Last night’s American Music Awards hosted by Ciara were in full swing with star-studded performances and record-breaking wins! Find out how Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Toni Braxton and Shania Twain lived their best lives and had some of the night’s best moments!
Ciara gave us her classic “1, 2 Step” last night during the show’s opener that had us body rollin’ in front of our TVs. If that wasn’t enough to get us off the couch, a surprise rap feature by Lala Anthony certainly was!
Seventeen-year-old Billie Eilish blew us away as she racked up her first-ever AMA awards—including Best New Artist and Favorite Alternative Artist. It was only right that she set the stage on fire (quite literally) with an epic performance—proving she’s talented well beyond her years.
Toni Braxton, donned in an angelic all-white gown and heavenly set to match, serenaded us with a sultry rendition of “Unbreak My Heart” to celebrate 25 years since her first AMA performance and win.
Per usual, Post Malone lived his best awards show life and snagged Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album for “Hollywood’s Bleeding.” He would later leave his “beverage” just long enough to take the stage with an epic peformance with Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott for “Take What You Want.”
Before presented with the Artist of the Decade (one of six awards of the night) by legendary Carole King, Taylor Swift served up her discography with dance hits like “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “Blank Space” and “Shake It Off.” Joined on stage by Halsey, Camila Cabello and Misty Copeland, Taylor brought the ultimate girl power to the stage and showed us why she’s the most awarded artist with an all-time total of 29 AMAs—shattering Michael Jackson’s previous record of 24 wins.
Shania Twain made a sizzlin’ return to the AMAs after a 16-year-old hiatus with a hiphop/pop medley to start, before closing the show with classics like “Don’t Impress Me Much” and “Man! I Feel Like A Woman.”
What did you think of last night’s American Music Awards? See below for the full list of winners, and tune in to Dish Nation for a full recap!
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Post Malone
Taylor Swift — WINNER
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Billie Eilish — WINNER
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Ella Mai
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” — WINNER
Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
BTS — WINNER
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” — WINNER
FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST
BTS — WINNER
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Khalid — WINNER
Post Malone
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift — WINNER
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
BTS — WINNER
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 — WINNER
FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK
Halsey, “Without Me” — WINNER
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)”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kane Brown — WINNER
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood — WINNER
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Dan + Shay — WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Kane Brown, Experiment
Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay
Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty — WINNER
FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
Luke Combs, “Beautiful Crazy”
Dan + Shay, “Speechless” — WINNER
Blake Shelton, “God’s Country”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B — WINNER
Drake
Post Malone
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Meek Mill, “Championships”
Post Malone, “Hollywood’s Bleeding” — WINNER
Travis Scott, “Astroworld”
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road” — WINNER
Post Malone, “Wow.”
Travis Scott, “Sicko Mode”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Khalid
Bruno Mars — WINNER
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé — WINNER
Lizzo
Ella Mai
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown, Indigo
Khalid, Free Spirit — WINNER
Ella Mai, Ella Mai
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Khalid, “Talk” — WINNER
Lizzo, “Juice”
Ella Mai, “Trip”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Billie Eilish — WINNER
Imagine Dragons
Panic! at the Disco
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Maroon 5
P!nk
Taylor Swift — WINNER
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Bad Bunny
J Balvin — WINNER
Ozuna
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle — WINNER
For King & Country
MercyMe
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Avicii
Marshmello — WINNER
The Chainsmokers
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
A Star Is Born by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen — WINNER
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse