Taylor Swift was the top winner at Sunday's American Music Awards (AMAs), where winners are determined by fan voting.
"In the past few years I have released more music than I did in the entire decade preceding that and I really feel like that's down to the fact that you, the fans, made it clear that you wanted to hear lots of music that I would make. You encouraged me," she said while accepting Artist of the Year. "I found that the more music I made and the more music I put out, the happier I was ... so I have the fans to thank, essentially, for my happiness and I love you more than I can say.
"I cannot express how unbelievable it is to me that I still get to do this and that you still care. So 'thank you' underlined with 13 exclamation points. I don't know what to say. I love you."
Swift was also named both Favourite Female Pop Artist and Favourite Female Country Artist and Red (Taylor's Version) – the updated version of her 2012 album – won both Favourite Pop Album and Favourite Country Album.
"I cannot tell you how much my re-recorded albums mean to me," she said, "but I never expected or assumed that they would mean anything to you."
At the AMAs in 2013, the original Red took home Favourite Country Album and was nominated for Favourite Pop Album but lost to One Direction's Take Me Home.
Also on Sunday, Swift's "All Too Well: The Short Film" earned Favourite Music Video – the category she won for “Cardigan” in 2020 and “You Need to Calm Down” in 2019.
Dove Cameron was crowned Favourite New Artist. “Every award that I ever win will always first and foremost be dedicated to the queer community at large. You guys have carved out such a space for me to be myself and to write music about it and I’ve never felt safer or more loved and more supported and I hope I can give you some semblance of that same feeling in my music,” the 26-year-old said.
Cameron acknowledged Saturday’s mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. "I want to remind everybody how important queer visibility is and how important our community is,” she said. “I want to remind you that you are made absolutely right and you are so loved.”
For the second year in a row, Machine Gun Kelly won the AMA for Favourite Rock Artist. After thanking his fans – and poking fun at his suit – MGK took aim at his haters.
“There have been some people in the rock community who called me a tourist but they’re wrong. I’m a rocket man,” he said. “We weren’t born on the moon but we looked at it, we were curious, and then we went there – supposedly – and these last two rock albums, to me, were me going to the moon.
“But I’m not done exploring the universe yet and I am all genres.”
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"As It Was" by Harry Styles was voted Favourite Pop Song and Styles won Favourite Male Pop Artist.
Presenter Kelly Rowland told the crowd to "chill out" after reading Chris Brown's name as winner of Favourite Male R&B Artist. "I wanted to tell Chris, thank you so much for making great R&B music," said Rowland, "and I want to tell him thank you for being an incredible performer."
Brown, who was not there to accept the award, claimed on Saturday that his tribute to the 40th anniversary of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was cut from the AMAs without explanation.
Before the live show, Beyoncé won Favourite Female R&B Artist and her Renaissance was named Favourite R&B Album.
Other winners announced ahead of the live broadcast include Kendrick Lamar for both Favourite Male Hip-Hop Artist and Hip-Hop Album (Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers). Nicki Minaj was chosen as Favourite Female Hip-Hop Artist. Not surprisingly, BTS was voted Favourite Pop Duo/Group and K-Pop Artist.
Bad Bunny, who lead the way with eight nominations at this year’s AMAs, earned Favourite Male Latin Artist and Latin Album (Un Verano Sin Ti).
There were also early wins for Coldplay, Marshmello, Morgan Wallen, Sebastián Yatra, Elton John & Dua Lipa.
Canada was represented in the nominations by Drake (with six), The Weeknd (with five) and Justin Bieber (with one) – but only Drake’s name was called on Sunday night when Future’s “Wait For U” featuring he and Tems was voted Favourite Hip-Hop Song.
Winner are determined by fan votes from nominations based on “key fan interactions,” including streaming, sales, radio airplay and tour revenues in the year ending Sept. 22.
Sunday’s AMAs included performances by artists like Charlie Puth, Bebe Rexha, Imagine Dragons, P!NK and Lil Baby as well as a tribute to Lionel Richie, who will accept the Icon Award.
The AMAs are broadcast on CTV, whose parent company owns this website.
Check out the list of nominees and winners below.
Artist of the YearAdeleBad BunnyBeyoncéDrakeHarry StylesTaylor Swift *WINNERThe Weeknd
New Artist of the YearDove Cameron *WINNERGayleLattoMåneskinSteve Lacy
Collaboration of the YearCarolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix” *WINNERFuture ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U”Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
Favourite Touring ArtistBad BunnyColdplay *WINNEREd SheeranElton JohnThe Rolling Stones
Favourite Music VideoAdele, “Easy on Me”Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”Harry Styles, “As It Was”Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”Taylor Swift, “All Too Well: The Short Film” *WINNER
Favourite Male Pop ArtistBad BunnyDrakeEd SheeranHarry Styles *WINNERThe Weeknd
Favourite Female Pop ArtistAdeleBeyoncéDoja CatLizzoTaylor Swift *WINNER
Favourite Pop Duo or GroupBTS *WINNERColdplayImagine DragonsMåneskinOneRepublic
Favourite Pop AlbumAdele, 30Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin TiBeyoncé, RenaissanceHarry Styles, Harry’s HouseTaylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) *WINNERThe Weeknd, Dawn FM
Favourite Pop SongAdele, “Easy on Me”Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”Harry Styles, “As It Was” *WINNERLizzo, “About Damn Time”The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
Favourite Male Country ArtistChris StapletonCody JohnsonLuke CombsMorgan Wallen *WINNERWalker Hayes
Favourite Female Country ArtistCarrie UnderwoodLainey WilsonMaren MorrisMiranda LambertTaylor Swift *WINNER
Favourite Country Duo or GroupDan + Shay *WINNERLady AOld DominionParmaleeZac Brown Band
Favourite Country AlbumCarrie Underwood, Denim & RhinestonesLuke Combs, Growin’ UpCody Johnson, Human: The Double AlbumTaylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) *WINNERWalker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album
Favourite Country SongChris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”Cody Johnson, “’Til You Can’t”Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You”Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”Morgan Wallen, “Wasted on You” *WINNER
Favourite Male Hip-Hop ArtistDrakeFutureKendrick Lamar *WINNERLil BabyLil Durk
Favourite Female Hip-Hop ArtistCardi BGloRillaLattoMegan Thee StallionNicki Minaj *WINNER
Favourite Hip-Hop AlbumFuture, I Never Liked YouGunna, DS4EVERKendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers *WINNERLil Durk, 7220Polo G, Hall of Fame 2.0
Favourite Hip-Hop SongFuture ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U” *WINNERJack Harlow, “First Class”Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”Latto, “Big Energy”Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Favourite Male R&B ArtistBrent FaiyazChris Brown *WINNERGivēonLucky DayeThe Weeknd
Favourite Female R&B ArtistBeyoncé *WINNERDoja CatMuni LongSummer WalkerSZA
Favourite R&B AlbumBeyoncé, Renaissance *WINNERDrake, Honestly, NevermindSilk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), An Evening with Silk SonicSummer Walker, Still Over ItThe Weeknd, Dawn FM
Favourite R&B SongBeyoncé, “Break My Soul”Muni Long, “Hrs And Hrs”Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Smokin Out The Window”SZA, “I Hate U”Wizkid ft. Tems, “Essence” *WINNER
Favourite Male Latin ArtistBad Bunny *WINNERFarrukoJ BalvinJhaycoRauw Alejandro
Favourite Female Latin ArtistAnitta *WINNERBecky GKali UchisKarol GRosalía
Favourite Latin Duo or GroupBanda MS de Sergio LizárragaCalibre 50Eslabon ArmadoGrupo FirmeYahritza Y Su Esencia *WINNER
Favourite Latin AlbumBad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti *WINNERFarruko, La 167J Balvin, JoseRauw Alejandro, Vice VersaRosalía, Motomami
Favourite Latin SongBad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”Becky G x Karol G, “MAMIII”Karol G, “Provenza”Rauw Alejandro, “Todo de Ti”Sebastián Yatra, “Dos Oruguitas” *WINNER
Favourite Rock ArtistImagine DragonsMachine Gun Kelly * WINNERMåneskinRed Hot Chili PeppersThe Lumineers
Favourite Rock SongFoo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”Imagine Dragons x JID, “Enemy”Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”Måneskin, “Beggin’” *WINNERRed Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”
Favourite Rock AlbumColdplay, Music of the SpheresGhost, Impera *WINNERImagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1Machine Gun Kelly, mainstream selloutRed Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love
Favourite Dance/Electronic ArtistDiploMarshmello *WINNERSwedish House MafiaThe ChainsmokersTiësto
Favourite SoundtrackELVIS *WINNEREncantoSing 2Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4Top Gun: Maverick
Favorite Afrobeats ArtistBurna BoyCKayFireboy DMLTemsWizkid *WINNER
Favorite K-pop ArtistBlackpinkBTS *WINNERSeventeenTomorrow X TogetherTwice