HOLLYWOOD (CelebrityAccess) – The 2019 American Music Awards (AMA) broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday (Nov. 24), with all of the biggest stars in music in attendance.
Going into the evening, Post Malone was this year’s most-nominated artist with seven nods – he took home one award for Favorite Album – Rap/Hip Hop. Six-time nominee Billie Eilish won two awards including Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock and New Artist of the Year. Carrie Underwood and Dan + Shay also took home two awards each. Meanwhile, Lil Nas X, who had five nods, took home the award for Favorite Song – Rap/Hip Hop.
Performers included Lizzo, Shawn Mendes, Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Post Malone feat. Ozzy Osbourne, the Jonas Brothers, Green Day, Kesha feat. Big Freedia, Toni Braxton, Travis Scott and WATT, Christina Aguilera and A Great Big World, Thomas Rhett and Shania Twain. A handful of last night’s performances including Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now,” Lizzo’s “Jerome,” and Post Malone’s “Circles,” were presented in Dolby Atmos, an immersive surround sound audio format. The first-of-its-kind-live-in-venue experience was a collaboration between Dolby and dick clark productions (dcp).
But, without a doubt, the evening belonged to Artist of The Decade recipient Taylor Swift. In addition to winning five awards including Artist of the Year, Swift performed a much-anticipated medley of her early hits including “Shake It Off,” “Love Story,” “Blank Space,” and more.
The performance followed a very public dispute between Swift and her former label Big Machine Records, which played out online early last week. The singer initially accused label head Scooter Braun of blocking her from performing her pre-Lover era material, which is now owned by Big Machine, during the live TV event. The matter was reportedly later resolved.
Swift has now clocked a record-breaking total of 28 AMAs over the course of her career, officially beating out the late King of Pop Michael Jackson’s record of 24.
Check out the full list of winners below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Post Malone
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
Luke Combs, “Beautiful Crazy”
Dan + Shay, “Speechless” (WINNER)
Blake Shelton, “God’s Country”
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road” (WINNER)
Post Malone, “Wow.”
Travis Scott, “Sicko Mode”
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Meek Mill, “Championships”
Post Malone, “Hollywood’s Bleeding” (WINNER)
Travis Scott, “Astroworld”
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Billie Eilish (WINNER)
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Ella Mai
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, “Señorita” (WINNER)
Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
BTS (WINNER)
Ariana Grande
Elton John
P!nk
Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood (WINNER)
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Kane Brown, Experiment
Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay
Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty (WINNER)
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next
Taylor Swift, Lover (WINNER)
FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK
Halsey, “Without Me” (WINNER)
Jonas Brothers, “Sucker”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Panic! At The Disco, “High Hopes”
Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Billie Eilish (WINNER)
Imagine Dragons
Panic! at the Disco
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
Billie Eilish, “Bad Guy”
Ariana Grande, “7 Rings”
Halsey, “Without Me”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Taylor Swift, “You Need to Calm Down” (WINNER)
FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST
BTS (WINNER)
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Khalid (WINNER)
Post Malone
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
BTS (WINNER)
Jonas Brothers
Panic! At The Disco
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kane Brown (WINNER)
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Dan + Shay (WINNER)
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B (WINNER)
Drake
Post Malone
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Khalid
Bruno Mars (WINNER)
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé (WINNER)
Lizzo
Ella Mai
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown, Indigo
Khalid, Free Spirit (WINNER)
Ella Mai, Ella Mai
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Khalid, “Talk” (WINNER)
Lizzo, “Juice”
Ella Mai, “Trip”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Maroon 5
P!nk
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Bad Bunny
J Balvin (WINNER)
Ozuna
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle (WINNER)
For King & Country
MercyMe
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Avicii
Marshmello (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
A Star Is Born by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (WINNER)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
