Canadians steal the show at the 2015 American Music Awards

Yes, Sunday night's show, airing live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles, often made you wonder if the AMAs had forgotten their place as a young, fan-voted alternative to the more august Grammy Awards and the proudly edgy MTV Video Music Awards.

Louis Tomlinson, left, and Harry Styles of One Direction perform at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. Jennifer Lopez hosted the ceremony, which was held at the Microsoft Theatre.

Enrique Iglesias was the big victor in the Favorite Latin Artist Award at the American Music Awards.

She snagged trophies for favorite hip-hop album and hip-hop artist, but "she was in total bitch mode", said a source, who witnessed the diva snub a fan.

And there were Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth sharing an uncomfortably intimate onstage kiss that dared you to look away.

In the new year, Bieber will embark on a North American tour to promote his new album, and will hit several Canadian cities including Vancouver, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto and Edmonton.

"Make some noise for Prince, ladies and gentlemen", said the singer, who will perform later in the show.

The 21-year-old singer closed out the telecast with a rain-filled performance of three of the hottest songs off of his new album "Purpose" - "Sorry", "Where Are U Now" and "What Do You Mean?".

The night will take an emotional turn when Celine Dion honors the victims of the recent attacks in Paris when she sings Edith Piaf's "Hymne à L'Amour" in French.

Taylor Swift and One Direction were the big winners at this year's American Music Awards. "The entire world matters, and peace is possible", said Leto. Also taking home two awards was Nicki Minaj who was named favourite rap/hip-hop artist, while album The Pinkprint scooped the favourite rap/hip-hop album award. She won song of the year for "Blank Space", favorite album - pop/rock for "1989" and favorite artist - adult contemporary. Rihanna was named the Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist while music from the movie Pitch Perfect 2 was chosen Top Soundtrack. The American Idol judge also stunned in no fewer than 10 outfits, which included a attractive sheer lace Zuhair Murad gown and a multicoloured bodysuit.

Accepting her award, Grande stood at the microphone and said: "Eeeew, I'm crying, I owe a lot of this to my Nana who voted, she told me: "Ariana, I went on the computer and voted so I think you will win".