The annual American Music Awards 2022 kicked off in a glittering ceremony on Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
With Wayne Brady as the host, the show began with Pink roller skating to the stage to perform her new single, Never Gonna Not Dance Again.
There were performances from Pink, Stevie Wonder, Charlie Puth, Ari Lennox, GloRilla, David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, Dove Cameron, Anitta, Lil Baby, Carrie Underwood, Imagine Dragons with J.I.D., Yola, Tems and Wizkid, while D-Nice served as the house DJ.
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’
Favourite Touring Artist
Bad Bunny
Coldplay (WINNER)
Ed Sheeran
Elton John
The Rolling Stones
Favourite 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)
Favourite Male Pop Artist
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles (WINNER)
The Weeknd
Favourite Female Pop Artist
Adele
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Favourite Pop Duo or Group
BTS (WINNER)
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
OneRepublic
Favourite 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’
Favourite 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’
Favourite Male Country Artist
Chris Stapleton
Cody Johnson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
Walker Hayes
Favourite Female Country Artist
Carrie Underwood
Lainey Wilson
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Favourite Country Duo or Group
Dan + Shay (WINNER)
Lady A
Old Dominion
Parmalee
Zac Brown Band
Favourite Country Album
Carrie Underwood ‘Denim & Rhinestones’
Luke Combs ‘Growin’ Up’
Cody Johnson ‘Human: The Double Album’
Taylor Swift ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ (WINNER)
Walker Hayes ‘Country Stuff: The Album’
Favourite 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’
Morgan Wallen ‘Wasted on You’ (WINNER)
Favourite Male Hip-Hop Artist
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
Lil Baby
Lil Durk
Favourite Female Hip-Hop Artist
Cardi B
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj (WINNER)
Favourite Hip-Hop Album
Future I NEVER LIKED YOU
Gunna DS4EVER
Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (WINNER)
Lil Durk 7220
Polo G Hall of Fame 2.0
Favourite 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’
Favourite Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown (WINNER)
GIVĒON
Lucky Daye
The Weeknd
Favourite Female R&B Artist
Beyoncé (WINNER)
Doja Cat
Muni Long
Summer Walker
Favourite R&B Album
Beyoncé ‘Renaissance’ (WINNER)
Drake ‘Honestly, Nevermind’
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) ‘An Evening with Silk Sonic’
Summer Walker ‘Still Over It’
The Weeknd ‘Dawn FM’
Favourite 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’
Favourite Male Latin Artist
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
Farruko
J Balvin
Jhayco
Rauw Alejandro
Favourite Female Latin Artist
Anitta (WINNER)
Becky G
Kali Uchis
KAROL G
ROSALÍA
Favourite Latin Duo or Group
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
Grupo Firme
Yahritza Y Su Esencia (WINNER)
Favourite Latin Album
Bad Bunny Un Verano Sin Ti (WINNER)
Farruko La 167
J Balvin JOSE
Rauw Alejandro Vice Versa
ROSALÍA MOTOMAMI
Favourite Latin Song
Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone ‘Me Porto Bonito’
Becky G x KAROL G ‘MAMIII’
KAROL G ‘PROVENZA’
Rauw Alejandro ‘Todo de Ti’
Sebastián Yatra ‘Dos Oruguitas’ (WINNER)
Favourite Rock Artist
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly (WINNER)
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Lumineers
Favourite Rock Song
Foo Fighters ‘Love Dies Young’
Imagine Dragons x JID ‘Enemy’
Kate Bush ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’
Måneskin ‘Beggin’’ (WINNER)
Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘Black Summer’
Favourite Rock Album
Coldplay ‘Music of the Spheres’
Ghost ‘Impera’ (WINNER)
Imagine Dragons ‘Mercury – Act 1’
Machine Gun Kelly ‘mainstream sellout’
Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘Unlimited Love’
Favourite Inspirational Artist
Anne Wilson
for KING & COUNTRY (WINNER)
Katy Nichole
Matthew West
Phil Wickham
Favourite Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans
DOE
E. Dewey Smith
Maverick City Music
Tamela Mann (WINNER)
Favourite Dance/Electronic Artist
Diplo
Marshmello (WINNER)
Swedish House Mafia
The Chainsmokers
Tiësto
Favourite Soundtrack
Elvis (WINNER)
Encanto
Sing 2
Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4
Top Gun: Maverick
Favourite Afrobeats Artist
Burna Boy
CKay
Fireboy DML
Tems
Wizkid (WINNER)
Favourite K-POP Artist (New)
BLACKPINK
BTS
SEVENTEEN
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TWICE