The American Music Awards 2022 were like a sight for sore eyes for all the music lovers out there. This year, the award show took place on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The 50th Annual American Music Awards were hosted by the Whose Line Is It Anyway? star Wayne Brady. Keep scrolling further to know whether your favorite celebrity took the prestigious award home or not.
Here’s everything you need to know about American Music Awards 2022
For those of you who are unversed, let us tell you, this year, the American Music Awards were held on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The award show aired live on ABC.
You will be able to stream the American Music Awards 2022 on the streaming platform Hulu a day later. The five-time Emmy Award winner Wayne Brady served as the host of the star-studded event.
Who was the big winner at American Music Awards 2022?
Ladies and gentlemen, Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night. The Snow On The Beach crooner took home a total of six awards including Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop Album and Favorite Country Album for Red (Taylor’s Version), Favorite Music Video for All Too Well (Taylor’s Version), Favorite Female Pop Artist, and last but not the least Favorite Female Country Artist.
While accepting the award for Artist of the Year, the 32-year-old pop star revealed that dropping music frequently keeps her happy and she offered a token of thanks to her fans all over the world for their constant love and support.
In her award acceptance speech, the Midnight Rain singer said, “You know 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.”
Swift went on to say, “You encouraged me, and so, I found that the more music I made and the more music that I put out, the happier I was, the more I kept that channel open and just kept creating, kept making things. And the more that happened, the more you guys were like yay, keep doing it, and the happier I was, so I have the fans to thank, essentially, for my happiness, and I love you more than I can say.”
Taylor concluded her speech by saying, “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.”
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Dove Cameron bagged the award for New Artist of the Year, and she dedicated it to the Queer community. Harry Styles nabbed the trophies for Favorite Male Pop Artist as well as Favorite Pop Song for As It Was.
Machine Gun Kelly scooped the award for Favorite Rock Artist. He attended the award show in a very sharp and spiky outfit. Brazilian singer Anitta was presented with the award for Favorite Female Latin Artist. Morgan Wallen won the award for Favorite Male Country Artist.
During the star-studded award show, the Just Give Me a Reason hitmaker P!nk paid a special tribute to the late Grease star Olivia Newton-John who passed away earlier this year in August. She sang the classic Grease ballad Hopelessly Devoted to You at the award show, which moved the crowd as well.
Along with her, Carrie Underwood, Imagine Dragons, Bebe Rexha, and GloRilla also performed at American Music Awards 2022. One of the most beautiful moments of the entire award show was the heartfelt tribute to the iconic singer-songwriter, Lionel Richie. He was honored with the Icon Award at the show.
The That’s What Friends Are For singer Stevie Wonder and the See You Again crooner Charlie Puth who is a Lionel devotee belted out some hit songs of the legendary musician like Hello, Say You, Say Me, All Night Long, and Easy.
Scroll down to see the full list of the winners of the American Music Awards 2022
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Adele
- Bad Bunny
- Beyoncé
- Drake
- Harry Styles
- WINNER: Taylor Swift
- The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Dove Cameron
- 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”
- WINNER: Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart — PNAU Remix”
- Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait for U”
- Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
- The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
FAVORITE TOURING ARTIST
- Bad Bunny
- WINNER: Coldplay
- Ed Sheeran
- Elton John
- The Rolling Stones
FAVORITE 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”
- WINNER: Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)”
FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST
- Bad Bunny
- Drake
- Ed Sheeran
- WINNER: Harry Styles
- The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST
- Adele
- Beyoncé
- Doja Cat
- Lizzo
- WINNER: Taylor Swift
FAVORITE POP DUO OR GROUP
- WINNER: BTS
- Coldplay
- Imagine Dragons
- Måneskin
- OneRepublic
FAVORITE POP ALBUM
- Adele, 30
- Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti
- Beyoncé, Renaissance
- Harry Styles, Harry’s House
- WINNER: Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version)
- The Weeknd, Dawn FM
FAVORITE 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”
- WINNER: Harry Styles, “As It Was”
- Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
- The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
- Chris Stapleton
- Cody Johnson
- Luke Combs
- WINNER: Morgan Wallen
- Walker Hayes
FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
- Carrie Underwood
- Lainey Wilson
- Maren Morris
- Miranda Lambert
- WINNER: Taylor Swift
FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP
- WINNER: Dan + Shay
- Lady A
- Old Dominion
- Parmalee
- Zac Brown Band
FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM
- Carrie Underwood, Denim & Rhinestones
- Luke Combs, Growin’ Up
- Cody Johnson, Human: The Double Album
- WINNER: Taylor Swift: Red (Taylor’s Version)
- Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album
FAVORITE 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”
- WINNER: Morgan Wallen, “Wasted on You”
FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
- Drake
- Future
- WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
- Lil Baby
- Lil Durk
FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
- Cardi B
- GloRilla
- Latto
- Megan Thee Stallion
- WINNER: Nicki Minaj
FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM
- Future, I Never Liked You
- Gunna, DS4EVER
- WINNER: Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
- Lil Durk, 7220
- Polo G, Hall of Fame 2.0
FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG
- WINNER: Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait for U”
- Jack Harlow, “First Class”
- Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”
- Latto, “Big Energy”
- Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST
- Brent Faiyaz
- WINNER: Chris Brown
- GIVĒON
- Lucky Daye
- The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST
- WINNER: Beyoncé
- Doja Cat
- Muni Long
- Summer Walker
- SZA
FAVORITE R&B ALBUM
- WINNER: Beyoncé, Renaissance
- Drake, Honestly, Nevermind
- Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), An Evening With Silk Sonic
- Summer Walker, Still Over It
- The Weeknd, Dawn FM
FAVORITE R&B SONG
- WINNER: Beyoncé, “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”
FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST
- WINNER: Bad Bunny
- Farruko
- J Balvin
- Jhayco
- Rauw Alejandro
FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST
- WINNER: Anitta
- Becky G
- Kali Uchis
- Karol G
- ROSALÍA
FAVORITE LATIN DUO OR GROUP
- Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
- Calibre 50
- Eslabon Armado
- Grupo Firme
- WINNER: Yahritza Y Su Esencia
FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM
- WINNER: Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti
- Farruko, La 167
- J Balvin, Jose
- Rauw Alejandro, Vice Versa
- ROSALÍA, Motomami
FAVORITE LATIN SONG
- Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”
- Becky G x Karol G, “Mamii”
- Karol G, “Provenza”
- Rauw Alejandro, “Todo de Ti”
- WINNER: Sebastián Yatra, “Dos Oruguitas”
FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST
- Imagine Dragons
- WINNER: Machine Gun Kelly
- Måneskin
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- The Lumineers
FAVORITE ROCK SONG **New**
- Foo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”
- Imagine Dragons x JID, “Enemy”
- Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
- WINNER: Måneskin, “Beggin'”
- Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”
FAVORITE ROCK ALBUM **New**
- Coldplay, Music of the Spheres
- WINNER: Ghost, Impera
- Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1
- Machine Gun Kelly, Mainstream Sellout
- Red Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love
FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST
- Anne Wilson
- WINNER: For King & Country
- Katy Nichole
- Matthew West
- Phil Wickham
FAVORITE GOSPEL ARTIST
- CeCe Winans
- Doe
- E. Dewey Smith
- Maverick City Music
- WINNER: Tamela Mann
FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
- Diplo
- WINNER: Marshmello
- Swedish House Mafia
- The Chainsmokers
- Tiësto
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
- WINNER: Elvis
- Encanto
- Sing 2
- Stranger Things season 4
- Top Gun: Maverick
FAVORITE AFROBEATS ARTIST **New**
- Burna Boy
- CKay
- Fireboy DML
- Tems
- WINNER: Wizkid
FAVORITE K-POP ARTIST **New**
- Blackpink
- WINNER: BTS
- Seventeen
- Tomorrow x Together
- Twice
We send our heartiest congrats to all the winners of the American Music Awards 2022. What was your favorite moment of AMAs 2022? Kindly let us know in the comments section below. Don’t forget to stay tuned with us for the latest updates from the world of showbiz.
