Just like the 13th track of her 2021 release, “Red” (Taylor’s version), Taylor Swift seems to be The Lucky One at this year’s American Music Awards, winning in every category she was nominated for.
It was a cheer-filled night at the Microsoft Theatre on Sunday in Los Angeles, where Emmy Award-winning television personality Wayne Brady hosted the American Music Awards.
The bejewelled serenader had a magical night, winning six (6) awards, three of which were for the aforementioned critically acclaimed re-recorded project from the previous year, as well as the distinguished artist of the year award.
With 40 awards, she became the most decorated artist of the award show, surpassing Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Kenny Rogers and falling two awards short of becoming the third most-awarded artist in a single award ceremony something Olly and the rest of her adoring fans would be very proud of!
Also making history was the South Korean boy band BTS, which became the first group to win the Favorite Pop Duo or Group category for the fourth time!
Also on the list of stars to shine at the awards is Nigerian Afrobeat artist Wizkid, who won the Favorite R&B Song for Essence featuring Tems as well as the inaugural category of the new award of Favorite Afrobeats Artist, afro-beating out Tems, Burna Boy, Ckay, and Fireboy.
Similarly, Latin popstar Bad Bunny went home with two awards for Favorite Latin Male Artist and Favorite Latin Album while being the most nominated artist for the night with 8 noms.
The Award-winners & Nominees are:
Artist of the year
● Adele
● Bad Bunny
● Beyoncé
● Drake
● Harry Styles
● Taylor Swift — WINNER
● The Weeknd
New artist of the year
● Dove Cameron — WINNER
● Gayle
● Latto
● Måneskin
● Steve Lacy
Collaboration of the year
● Carolina 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” — WINNER
● Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U”
● Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
● The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
Favourite touring artist
● Bad Bunny
● Ed Sheeran
● Elton John
● The Rolling Stones
● Coldplay — WINNER
Favourite music video
● Adele, “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 (Taylor’s Version)” — WINNER
Favourite male pop artist
● Bad Bunny
● Drake
● Ed Sheeran
● The Weeknd
● Harry Styles — WINNER
Favourite female pop artist
● Adele
● Beyoncé
● Doja Cat
● Lizzo
● Taylor Swift — WINNER
Favourite pop duo or group
● Coldplay
● Imagine Dragons
● Måneskin
● OneRepublic
● BTS — WINNER
Favourite pop album
● Adele, 30
● Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti
● Beyoncé, Renaissance
● Harry Styles, Harry’s House
● The Weeknd, Dawn FM
● Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) — WINNER
Favourite pop song
● Adele, “Easy on Me”
● Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
● Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
● The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
● Harry Styles, “As It Was” — WINNER
Favourite male country artist
● Chris Stapleton
● Cody Johnson
● Luke Combs
● Walker Hayes
● Morgan Wallen — WINNER
Favourite female country artist
● Carrie Underwood
● Lainey Wilson
● Maren Morris
● Miranda Lambert
● Taylor Swift — WINNER
Favourite country duo or group
● Lady A
● Old Dominion
● Parmalee
● Zac Brown Band
● Dan + Shay — WINNER
Favourite country album
● Carrie Underwood, Denim & Rhinestones
● Luke Combs, Growin’ Up
● Cody Johnson, Human: The Double Album
● Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album
● Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) — WINNER
Favourite country song
● Chris 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 artist
● Drake
● Future
● Lil Baby
● Lil Durk
● Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
Favourite female hip-hop artist
● Cardi B
● GloRilla
● Latto
● Megan Thee Stallion
● Nicki Minaj — WINNER
Favourite hip-hop album
● Future, I Never Liked You
● Gunna, DS4EVER
● Lil Durk, 7220
● Polo G, Hall of Fame 2.0
● Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers — WINNER
Favourite hip-hop song
● Jack Harlow, “First Class”
● Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”
● Latto, “Big Energy”
● Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
● Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U” — WINNER
Favourite male R&B artist
● Brent Faiyaz
● Givēon
● Lucky Daye
● The Weeknd
● Chris Brown — WINNER
Favourite female R&B artist
● Doja Cat
● Muni Long
● Summer Walker
● SZA
● Beyoncé — WINNER
Favorite R&B album
● Drake, Honestly, Nevermind
● Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), An Evening with SilkSonic
● Summer Walker, Still Over It
● The Weeknd, Dawn FM
● Beyoncé, Renaissance — WINNER
Favorite R&B song
● Beyoncé, “Break My Soul”
● Muni Long, “Hrs And Hrs”
● Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Smokin Out TheWindow”
● SZA, “I Hate U”
● Wizkid ft. Tems, “Essence” — WINNER
Favourite male Latin artist
● Farruko
● J Balvin
● Jhayco
● Rauw Alejandro
● Bad Bunny — WINNER
Favourite female Latin artist
● Becky G
● Kali Uchis
● Karol G
● Rosalía
● Anitta — WINNER
Favourite Latin duo or group
● Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
● Calibre 50
● Eslabon Armado
● Grupo Firme
● Yahritza Y Su Esencia — WINNER
Favorite Latin album
● Farruko, La 167
● J Balvin, Jose
● Rauw Alejandro, Vice Versa
● Rosalía, Motomami
● Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti — WINNER
Favourite Latin song
● Bad 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 artist
● Imagine Dragons
● Måneskin
● Red Hot Chili Peppers
● The Lumineers
● Machine Gun Kelly — WINNER
Favourite rock song
● Foo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”
● Imagine Dragons x JID, “Enemy”
● Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
● Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”
● Måneskin, “Beggin’” — WINNER
Favourite rock album
● Coldplay, Music of the Spheres
● Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1
● Machine Gun Kelly, mainstream sellout
● Red Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love
● Ghost, Impera — WINNER
Favourite inspirational artist
● Anne Wilson
● Katy Nichole
● Matthew West
● Phil Wickham
● for King & Country — WINNER
Favourite gospel artist
● CeCe Winans
● DOE
● E. Dewey Smith
● Maverick City Music
● Tamela Mann — WINNER
Favourite dance/electronic artist
● Diplo
● Swedish House Mafia
● The Chainsmokers
● Tiësto
● Marshmello — WINNER
Favourite soundtrack
● Encanto
● Sing 2
● Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4
● Top Gun: Maverick
● ELVIS — WINNER
Favourite Afrobeats artist
● Burna Boy
● CKay
● Fireboy DML
● Tems
● Wizkid — WINNER
Favourite K-pop artist
● Blackpink
● Seventeen
● Tomorrow X Together
● Twice
● BTS — WINNER
The show, currently produced by Dick Clark Productions, was created in 1973 for ABC by Dick Clark after the network lost the contract to air the Grammy Awards that year following the award show’s broadcast on CBS after its move to Tennessee.
For 49 years, the silver prisms have been awarded for outstanding achievements by American artists.
Before 2005, the nominations and subsequent winners of the show were selected by members of the music industry based on their commercial performance in regards to sales and airplay.
Since 2006, however, winners have been chosen in a more fan-focused manner, with the general public and fans voting for their favourite nominees via the AMA’s website.
As of 2010, they have broadened the nomination criteria to meet millennium and Gen Z standards by including social media activity and video viewing.
The first award show was held on February 19, 1974, at the Early Carroll Theatre. It was hosted by Roger Miller, Helen Reddy, and Smokey Robinson.
Funnily enough, while introducing Lionel Richie, who received the 2022 Icon Award, the award show’s inaugural host, Smokey Robinson, noted that fans often get the two of them confused, and Lionel confirmed that he and Robinson even signed autographs as each other for fans who had mistaken them for each other.
Talk about meeting your doppelganger, am I right?
Also, Kelly Rowland had to step up to collect Chris Brown’s award, amidst boos from the crowds, telling them to “chill out.”
This we suspect to be a reaction to Chris’ pleading guilty in 2009 to assaulting his then-girlfriend and everyone’s most beloved, Rihanna.
Don’t forget to let us know your thoughts. Are y’all feeling the new category? Do you think it’s time to let Chris off the hook, or should we keep punishing him?
Also check out the Glamorous 17th Instalment of the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 incase you missed it.
