJ Snake Featuring MØ
  • Track from: Peace Is the Mission / Label: Mad Decent (Def Jam Music Group/Various), Because Music, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

Where Are Ü Know?

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WINNER
  • Jack Ü Featuring Justin Bieber
  • Director: Brewer
  • Track from: Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü / Label: Atlantic Recording Corporation, Mad Decent (Def Jam Music Group/Various), OWSLA (Warner Bros.)

Be Together

  • Major Lazer Featuring Wild Belle
  • Track from: Peace Is the Mission / Label: Mad Decent (Def Jam Music Group/Various), Because Music, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

How Deep Is Your Love

  • Calvin Harris & Disciples
  • Track from: NO-ALBUM / Label: Deconstruction Records, Fly Eye Records, Columbia Records (Sony)

Alternative or Indie Album of the Year

Cry Baby

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WINNER
  • Melanie Martinez
  • Label: Atlantic Records (Warner Bros. Music Group)

Vulnicura

  • Björk
  • Label: One Little Indian Records, Megaforce Records, Sony Music

American Beauty/American Psycho

  • Fall Out Boy
  • Label: Island Records, DCD2/Decaydance Records

Honeymoon

  • Lana del Rey
  • Label: Interscope Records, Polydor Records (UMG)

BADLANDS

  • Halsey
  • Label: Astrawerks/Capitol Records (UMG)

Froot

  • Marina and the Diamonds
  • Label: Neon Gold Records, Atlantic Recording Corporation

 

Alternative or Indie Recording of the Year

Soap

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WINNER
  • Melanie Martinez
  • Track from: Cry baby / Label: Atlantic Records (Warner Bros. Music Group)

Shut up and Dance

  • Walk the Moon
  • Track from: Talking is Hard / Label: RCA Records

High by the Beach

  • Lana del Rey
  • Track from: Honeymoon / Label: Interscope Records, Polydor Records (UMG)

Ex’s & Oh’s

  • Elle King
  • Track from: Love Stuff / Label: RCA Records

Ghost

  • Halsey
  • Track from: BADLANDS / Label: Astrawerks/Capitol Records (UMG)