All the news and winners from last nights ceremony

The American Music Awards (AMA’s) were held last night (October 9) at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles with Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello leading the way with award wins.

Winning four awards each, Swift broke the record for the most AMA’s won by a woman whilst Cabello won an award for ‘New Artist of the Year’ along with three separate accolades for her acclaimed hit ‘Havana’.

Cardi B also won three awards, beating Drake and Post Malone to win ‘Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist’.

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K-pop stars BTS, who will perform two nights at the O2 arena later this week, won the award for ‘Favourite Social Artist’ to the delight of their fans around the world. They are the first K-pop band to win an AMA.

Other highlights from the evening include a tribute to the late Aretha Franklin by Gladys Knight, who delivered a soulful tribute to the star who died in August, aged 76. Performing hits from ‘Amazing Grace’, Knight opened with a tender version of ‘Amazing Grace’ before other singers joined Knight in covering songs such as ‘Climbing Higher Mountains’, “Mary, Don’t You Weep’ and ‘How I Got Over.’

Other winners on the night included Rihanna, Post Malone, Migos and Carrie Underwood. There was some controversy as Migos took home an award for ‘Favourite Duo or Group’ in the rock and pop category, with fans pointing out on social media they are in fact, a hip-hop duo.


You can check out a full list of last night’s winners here:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift — WINNER

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE
Camila Cabello — WINNER
Cardi B
Khalid
Dua Lipa
XXXTENTACION

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana” — WINNER
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage, “Rockstar”
Bruno Mars & Cardi B, “Finesse”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant To Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, “The Middle”

TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift — WINNER
U2

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana” — WINNER
Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
Drake, “God’s Plan”

FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST
BTS — WINNER
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Shawn Mendes

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK
Drake
Post Malone — WINNER
Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Taylor Swift — WINNER

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP — POP/ROCK
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Migos — WINNER

FAVORITE ALBUM — POP/ROCK
Drake, Scorpion
Ed Sheeran, ÷ (Divide)
Taylor Swift, reputation — WINNER

FAVORITE SONG — POP/ROCK
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana” — WINNER
Drake, “God’s Plan”
Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — COUNTRY
Kane Brown — WINNER
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood — WINNER

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP — COUNTRY
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line — WINNER
LANCO

FAVORITE ALBUM — COUNTRY
Kane Brown, Kane Brown — WINNER
Luke Combs, This One’s For You
Thomas Rhett, Life Changes

FAVORITE SONG — COUNTRY
Kane Brown, “Heaven” — WINNER
Dan + Shay, “Tequila”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant To Be”

FAVORITE ARTIST — RAP/HIPHOP
Cardi B — WINNER
Drake
Post Malone

FAVORITE ALBUM — RAP/HIPHOP
Drake, Scorpion
Lil Uzi Vert, Luv Is Rage 2
Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys — WINNER

FAVORITE SONG — RAP/HIPHOP
Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” — WINNER
Drake “God’s Plan”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage “Rockstar”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — SOUL/R&B
Khalid — WINNER
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — SOUL/R&B
Ella Mai
Rihanna — WINNER
SZA

FAVORITE ALBUM — SOUL/R&B
Khalid American Teen
SZA CTRL
XXXTENTACION 17 — WINNER

FAVORITE SONG — SOUL/R&B
Khalid “Young Dumb & Broke”
Ella Mai “Boo’d Up”
Bruno Mars & Cardi B “Finesse” — WINNER

FAVORITE ARTIST — ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Imagine Dragons
Panic! At The Disco — WINNER
Portugal. The Man

FAVORITE ARTIST — ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Shawn Mendes — WINNER
P!NK
Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE ARTIST — LATIN
J Balvin
Daddy Yankee — WINNER
Ozuna

FAVORITE ARTIST — CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle — WINNER
MercyMe
Zach Williams

FAVORITE ARTIST — ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Marshmello — WINNER
Zedd

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By — WINNER
The Greatest Showman
The Fate of the Furious: The Album