AMAs 2017 round-up: Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez steal the show as Coldplay are only British winners

Coldplay were the sole British winners at the American Music Awards, where Selena Gomez stormed back on to the scene and Lady Gaga stole the show with a long-distance cameo.

Gomez, 25, performed her single Wolves, set at the scene of a car crash. It marked a return to the stage for the US star, who had a kidney transplant earlier this year, although some viewers accused her of lip-syncing.

Gaga did not let the fact that she was performing some 3,700 miles away in Washington DC stop her from taking part in the ceremony at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theatre.

The singer, 31, set up her own red carpet backdrop and performed live via video link.

The star, who won favourite female artist, said: “I have the best fans in the whole world! I am so lucky.

"You just remember, if you feel different, if you feel not understood, don’t you are give up on who you are. You fight like hell for what you believe in!”

The lifetime achievement award went to Diana Ross, 73, who said she felt “humbled”. She performed a medley of her hits I’m Coming Out and Take Me Higher.

Barack and Michelle Obama recorded a message to Ross in which the former First Lady celebrated the singer for reaching “folks of every race, background and walk of life”.

Ex-One Direction singer Niall Horan scooped new artist of the year and Coldplay won tour of the year.

Pink and Kelly Clarkson opened the ceremony with a cover of REM’s Everybody Hurts, before Pink sang Beautiful Trauma, suspended from a cable on the side of LA’s JW Marriott hotel and surrounded by aerial acrobats.

The host, Black-ish actress Tracee Ellis Ross, daughter of Diana, said the nominations reflected a “year where brave women have started a movement as we own our experiences, our bodies and our lives”.

Imagine Dragons won the first award of the night, for favourite pop/rock group.

Singer Dan Reynolds said America had faced too many divisions in the past year, adding: “This is the country I know, which is of powerful women, talking about our women, talking about empowering our LGBTQ youth.”

Bruno Mars was the night’s big winner with seven awards, including artist of the year, favourite pop/rock male artist and favourite soul/R&B male artist.

Beyoncé won favourite soul/R&B female artist and Drake received the favourite rap/hip-hop artist award. Favourite rap/hip-hop album went to DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar.