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Karlie Kloss and Lady Gaga attend the 2016 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 20, 2016 in Los Angeles.
During the three-hour spectacle of the 2016 American Music Awards, there was no way the cameras could catch absolutely everything. In addition to the star-studded telecast, a lot happened outside the Microsoft Theatre in downtown L.A. over the course of Sunday night (Nov. 20), from the red carpet leading up to the show to all the action in the press tent and beyond.
Below, we gathered up some moments you might have missed if you just watched at home:
4:07 p.m.: Idina Menzel stops to chat with Billboard on the red carpet about the Hamilton cast making a statement to vice president-elect Mike Pence and Donald Trump’s outcry afterward. “I think they were extremely courageous, 100 percent appropriate,” she says of her Broadway peers. “The theater is not just about about being a safe place, but it’s about being thought-provoking, educating yourself, empathy, learning to step in other people’s shoes, stories and existence. If you’re not prepared to do that, you need to open your heart.”
4:24 p.m.: Shawn Mendes chats with Billboard on the carpet about scoring his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart.
4:51 p.m.: John Legend walks over to Tim McGraw to say hi and is introduced to Tim’s daughter Maggie on the red carpet.
— Silvio Pietroluongo (@silpiet) November 21, 2016
6:23 p.m.: Favorite song- country winner McGraw talks football with CAA’s Rob Light backstage.
#AMAs winner @TheTimMcGraw snaps pictures with his new prize backstage@billboard pic.twitter.com/pZO8Q5afiX— Katie Atkinson (@ktatkinson) November 21, 2016
6:30 p.m.: Zayn embraces girlfriend and AMAs co-host Gigi Hadid after his big win as new artist of the year.
7 p.m.: The Chainsmokers — who won favorite artist – electronic dance music — address their mini-beef with Lady Gaga on Twitter last month while chatting with press backstage. “I haven’t seen her, but I’d say ‘what’s up,'” Alex Pall says with a laugh, with Drew Taggart adding: “I think we’re cool. I think we resolved it on Twitter.”
The Chainsmokers address Lady Gaga Twitter beef backstage at #AMAs: “I think we’re cool. I think we resolved it on Twitter.” @billboardpic.twitter.com/8NS3IfKG6b— Katie Atkinson (@ktatkinson) November 21, 2016
7:24 p.m.: After winning favorite duo/group – country, Florida Georgia Linereveal their next single backstage. “We’re shooting a music video in early January with some good friends of ours. About five of them,” Brian Kelly teased, before Tyler Hubbard filled in the blanks: “‘God, Your Mama, and Me.’ Blessed to put that out.Backstreet Boys are huge inspirations to us. That’ll be a great time.”
— @FLAGALine reveal their next single & video backstage at #AMAs: “God, Your Mama, and Me” with @backstreetboyspic.twitter.com/P5HtpwhTCs— Katie Atkinson (@ktatkinson) November 21, 2016
7:50 p.m.: FGL take a break from interviews to watch DJ Khaled‘s performance on the monitor backstage.
Before they hit the #AMAs stage,@maroon5 take some pics backstage & Adam Levine calms down the rowdy photographers pic.twitter.com/2z0DI2jouv— Katie Atkinson (@ktatkinson) November 21, 2016
8:06 p.m.: Hailee Steinfeld is overheard saying how hungry she is — “Starving,” perhaps? (sorry) — as she makes her escape from the Microsoft Theatre.
8:10 p.m.: Adam Levine and Silicon Valleystar T.J. Miller hug it out at the limo pickup area before taking off.
Credit: Billboard
