23 Best American Music Awards 2016 Instagrams and Snapchats
The 2016 American Music Awards took place on Sunday night, and to say they were epic would be a total understatement. From Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah as hosts to Selena Gomez's inspirational comeback to Ariana Grande winning Artist of the Year, it was the perfect blend of entertainment, fashion, and all-around celeb goodness. We're still reeling from Lady Gaga's powerful performance, and we're pretty sure we're going to be listening to Fifth Harmony's "That's My Girl" from now until the end of time.
If you're dying to relive the night, we've got you covered. We rounded up some of the greatest Instagrams and Snapchats from the entire evening, from pre-show excitement to post-show celebration. Here's how the stars spent the evening.
1/24Gigi Hadid took a coffee break while rehearsing.
Being a co-host is hard work! We understand she needs to refuel.
2/24And she also found time for a selfie with co-host Jay Pharoah.
The two of them are the perfect team.
3/24And even though Taylor Swift wasn't present, she found a way to honor her BFF.
Taylor was REALLY excited about the fact that Gigi's hosting!
4/24Ariana Grande was thinking of her grandma.
She captioned this photo, "queen of #AMAs !!!! thinking of you today & missing you. see you soon QM." A few minutes later, she posted another photo of her grandma, writing, "omg.......... this queen just walked right in ten minutes after my last post to surprise me. my heart. 😭 I love you." So cute. Nonna forever.
5/24Niall Horan was excited to take the stage as a solo star.
He posted a photo of the inside of the award ceremony, writing, "Here we go."
6/24Dinah Jane Hansen expressed her excitement with a cookie.
What's better than a regular cookie? An AMAs cookie of course!
7/24Gigi took us backstage on her Snapchat — custom filter included.
So that's what one of the little backstage passes looks like!
8/24Bruno Mars showed off his dance moves.
He opened the show with a performance of "24K Magic" and it was...magical.
9/24And Lady Gaga was having fun in her dressing room.
Can we come hang out at your backstage party, Gaga? We'll bring snacks.
10/24Ariana rocked her signature side pony.
Her entire outfit was perfection at the awards.
11/24Heidi Klum had the perfect pre-show snack.
Heidi was a presenter at last night's ceremony.
12/24Karlie Kloss showed us how she relaxed before the awards.
NBD, just chillin in my car, on my way to one of the hottest award shows of the year!
13/24DJ Khaled took us on a tour of arriving to the AMAs.
The rain couldn't keep the excitement away!
14/24Keke Palmer gave us major outfit goals.
BRB buying a pink fuzzy coat for the winter!
15/24Twenty One Pilots got artsy before the show.
They captioned their black-and-white photo, "See you soon. #AMAs."
16/24Bella Thorne looked like a fairy goddess.
Between her dip-dyed hair and all that glitter, she looks like she stepped off the pages of a fantasy novel – and we love it.
17/24And she found time to hang out with Keke!
There's always room for a selfie!
18/24Lady Gaga took to her Instagram to play "Where's Waldo?"
"Can you find me?" she wrote. (Yes, Gaga, we can!)
19/24Ariana and Nicki are total friendship goals.
The two singers totally slayed their performance of "Side to Side."
20/24And Fifth Harmony was all smiles after their big win.
They took home the award for Collab of the Year, for their hit single "Work From Home."
21/24Drake and Shawn Mendes found some time for bonding.
Could this be a budding bromance? Shawn also posted this photo to his Insta, writing, "Such a pleasure to meet you! You're the man!"
23/24And, well, then there's this.
Everyone else can go home now. This will melt our heart for days and days and days.
