The 50th Annual American Music Awards (AMAs) were held yesterday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20, 2022.
The AMAs is an event put on to recognize and celebrate talented people around the globe, as well as the most popular musicians and music between September 24, 2021 to September 22, 2022. Wayne Brady hosted this year’s event, which aired live on ABC.
Nigerian decorated singer, Wizkid has set a new standard by winning two awards at this year 2022 American Music Awards. He won the first-ever award category “Favorite Afrobeat Artist” of the year, beating his compatriots which include Burna Boy, CKay, Tems, and Fireboy DML.
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Wizkid also added another award to his catalogue after beating Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Muni Long, SZA, Silk Sonic to win the “Favorite RnB Song with his mega hit “Essence” featuring Tems.
Nigerian Tems also won an American Music Award for “Favorite Hip Hop Song” with “Wait for You,” a song she was featured on by Future and Drake, being the first female artist to do so.
Other winners included Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Harry Styles, Chris Brown, Bad Bunny, BTS, Dua Lipa, among others, but the night belonged to Swift Taylor, who won all six categories in which she was nominated.
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The Macavity hitmaker, Swift Taylor won the top most award Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop Album, Favorite Female Pop, Favorite Country Album, Favorite Music Video, and Favorite Female Country Artist, bringing her career total to 40.
Other performers at the American Music Awards were Steve Wonder, Lil Baby, Chalie Puth, Dove Cameron, Bebe Rexha, Carrie Underwood, and Imagine Dragons.
Below is the full list of winners of American Music Awards 2022
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”
Favorite male pop artist
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles WINNER
The Weeknd
Favorite female pop artist
Adele
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Taylor Swift WINNER
Favorite pop duo or group
BTS WINNER
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
OneRepublic
Favorite pop album
Adele, “30”
Bad Bunny, “Un Verano Sin Ti”
Beyoncé, “Renaissance”
Harry Styles, “Harry’s House”
Taylor Swift, “Red (Taylor’s Version)” WINNER
The Weeknd, “Dawn FM”
Favorite R&B song
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” WINNER
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”
Harry Styles, “As It Was” WINNER
Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
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”
Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” WINNER
Favorite male country artist
Chris Stapleton
Cody Johnson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen WINNER
Walker Hayes
Favorite female country artist
Carrie Underwood
Lainey Wilson
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift WINNER
Favorite country group or duo
Dan & Shay WINNER
Lady A
Old Dominion
Parmalee
Zac Brown Band
Favorite male hip-hop artist
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar WINNER
Lil Baby
Lil Durk
Favorite female hip-hop artist
Cardi B
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj WINNER
Favorite hip-hop song
Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U” WINNER
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
Chris Brown WINNER
GIVĒON
Lucky Daye
The Weeknd
Favorite female R&B artist
Beyoncé WINNER
Doja Cat
Muni Long
Summer Walker
SZA
Favorite rock artist
Machine Gun Kelly WINNER
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Lumineers
Favorite rock song
Foo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”
Imagine Dragons x JID, “Enemy”h
Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
Måneskin, “Beggin'” WINNER
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”
Favorite male Latin artist
Bad Bunny WINNER
Farruko
J Balvin
Jhayco
Rauw Alejandro
Favorite female Latin artist
Anitta WINNER
Becky G
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rosalía
Favorite Afrobeats Artist
Burna Boy
CKay
Fireboy DML
TEMS
Wizkid WINNER
Favorite K-pop artist
BLACKPINK
BTS WINNER
Seventeen
Tomorrow X Together
Twice
Other award categories’ winners were not aired during last night’s live ABC award show.
Favorite dance/electronic artist: Marshmello
Favorite gospel artist: Tamela Mann
Favorite inspirational artist: for KING & COUNTRY
Favorite Latin duo or group: Yahritza Y Su Esencia
Favorite touring artist: Coldplay
Favorite rock album: Ghost “Impera”
Favorite soundtrack: “ELVIS”
Favorite country song: Morgan Wallen “Wasted On You”
Favorite Latin song: Sebastián Yatra “Dos Oruguitas”
Favorite country album: Taylor Swift “Red (Taylor’s Version)”
Favorite hip-hop album: Kendrick Lamar “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”
Favorite Latin album: Bad Bunny “Un Verano Sin Ti”
Favorite R&B album: Beyoncé “Renaissance”
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