The American Music Awards returned to Los Angeles on Sunday night and it gave us another glitzy ceremony to remember. Taylor Swift was the night’s shiniest star with a total of seven wins, while the list of major winners also included Harry Styles and Beyoncé.
Swift came into the ceremony with a total of six nominations and managed to win all the awards she was competing for. In addition to being named artist of the year, she also won the trophy for the favorite music video with “All Too Well” and the favorite pop album with Red (Taylor’s Version).
Swift benefited from being nominated in both pop and country categories, and the list of her awards also included favorite female pop artist, favorite female country artist, and favorite country album. This brings her total of AMAs to 40, extending her record as the most-awarded artist in the show’s history.
The list of major winners at this year’s ceremony also included Harry Styles, Beyoncé, Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, and Wizkid, with two awards each. Dove Cameron was named the new artist of the year, while Elton John and Dua Lipa won the award for collaboration of the year with “Cold Heart”.
The 50th American Music Awards took place on November 20 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, with Wayne Brady serving as a host.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2022 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dove Cameron
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Elton John & Dua Lipa “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”
FAVORITE TOURING ARTIST
Coldplay
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
Taylor Swift “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)”
FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST
Harry Styles
FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE POP DUO OR GROUP
BTS
FAVORITE POP ALBUM
Taylor Swift Red (Taylor’s Version)
FAVORITE POP SONG
Harry Styles “As It Was”
FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Morgan Wallen
FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP
Dan + Shay
FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM
Taylor Swift Red (Taylor’s Version)
FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG
Morgan Wallen “Wasted on You”
FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Kendrick Lamar
FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Nicki Minaj
FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM
Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG
Future ft. Drake & Tems “WAIT FOR U”
FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST
Chris Brown
FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST
Beyoncé
FAVORITE R&B ALBUM
Beyoncé Renaissance
FAVORITE R&B SONG
Wizkid ft. Tems “Essence”
FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST
Bad Bunny
FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST
Anitta
FAVORITE LATIN DUO OR GROUP
Yahritza Y Su Esencia
FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM
Bad Bunny Un Verano Sin Ti
FAVORITE LATIN SONG
Sebastián Yatra “Dos Oruguitas”
FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST
Machine Gun Kelly
FAVORITE ROCK SONG
Måneskin “Beggin’”
FAVORITE ROCK ALBUM
Ghost Impera
FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST
For King & Country
FAVORITE GOSPEL ARTIST
Tamela Mann
FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
Marshmello
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
Elvis
FAVORITE AFROBEATS ARTIST
Wizkid
FAVORITE K-POP ARTIST
BTS