Na podelitvi nagrad American Music Awards s sedmimi kipci slavila Billie Eilish

Janet Jackson je prejela nagrado ikona, Roda Stewarta so nagradili za življenjske dosežke, Zaca Browna pa so počastili z nagrado glas veteranov. Največ nominacij, kar 10, si je prislužil Kendrick Lamar, z osmimi mu je sledil Post Malone, po sedem pa so jih dobili Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan in Shaboozey. 

Med nominiranci so bili še Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA in Taylor Swift. Kot velika zmagovalka je na koncu večera slavila Billie Eilish, ki je zmagala v kategorijah glasbenica leta, pesem leta in album leta. Pevka se podelitve ni udeležila, za nagrade pa se je zahvalila v videoposnetku, ki so ga predvajali na slovesnosti.

Novinka leta je postala Gracie Abrams, Eminem je Kendricka Lamarja premagal v kategorijah najboljšega moškega izvajalca hiphopa in za najljubši hiphop album. Beyoncé je slavila z najljubšim country albumom in kot country izvajalka, Post Malone pa je postal najljubši country izvajalec. SZA je domov odnesla kipca za najljubšo R&B izvajalko in najljubšo R&B pesem.

Poleg Lopez so med prireditvijo zbrane s svojimi točkami zabavali še Janet Jackson, Rod Stewart, Benson Boone, Gwen Stefani, Reneé Rapp, Blake Shelton in nekateri drugi.

SEZNAM NAGRAJENCEV PO KATEGORIJAH

Izvajalec leta:
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish 
Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

Novinec leta:
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams 
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Tommy Richman

Album leta:
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Charli XCX – Brat
Gracie Abrams – The Secret of Us
Future & Metro Boomin – We Don't Trust You
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Post Malone – F-1 Trillion
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n' Sweet
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department

Pesem leta:
Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
Billie Eilish – Birds Of A Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Hozier – Too Sweet
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile
Post Malone & Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Teddy Swims – Lose Control

Glasbeno sodelovanje leta:
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile'
Marshmello & Kane Brown – Miles On It
Post Malone & Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight

Pesem družbenih omrežij:
Chappell Roan – Hot To Go!
Djo – End Of Beginning
Doechii – Anxiety'
Lola Young – Messy
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Tommy Richman – Million Dollar Baby

Najljubši glasbenik na turneji:
Billie Eilish 
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

Najljubši glasbeni video leta:
Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
Karol G – Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile'
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Najljubši pop izvajalec:
Benson Boone
Bruno Mars 
Hozier
Teddy Swims
The Weeknd

Najljubša izvajalka leta:
Billie Eilish 
Chappell Roan
Lady Gaga
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift

Najljubši pop album:
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Charli XCX – Brat
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n' Sweet
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department

Najljubša pop pesem:
Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
Billie Eilish – Birds Of A Feather'
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Teddy Swims – Lose Control

Najljubši country izvajalec:
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone 
Shaboozey

Najljubša country izvajalka:
Beyoncé 
Ella Langley
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney

Najljubši country duet ali skupina:
Dan + Shay 
Old Dominion
Parmalee
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band

Najljubši country album:
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken
Megan Moroney – Am I Okay?
Post Malone – F-1 Trillion
Shaboozey – Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going

Najljubša country pesem:
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph – High Road
Luke Combs – Ain't No Love In Oklahoma
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Najljubši hiphop izvajalec:
Drake
Eminem 
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Tyler, The Creator

Najljubša hiphop izvajalka:
Doechii
Glorilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion 
Sexyy Red

Najljubši hiphop album:
Eminem – The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Future & Metro Boomin – We Don't Trust You
Gunna – One of Wun
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia

Najljubša hiphop pesem:
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – Like That
Glorilla – TGIF
Glorilla & Sexyy Red – Whatchu Kno About Me
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us'
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther

Najljubši R&B izvajalec:
Bryson Tiller
Chris Brown
Partynextdoor
The Weeknd 
Usher

Najljubša R&B izvajalka:
Kehlani
Muni Long
Summer Walker
SZA 
Tyla

Najljubši R&B album:
Bryson Tiller – Bryson Tiller
Partynextdoor – Partynextdoor 4 (P4)
Partynextdoor & Drake – $ome $exy $ongs 4 U
SZA – SOS Deluxe: Lana
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

Najljubša R&B pesem:
Chris Brown – Residuals
Muni Long – Made For Me
SZA – Saturn
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti – Timeless
Tommy Richman – Million Dollar Baby

Najljubši latino izvajalec:
Bad Bunny 
Feid
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P

Najljubša latino izvajalka:
Becky G 
Karol G
Natti Natasha
Shakira
Young Miko

Najljubši latino duet ali skupina:
Calibre 50
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Firme
Grupo Frontera
Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda 

Najljubši latino album:
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Fuerza Regida – Dolido Pero No Arrepentido
Peso Pluma – Éxodo
Rauw Alejandro – Cosa Nuestra
Tito Double P – Incómodo

Najljubša latino pesem:
Bad Bunny – Dtmf
Floyymenor X Cris Mj – Gata Only
Karol G – Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido
Oscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida – Tu Boda
Shakira – Soltera

Najljubši rock izvajalec:
Hozier
Linkin Park
Pearl Jam
Twenty One Pilots 
Zach Bryan

Najljubši rock album:
Hozier – Unreal Unearth: Unending
Koe Wetzel – 9 Lives
The Marías – Submarine
Twenty One Pilots – Clancy
Zach Bryan – The Great American Bar Scene

Najljubša rock pesem:
Green Day – Dilemma
Hozier – Too Sweet
Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine
Myles Smith – Stargazing
Zach Bryan – Pink Skies

Najljubši dance/electronic izvajalec:
Charli XCX
David Guetta
John Summit
Lady Gaga 
Marshmello

Najljubša filmska glasba:
Arcane League Of Legends: Season 2 
Hazbin Hotel (Original Soundtrack)
Moana 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Twisters: The Album
Wicked: The Soundtrack

Najljubši afrobeats izvajalec:
Asake
Rema
Tems
Tyla 
Wizkid

Najljubši K-Pop izvajalec:
Ateez
Jimin
RM 
Rosé
Stray Kids