The song has been performed at '' The Today Show '' . Puth and Trainor performed " Marvin Gaye " during the 2015 American Music Awards on November 22 , 2015 . Like the music video , the performance ended with a kiss between the two . This led to speculation that the two were in a romantic relationship . Puth denied this , stating that he and Trainor are just " friends " and the kiss was only meant to keep the performance within the theme of the song . He further said , " There was a lot of making out . The dancers were making out and I 'm sure some of the other dancers were making out . I think that 's it though "
2015 American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2015
Marvin Gaye (song)