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The 2015 American Music Awards are in the books, and the annual extravaganza – with its honors voted on by the fans – lived up to its billing.

By default. If you watched, you’re most likely interested in the A-list stars and popular artists (term used loosely at times) that cleaned up Sunday.

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Plus, with Queen of the Booty herself Jennifer Lopez as MC, how could that alone not make this over-the-top musical gathering an event to remember?

The only drawback? Taylor Swift did not attend. Crushing.

Check out the complete list of winners below to find out who walked away with the honors, and check back with THG all day for full-ass aAMA coverage:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Luke Bryan
    Ariana Grande
    Maroon 5
    Nicki Minaj
    One Direction – WINNER
    Ed Sheeran
    Sam Smith
    Taylor Swift
    Meghan Trainor
    The Weeknd

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Fetty Wap
    Sam Hunt – WINNER
    Tove Lo
    Walk The Moon
    The Weeknd

SONG OF THE YEAR

Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
    Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
    Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
    Taylor Swift, “Blank Space” – WINNER
    The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
    Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney, “FourFiveSeconds”
    Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
    Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber, “Where Are Ü Now” – WINNER
    Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

Nick Jonas
    Ed Sheeran – WINNER
    Sam Smith

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

Ariana Grande – WINNER
    Taylor Swift
    Meghan Trainor

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

Maroon 5
    One Direction – WINNER
    Walk The Moon

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

Ed Sheeran, X
    Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
    Taylor Swift, 1989 – WINNER

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

Jason Aldean
    Luke Bryan – WINNER
    Sam Hunt

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

Kelsea Ballerini
    Miranda Lambert
    Carrie Underwood – WINNER

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY

Zac Brown Band
    Florida Georgia Line – WINNER
    Little Big Town

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
    Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes – WINNER
    Sam Hunt, Montevallo

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

Drake
    Fetty Wap
    Nicki Minaj – WINNER

FAVORITE ALBUM — RAP/HIP-HOP

J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
    Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
    Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint – WINNER

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Chris Brown
    Trey Songz
    The Weeknd – WINNER

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Beyoncé
    Mary J. Blige
    Rihanna – WINNER

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

Chris Brown, X
    D’Angelo and The Vanguard, Black Messiah
    The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness – WINNER

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

Fall Out Boy – WINNER
    Hozier
    Walk the Moon

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

Ed Sheeran
    Taylor Swift – WINNER
    Meghan Trainor

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

Enrique Iglesias – WINNER
    Ricky Martin
    Romeo Santos

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

Casting Crowns – WINNER
    Hillsong United
    MercyMe

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

Calvin Harris – WINNER
    David Guetta
    Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK

Fifty Shades of Grey
    Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
    Pitch Perfect 2 – WINNER