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Stars at American Music Awards have Paris on their minds
In solidarity: Charlie Puth, left, and Meghan Trainor perform at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday in Los Angeles
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In solidarity: Charlie Puth, left, and Meghan Trainor perform at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) (Photo by Matt Sayles)
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span class="inline inline-center">In solidarity: Charlie Puth, left, and Meghan Trainor perform at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
It's the American Music Awards, but guests had Paris on their minds.
Charlie Puth, who locked lips with Meghan Trainor for an extended kiss onstage, said he happened to be near the site of the Paris attacks a few weeks before they happened and felt his heart break at the news.
"I want to write a song for Paris," said the 23-year-old entertainer, whose song "See You Again" was nominated twice at the AMAs. "I don't want to write another 'See You Again' for Paris, but I want to write a song specifically for Paris."
The lead singer of 5 Seconds of Summer, which performed during the show, said the band wants to help its fans make sense of the most recent terrorist attacks.
"This is the first time any of them have experienced a tragedy like this, so it's important for a band like us to articulate ourselves properly so they understand what's happening," singer Luke Hemmings said. "What we sing about is important, and it will change what we write about in the future. We have a young fan base, and were almost the communicators of what's going on in the world." (**)
