American Music Awards Winners

The American Music Awards aired live last Sunday night (Nov. 22) and fan favourites took home awards.


Taraji P. Henson hosted the show from The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The show had multiple live performances and a small audience. Henson's jaw-dropping, booty-shaking opening dance will forever be remembered.


Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes opened the show with their new single, "Monster." Bieber also performed two of his hit singles, "Lonely" and "Holy."

There were beautiful performances from Katy Perry, Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa who performed her latest hit 'Levitating'. JLo also gave a stunning performance which has got netizens claiming that she copied Beyoncè's look and performance style.


Doja Cat won new artist of the year while Taylor Swift took the top prize of the night - Artist of the Year. Swift also won music video of the year and favorite female pop artist. She holds the record for most AMA career wins by a single artist with 32. However she was unable to accept the awards in person.

Below is the full list of nominees and winners indicated in brackets.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
The Weeknd


NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lewis Capaldi
Doja Cat (WINNER)
DaBaby
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Megan Thee Stallion

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, "WAP"

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, "Rockstar"

Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, "10,000 Hours" (WINNER)

Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, "Rain On Me"

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, "Savage Remix"

FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST
BTS (WINNER)
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
NCT 127


FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
Doja Cat, "Say So"

Future ft. Drake, "Life Is Good"

Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, "Rain On Me"

Taylor Swift, "Cardigan" (WINNER)

The Weeknd, "Blinding Lights"

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber (WINNER)
Post Malone
The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK
Dua Lipa
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift (WINNER)

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP -- POP/ROCK
BTS (WINNER)
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5

FAVORITE ALBUM -- POP/ROCK
Harry Styles, "Fine Line" (WINNER)

Taylor Swift, "folklore"

The Weeknd, "After Hours"

FAVORITE SONG -- POP/ROCK
Lewis Capaldi, "Someone You Loved"

Dua Lipa, "Don't Start Now" (WINNER)

Post Malone, "Circles"

Roddy Ricch, "The Box"

The Weeknd, "Blinding Lights"


FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY
Kane Brown (WINNER)
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris (WINNER)

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP -- COUNTRY
Dan + Shay (WINNER)
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion

FAVORITE ALBUM -- COUNTRY
Luke Combs, "What You See Is What You Get"

Blake Shelton, "Fully Loaded: God's Country" (WINNER)

Morgan Wallen, "If I Know Me"

FAVORITE SONG -- COUNTRY
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, "10,000 Hours" (WINNER)

Maren Morris, "The Bones"

Blake Shelton (Duet with Gwen Stefani), "Nobody But You"

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- RAP/HIP-HOP
DaBaby
Juice WRLD (WINNER)
Roddy Ricch

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B
Nicki Minaj (WINNER)
Megan Thee Stallion

FAVORITE ALBUM -- RAP/HIP-HOP
Lil Baby, "My Turn"d

Lil Uzi Vert, "Eternal Atake"

Roddy Ricch, "Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial" (WINNER)

FAVORITE SONG -- RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, "WAP" (WINNER)

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, "Rockstar"

Roddy Ricch "The Box"


FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
John Legend
The Weeknd (WINNER)

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- SOUL/R&B
Jhene Aiko
Doja Cat (WINNER)
Summer Walker

FAVORITE ALBUM -- SOUL/R&B
Doja Cat, "Hot Pink"

Summer Walker, "Over It"

The Weeknd, "After Hours" (WINNER)


FAVORITE SONG -- SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown ft. Drake, "No Guidance"

Summer Walker, "Playing Games"

The Weeknd, "Heartless" (WINNER)

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- LATIN
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
J Balvin
Ozuna

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- LATIN
Becky G (WINNER)
KAROL G
Rosalía

FAVORITE ALBUM -- LATIN
Anuel AA, "Emmanuel"

Bad Bunny, "Las que no iban a salir"

Bad Bunny, "YHLQMDLG" (WINNER)

FAVORITE SONG -- LATIN
Bad Bunny, "Vete"

Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin, "RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)"

KAROL G & Nicki Minaj, "Tusa" (WINNER)

FAVORITE ARTIST -- ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Billie Eilish
Tame Impala
Twenty One Pilots (WINNER)

FAVORITE ARTIST -- ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Lewis Capaldi
Jonas Brothers (WINNER)
Maroon 5

FAVORITE ARTIST -- CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle (WINNER)
For King & Country
Kanye West

FAVORITE ARTIST -- ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Kygo
Lady Gaga (WINNER)
Marshmello

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
"Birds of Prey: The Album" (WINNER)

"Frozen II"

"Trolls: World Tour"

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