For the star-studded night, Taylor Swift made her grand return to the AMAs stage for the first time since 2014 as the show’s opener, Tracee Ellis Ross made a memorable performance of old and new hits, Cardi B won the first award for Favorite Artist in the Rap/Hip-Hop genre. Taylor Swift broke the record for most wins by a female artist and XXXTentacions‘ mother made an emotional speech as she received the award for the Favourite Album, Soul/R&B on behalf of her late son.
See the complete list of winners below:
#1. Artist of the year
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Winner: Taylor Swift
#2. Favourite new artist of the year
Winner: Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Khalid
Dua Lipa
XXXTentacion
#3. Favourite collaboration of the year
Winner: “Havanna,” Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
“Finesse,” Bruno Mars & Cardi B
“Rockstar,” Post Malone ft. 21 Savage
“Meant to Be,” Beba Rhexha and Florida Georgia Line
“The Middle,” Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
#4. Favourite female artist, pop/rock
Camilla Cabello
Cardi B
Winner: Taylor Swift
#5. Favourite male artist, pop/rock
Drake
Winner: Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
#6. Favourite duo or group, pop/rock
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Winner: Migos
#7. Favourite songs, pop/rock
Winner: “Havanna,” Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
“God’s Plan,” by Drake
“Perfect,” by Ed Sheeran
#8. Favourite album, pop/rock album
Scorpion, Drake
÷, Ed Sheeran
Winner: Reputation, Taylor Swift
#9. Favourite male artist, country
Winner: Kane Brown
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
#10. Favourite album, country
Winner: Kane Brown, Kane Brown
This Ones’s for You, Luke Combs
Life Changes, Thomas Rhett
#11. Favourite song, country
Winner: “Heaven,” Kane Brown
“Tequila,” Dan + Shay
“Meant to Be,” Beba Rhexha and Florida Georgia Line
#12. Favourite female artist, country
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Winner: Carrie Underwood
#13. Favourite duo/group, country
Dan + Shay
Winner: Florida Georgia Line
Lanco
#14. Favourite artist, rap/hip-hop
Winner: Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone
#15. Favourite male artist, soul/r&b
Winner: Khalid
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
