The 2019 American Music Awards brought out the biggest stars in music! Taylor Swift took home the Artist of the Decade award and performed some of her biggest hits, including her early hits, after she was finally cleared to sing her early hits, which were recorded while under contract with her former record label, Big Machine Label Group. Leading the night’s awards categories was Post Malone, who earned the most nods with seven nominations, including artist of the year, collaboration of the year and favorite male artist – pop/pock. Following closely behind him were Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish, both earning six nods.
See the complete list of winners (in bold) and nominees below. ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Post Malone
Taylor Swift We're not crying, you're crying. Huge congratulations to @taylorswift13 for winning #AMAs Artist of the Year! 👏 pic.
twitter. com/A0OnN7hFJm — American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019 NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Ella Mai ⚡️ CAN YOU BELIEVE IT ⚡️ Congrats @billieeilish on your much deserved #AMAs New Artist of the Year win! #BillieOnAMAs pic. twitter.
com/75WQiKB9pO — American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019 COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, “Señorita”
Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)” CONGRATULATIONS to @ShawnMendes & @Camila_Cabello 🎉 your #AMAs Collaboration of the Year winners! pic. twitter.
com/CSW76xJpTF — American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019 TOUR OF THE YEAR
BTS
Ariana Grande
Elton John
P! nk
Ed Sheeran FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
Billie Eilish, “bad guy”
Ariana Grande, “7 rings”
Halsey, “Without Me”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Taylor Swift, “You Need to Calm Down” FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST
BTS
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Khalid
Post Malone FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift Check out PEOPLE’s full AMAs coverage to get the latest news on one of music’s biggest nights. A special thank you message from @BTS_twt to the ARMY for winning Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock!
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#AMAs pic. twitter. com/mkdFiMwmhI — American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019 FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
BTS
Jonas Brothers
Panic! At The Disco FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Ariana Grande, thank u, next
Taylor Swift, Lover ✨ Cheers to @taylorswift13, your #AMAs winner for Favorite Album – Pop/Rock! ✨ pic. twitter.
“com/PRuerTYeqb — American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019 FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK
Halsey, “Without Me”
Jonas Brothers, “Sucker”
Lil Nas X ft.”
Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Panic! At The Disco, “High Hopes”
Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)” . @halsey's "Without Me" is your #AMAs Favorite Song – Pop/Rock! pic.
twitter. com/MlnW7XKOek — American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019 FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Kane Brown, “Experiment”
Dan + Shay, “Dan + Shay”
Carrie Underwood, “Cry Pretty” The #AMAs winner for Favorite Album – Country is @carrieunderwood! pic. twitter.
com/fcEtAaHCLE — American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019 FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
Luke Combs, “Beautiful Crazy”
Dan + Shay, “Speechless”
Blake Shelton, “God’s Country” FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Meek Mill, Championships
Post Malone, Hollywood’s Bleeding
Travis Scott, Astroworld 🙌 A round of applause as @PostMalone takes home #AMAs Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop! pic. twitter. com/DAS8WFUaWg — American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019 FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Lil Nas X ft.
Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Post Malone, “Wow. ”
Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE” Your 2019 #AMAs winner for Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop is @LilNasX and @billyraycyrus! 💥 pic. twitter.
com/fDFHMOXhus — American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019 FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Khalid
Bruno Mars FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Lizzo
Ella Mai FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown, Indigo
Khalid, Free Spirit
Ella Mai, Ella Mai FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Khalid, “Talk”
Lizzo, “Juice”
Ella Mai, “Trip” FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Billie Eilish
Imagine Dragons
Panic! At The Disco Congratulations to our first winner of the night, @billieeilish! She's taking home #AMAs Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock. #BillieOnAMAs pic.
twitter. com/CSXnuXHooE — American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019 FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Maroon 5
P! nk
Taylor Swift FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle
for KING & COUNTRY
MercyMe FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Avicii
Marshmello
The Chainsmokers FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
A Star is Born by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The 2019 American Music Awards will be broadcast live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 8 p.
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