• The Weeknd At The 2020 American Music Awards

The Weeknd, joined by Kenny G, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Katy Perry, and more performed at the ceremony. 

Honoring the best in music! The 2020 American Music Awards went off without a hitch amid the coronavirus pandemic from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 22.

Winner Highlights of the “2020 American Music Awards:” 

• Taylor Swift led the pack winning the most coveted honor of the night, Artist of the Year, as well as honors for Favorite Music Video for her pop hit, “Cardigan” and Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist. In her remote acceptance speech from the studio, Swift revealed she is now re-recording her previous albums. 
• Justin Bieber earned three AMA wins for Favorite Male Pop/Rock Artist, Collaboration of the Year, and Favorite Country Song, the latter two for his team up with Dan+Shay for their song “10,000 Hours.” 
• The Weeknd took home three honors for Favorite Male Soul/R&B Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Album, and Favorite Soul/R&B Song. 
• BTS won two trophies for Favorite Social Artist and Favorite Pop Group. 
• Nicki Minaj won two AMAs for Favorite Female Rap Artist and Favorite Latin Song for her hit collaboration, “Tusa,” with Colombian reggaeton artist KAROL G. 
• Doja Cat walked away with two wins for Favorite New Artist and Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist. 
• Winning in two of the four newly expanded Latin categories, reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny took AMAs for Favorite Male Latin Artist and Favorite Latin Album. 
• Becky G. gave an inspiring acceptance speech for her Favorite Female Latin Artist win, honoring Latin artists and others who inspired her to follow her dreams.

Presenters throughout the evening included: Anthony Anderson, Cara Delevingne, Christian Serratos, Ciara, David Dobrik, Derek Hough, G-Eazy, Kristen Cavallari, Laverne Cox, Megan Fox, Paris Hilton, and Tayshia Adams.

See the full list of winners below: 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

Justin Bieber 
Post Malone 
Roddy Ricch 
Taylor Swift -- WINNER 
The Weeknd 

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

Lewis Capaldi 
Doja Cat -- WINNER 
DaBaby 
Lil Baby 
Roddy Ricch 
Megan Thee Stallion

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR 

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP” 
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar” 
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours” -- WINNER 
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me” 
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, “Savage Remix” 

FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST 
 

BTS -- WINNER 
Billie Eilish 
EXO 
Ariana Grande 
NCT 127

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO 

Doja Cat, “Say So” 
Future ft. Drake, “Life Is Good” 
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me” 
Taylor Swift, “cardigan” -- WINNER 
The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK 
 

Justin Bieber -- WINNER 
Post Malone 
The Weeknd 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK 

Dua Lipa 
Lady Gaga 
Taylor Swift -- WINNER

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK 
 

BTS -- WINNER 
Jonas Brothers 
Maroon 5 

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK 

Harry Styles, Fine Line -- WINNER 

Taylor Swift, folklore 
The Weeknd, After Hours 

FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK 

Lewis Capaldi, “Someone You Loved” 
Dua Lipa, “Don’t Start Now” -- WINNER 
Post Malone, “Circles” 
Roddy Ricch, “The Box” 
The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY 

Kane Brown -- WINNER 

Luke Combs 
Morgan Wallen 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY 

Gabby Barrett 
Miranda Lambert 
Maren Morris -- WINNER 

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY 
 

Dan + Shay -- WINNER 
Florida Georgia Line 
Old Dominion 

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY 

Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get 
Blake Shelton, Fully Loaded: God’s Country -- WINNER 
Morgan Wallen, If I Know Me 

FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY 
 

Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours” -- WINNER 
Maren Morris, “The Bones” 
Blake Shelton (Duet with Gwen Stefani), “Nobody But You” 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP 

DaBaby 
Juice WRLD -- WINNER 
Roddy Ricch 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP 

Cardi B 
Nicki Minaj -- WINNER 
Megan Thee Stallion 

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP 

Lil Baby, My Turn 
Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake 
Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial -- WINNER 

FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP 
 

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP” -- WINNER 
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar” 
Roddy Ricch, “The Box” 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Chris Brown 
John Legend 
The Weeknd -- WINNER 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B 

Jhene Aiko 
Doja Cat -- WINNER 
Summer Walker 

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

Doja Cat, Hot Pink 
Summer Walker, Over It 
The Weeknd, After Hours -- WINNER 

FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B 

Chris Brown ft. Drake, "No Guidance" 
Summer Walker, "Playing Games" 
The Weeknd, "Heartless" -- WINNER 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – LATIN 

Bad Bunny -- WINNER 
J Balvin 
Ozuna 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – LATIN 

Becky G -- WINNER 
KAROL G 
Rosalía 

FAVORITE ALBUM – LATIN 

Anuel AA, Emmanuel 
Bad Bunny, Las que no iban a salir 
Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG -- WINNER 

FAVORITE SONG – LATIN 

Bad Bunny “Vete” 
Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)” 
KAROL G & Nicki Minaj “Tusa” -- WINNER 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK 

Billie Eilish 
Tame Impala 
twenty one pilots -- WINNER 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY 

Lewis Capaldi 
Jonas Brothers -- WINNER 
Maroon 5 

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL 

Lauren Daigle -- WINNER 
for KING & COUNTRY 
Kanye West 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM) 

Kygo 
Lady Gaga -- WINNER 
Marshmello 

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK 

Birds of Prey: The Album -- WINNER 
Frozen II 
Trolls: World Tour