Justin Timberlake wins song of the year for ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling!’
JUSTIN Timberlake won the night’s first award, song of the year, for “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” — his massive No.1 hit that was nominated for an Academy Award last month.
“I wrote this song because I wanted it to be about inclusion, about being together. And so I guess I want to take this opportunity and speak to young people right now ‘cause there’s a lot of you looking at me, if you are black or you are brown or you are gay or you’re a lesbian or you are trans, or maybe you’re just a sissy singing boy from Tennessee, anyone that is treating you unkindly, it’s only because they are afraid or have been taught to be afraid of how important you are,” Timberlake, who is from Memphis, said to the crowd at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
Martin and his band Coldplay won best tour. He accepted the award onstage with three people - not his band mates - but child background dancers who performed with Katy Perry at the top of the show.
“Hello, we are Coldplay. Thank you so much for this award. We love our job and we love our fans,” the young girl read from a paper. “You wouldn’t believe it, but we are in our late 30s.”
Perry, in a bright red blazer, hot pink pants and a short blond haircut, kicked off the show with kid dancers dressed as labourers when she sang “Chained to the Rhythm.” Miley Cyrus was ecstatic as she introduced her younger sister, Noah Cyrus, to the stage for a performance. Miley and her parents sang along as Noah performed “Make Me (Cry)” alongside English singerproducer Labrinth.
Pop singer Shawn Mendes, rapper Big Sean and Thomas Rhett - who won country artist of the year - also performed at the show, attended by John Legend, Demi Lovato, DJ Khaled, Ansel Elgort, Macklemore, Jhene Aiko, Joe Jonas and more.
Ryan Seacrest hosted the twohour show, which aired live on TBS, TNT and truTV.