Shakira music awards
The American Music Awards were created in 1973 with Michael Jackson co-hosting the first show in 1974. While Selena Gomez, the troubled modern pop-queen, gave a somewhat quaint but in any case memorable performance with her single “Wolves”. She performed some of her legendary hits, including I’m Coming Out,” ”Take Me Higher” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”Ĭhristina Aguilera got the difficult task of honouring Whitney Houston for the 25th anniversary of the Bodyguard soundtrack but passed the test with a satisfying medley of some well-known evergreens. In a moving speech, super-talented co-host Jamie Foxx called 2017 a year “that tested our faith” in which “more than ever, we needed the power of music to help us heal”.ĭiana Ross, the mother of the host and lead singer of the successful Motown band The Supremes, won the Award for Lifetime Achievement. Artists criticized the divisive politics of the Trump administration and deplored losses caused by recent natural disasters. Throughout the show a strong political and committed tone was heard. In addition, they compellingly spoke out against the cases of sexual assaults currently making headlines worldwide. Female artists like Ross, Pink, Kelly Clarkson and Lady Gaga – the latter winning the Award for Favourite Female Artist (Pop) – gave powerful and inspiring performances, calling for unity and positivity in a complicated world.
Though only 6 female related acts won an actual award and there were no female nominees for important categories like Artist of the Year or Favourite Rock/Pop Album, women did dominate the show. Tracee Ellis Ross, host of the show, announced in the beginning that “though there were going to be some men singing too, it was going to be an incredible night with earth-shaking, ground-breaking women,”.Īnd she was right. The song featuring Justin Bieber, was also awarded as Collaboration of the Year. Puerto Ricans Fonsi and Yankee inevitably took the crown with their summer hit “Despacito”. The category Favourite Song- Pop/Rock lead to another Latin American victory. The US singer with Haitian roots had 7 wins, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year (‘That’s What I Like’), Favourite Album (‘24K Magic’) and Favourite Male Artist – Pop/Rock. If not for Shakira’s cancellation, the two Colombians were planning to perform their widely acclaimed and multi-award winning song live at last night’s show.īruno Mars, who due to a Latin-American tour was absent as well, was the big winner of the evening. Together with the latter, Shakira scored the 2016 international hit “La Bicicleta”. However, she “would accompany her partner Carlos Vives in spirit”. Only Spaniard Enrique Iglesias has won the award more over his career (8).Īs previously announced on social media, Shakira couldn’t attend the show, somewhat mysteriously “due to personal matters”. It’s the fifth time since 2005 that Shakira has prevailed at the AMAs as Favourite Latin Artist, making her the most successful female artist in this category. She won over Puerto Ricans Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, the two other nominees in the Latin Category. In an entertaining show at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, the blonde Barranquillera was chosen Favourite Latin Artist. Colombian singer Shakira triumphed on the American Music Awards last night.