Former Directioner, Zayn Malik, just won his first major award at the AMAs and the New Artist Of The Year awardee can't help himself but diss his former bandmates about it. Upon receiving his award, the 'Like I Would' singer threw shade at One Direction by adding fuel to their groups long withstanding issue.
Zayn Malik was awarded the highly coveted New Artist Of The Year at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles last November 20. During his acceptance speech, he said: "This one just has my name on it, right?" Hollywoodlife reports. He also forgot to mention his girlfriend Gigi Hadid during his victory speech, but later seen backstage giving Gigi a kiss and a hug.
He thanked his fans and loved ones for the award, saying "I can't thank the people that have been with me every day the past year enough. Standing here is crazy. My mom, my dad everybody in my family that's been supporting me the past year, especially my dad. Thank you, dad," according to Daily Mail. He continued, "I didn't expect anybody to still vote for me. So thank you and I'll put it on my fireplace."
Zayn Malik was all smiles sitting next to Sting and it was pretty obvious that he doesn't want anything to do with his former group. Also, his win on the AMAs sure showed everyone who had doubts that flying solo would be a disastrous career move for him. Meanwhile, Niall Horan performed onstage his single 'This Town' as a new solo artist, which may have triggered Zayn's shady spill.
The show was hosted by Gigi Hadid, who took a great impression on her hosting and rapping skills, as well as, displaying incredible costume changes. Unfortunately, it didn't end so well for Gigi when she was attacked on social media over her "racist" impression of Melania Trump. To mimic the president's wife, she put on a fake European accent and pout her way during her "Melania Trump" skit.
The performances in the awards night were Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga. Justin Bieber also performed via satellite as he was in Zurich, Switzerland as part of his Purpose World Tour. The American Music Awards is in their 44th year, and online voting was done via Twitter and electronic votes. One Direction was named Artist of the Year in 2015, while Taylor Swift's Blank Space was chosen as the Song of the Year.
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