One of the biggest annual music festival American Music Award 2020 took place at Microsoft Theater on Sunday Night(November 22, 2020) in Los Angeles, California. AMA followed all the COVID-19 guidelines with entrance tests and limited audience at the event. Many popular music artists took home AMA awards.
American Music Awards aired live on Sunday night, hosted by Taraji P. Henson and featured several live performances from big names like Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez and Maluma, the Weeknd with Kenny G, BTS, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Dan + Shay and more. All these music artists had a standout performances.
Bieber and Shawn Mendes opened the show with their new single, “Monster.” Bieber also performed two of his hit singles, “Lonely” and “Holy.” While, The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch received eight nominations on Sunday night.
Juice Wrld won the Favourite male Artist Rap/Hip-Hop and Justin Bieber grabs the Favourite male Artist Pop/Rock.
Taylor Swift once again broke her records by grabbing the top prize, the favorite artist award. Now she holds the record for most AMA career wins by a single artist with 32. Swift was unable to attend the event as she was busy rerecording her early music catalog.
Check the winner list below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Doja Cat *WINNER
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
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
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”
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”