The 2020 edition of the American Music Awards took place on November 22. It was hosted by Taraji P. Henson at The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles keeping the COVID-19 protocols in place.
This year Taylor Swift bagged artist of year once again, including favourite female artist and favourite music video for “Cardigan”.
Meanwhile K-pop group BTS won for the favourite social artist and favourite duo/group pop/rock.
The AMAs celebrate top music artistes across multiple genres and headline performances by performers.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR - Taylor Swift
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR - Doja Cat
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR - Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, "10,000 Hours"
FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST - BTS
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO - Taylor Swift, "Cardigan"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK - Justin Bieber
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK - Taylor Swift
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP -- POP/ROCK - BTS
FAVORITE ALBUM -- POP/ROCK - Harry Styles, "Fine Line"
FAVORITE SONG -- POP/ROCK - Dua Lipa, "Don't Start Now"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY - Kane Brown
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY - Maren Morris
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP -- COUNTRY - Dan + Shay
FAVORITE ALBUM -- COUNTRY - Blake Shelton, "Fully Loaded: God's Country"
FAVORITE SONG -- COUNTRY - Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, "10,000 Hours" and Maren Morris, "The Bones"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- RAP/HIP-HOP - Juice WRLD
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- RAP/HIP-HOP - Nicki Minaj
FAVORITE ALBUM -- RAP/HIP-HOP - Roddy Ricch, "Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial"
FAVORITE SONG -- RAP/HIP-HOP - Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, "WAP"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- SOUL/R&B - The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- SOUL/R&B - Doja Cat
FAVORITE ALBUM -- SOUL/R&B - The Weeknd, "After Hours"
FAVORITE SONG -- SOUL/R&B - The Weeknd, "Heartless"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- LATIN - Bad Bunny
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- LATIN - Becky G
FAVORITE ALBUM -- LATIN - Bad Bunny, "YHLQMDLG"
FAVORITE SONG -- LATIN - KAROL G & Nicki Minaj, "Tusa"
FAVORITE ARTIST -- ALTERNATIVE ROCK - Twenty One Pilots
FAVORITE ARTIST -- ADULT CONTEMPORARY - Jonas Brothers
FAVORITE ARTIST -- CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL - Lauren Daigle
FAVORITE ARTIST -- ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM) - Lady Gaga
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK - "Birds of Prey: The Album"
Last year, singer Taylor Swift emerged the biggest winner in the history of AMAs with 28 total wins, beating King of Pop Michael Jackson's record of 24 all-time wins.
In addition to artist of the decade award, Swift bagged trophies in favourite album - pop/rock, favourite music video, favourite female artist - pop/rock, favourite artist - adult contemporary and artist of the year categories, making her the artiste with the most AMAs of all time.
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