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Style Squad Roundup: 2017 American Music Awards

A night of big stars,edgy fashion and great music…. that’s why we loved the 2017 American Music Awards!

2017 American Music Awards

The Stars of the 2017 American Music Awards Red Carpet

The night definitely belonged to host Tracee Ellis Ross, and many outfits, and her iconic mother, Diana Ross, so let’s start there…

Tracee Ellis Ross captured the evening with her self deprecating humor and killer style
Tracee Ellis Ross captured the evening with her self deprecating humor and killer style
Diana Ross and family on the red carpet at the 2017 American Music Awards
Diana Ross, in a spectacularly theatrical Vivienne Westwood  bustier gown, tulle-covered hat, arrives with family on the red carpet at the 2017 American Music Awards
2017 Lifetime Award recipient Diana Ross bringing the house down during her performance at the 2017 American Music Awards
Lifetime Award recipient Diana Ross bringing the house down during her performance at the 2017 American Music Awards
Tracee arrived on the red carpet in a custom sequined bordeaux colored fitted gown by Stella McCartney
Tracee arrived on the red carpet in a custom sequined bordeaux colored fitted gown by Stella McCartney
Reporting for duty in her retro vibe bronze lame pleated Roland Van Der Kemp gown. Tracee Ellis Ross AMAs 2017
Fan girl reporting for duty in her retro vibe bronze lame pleated Roland Van Der Kemp gown
Tracee Ellis Ross AMAs 2017
A supreme Disco diva in her sparkly and flashy fringe gown
A voluminous Giambattista Valli gown, Aldo boots and x Karla crop top all worked together to create cinematic magic
A voluminous Giambattista Valli gown, Aldo boots and x Karla crop top all worked together to create cinematic magic
Paying homage to her mamma in a chic Christian Siriano white cropped pants suit
Paying homage to her mamma in a chic Christian Siriano white cropped pants suit. Tracee Ellis Ross AMAs 2017
Tracee Ellis Ross AMAs 2017
Things got serious in a plunging sequins jumpsuit that we loved
Tracee Ellis Ross AMAs 2017
playfully dramatic in a Shrimpton Couture marabou feather  jacket
Tracee Ellis Ross AMAs 2017
Playing peek-a-boo
Tracee Ellis Ross AMAs 2017
Perfectly peplumed

Ladies Who Slay All Day – 2017 American Music Awards

All. Day. Long! This group delivered sexy, seductive, sleek and sensational  sizzle to the red carpet.

Demi Lovato looking sleek and stealth in a Ester Abner gown
Demi Lovato looking sleek and stealth in a Ester Abner gown
Ashlee Simpson a glam goddess in Christian Siriano
Ashlee Simpson a glam goddess in Christian Siriano
Ciara went rogue in her Matrix inspired Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture dress
Ciara went rogue in her Matrix inspired leather Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture dress
Garcelle Beauvais in her mini tuxedo wrap dress and uber glam Steve Madden boots was a stunner
Garcelle Beauvais was a stunner in her mini tuxedo wrap dress and uber glam Steve Madden boots
Hailee Steinfeld in her structural Thierry Mugular classic suit
Hailee Steinfeld in her structural Thierry Mugular classic suit
Selena Gomez in a leather trench-style mini dress
Selena Gomez in a leather trench-style mini dress
Yara Shahidi was cute and unexpectedly glam in printed Prada shorts
Yara Shahidi was cute and unexpectedly glam in printed Prada shorts
Maia Mitchell in a stunning floral applique one-shoulder Alberto Audenino jumpsuit at the 2017 American Music Awards
Maia Mitchell in a stunning floral applique one-shoulder Alberto Audenino jumpsuit

Different DIVAS – 2017 American Music Awards

Different is always bad, but it isn’t always quite so good either. These ladies fell into out basket of looks that we were on the fence about. Hey, looking at the bright side of things, at least you can say they didn’t send us over the edge.

Kelly Clarkson in Christian Siriano gown that had a somewhat distracting gold elements down the side... jury is still out at 2017 American Music Awards
Kelly Clarkson in Christian Siriano gown that had a somewhat distracting gold sequin gold elements down the side… jury is still out.. but not all the way
The jury has returned their verdict on this Kelly. Kelly Rowland in her ornate Galia Lahav gown had far too many competing elements that all added up to bad styling for us at 2017 American Music Awards
The jury has returned their verdict on this Kelly. Kelly Rowland in her ornate Galia Lahav gown had far too many competing features that all added up to a bad styling choice for us
Pink was rocking her millennial pink for sure at the 2017 American Music Awards
Pink was rocking her millennial pink Monique Lhuillier for sure

GUYCandy – 2017 American Music Awards

All sparkle and glam was not just reserved for the ladies. It was nice to see the men relaxing and playing with fashion’s silhouettes and  more flashy elements and here’s our picks for the evening’s GUYcandy!

Watt more could you ask for in a rockstar. Musician Watt rocked the stage in his performance with Hailee Steinfeld in a spectacular white full length fox coat at the 2017 American Music Awards
Watt more could you ask for in a rockstar?
Watt more could you ask for in a rockstar. Musician Watt rocked the stage in his performance with Hailee Steinfeld in a spectacular white full length fox coat at the 2017 American Music Awards
Musician Watt rocked the stage in his performance with Hailee Steinfeld in a spectacular white full length fox coat
Evan Ross, son of Diana Ross, looked debonair and distinguished at 2017 American Music Awards
Evan Ross, son of Diana Ross, looked debonair and distinguished…. and had his family as the perfect accessories
Boy band BTS reinventing the 90s boy band look
Boy band BTS reinventing the 90s boy band look
Machine Gun Kelly lit it up in his funky and colorful print ensemble
Machine Gun Kelly lit it up in his funky and colorful camo print ensemble

And the other winners were….

American Music Awards 2017: Complete list of nominees & winners

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars (WINNER)
Ed Sheeran

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
James Arthur
Niall Horan — WINNER
Julia Michaels
Post Malone
Rae Sremmurd

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” — WINNER
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar, “Don’t Wanna Know”
The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk, “Starboy”

TOUR OF THE YEAR
Garth Brooks
Coldplay — WINNER
U2

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, “Despacito”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like” — WINNER
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Bruno Mars — WINNER
Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Alessia Cara
Lady Gaga — WINNER
Rihanna

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons — WINNER

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Drake, More Life
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic — WINNER
The Weeknd, Starboy

FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” — WINNER
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Keith Urban — WINNER

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood — WINNER

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town — WINNER
Old Dominion

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean, They Don’t Know
Chris Stapleton, From a Room:, Vol. 1
Keith Urban, Ripcord — WINNER

FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road”
Jon Pardi, “Dirt on My Boots”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color” — WINNER

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar
Migos

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, More Life
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. — WINNER
Migos, Culture

FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One” — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”
Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars — WINNER
The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyonce — WINNER
Kehlani
Rihanna

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Childish Gambino, Awaken My Love!
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic — WINNER
The Weeknd, Starboy

FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Khalid, “Location”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like” — WINNER
The Weeknd, “Starboy”

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park — WINNER
Twenty One Pilots

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Bruno Mars
Shawn Mendes — WINNER
Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Luis Fonsi
Daddy Yankee
Shakira — WINNER

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle — WINNER
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers — WINNER
Calvin Harris
DJ Snake

TOP SOUNDTRACK
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Moana — WINNER
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