American Music Awards 2022: Complete Winners List; Bad Bunny Wins Two

All the winners at American Music Awards 2022

The American Music Awards 2022 aired recently from the Los Angeles-based Microsoft Theater. Wayne Brady hosted the event and Taylor Swift emerged as the winner with six nominations.

Bad Bunny was a recipient of eight nominations and managed to win two. The rest of the recipients were Beyonce, Drake, and Swift, and they were followed by The Weeknd, Adele and Harry Styles. The event also introduced new categories like favorite afrobeat artists, K-pop Artists, rock songs, and rock albums. The types of favorite touring artists and soundtracks have been included again.

Lionel Richie emerged victorious with 17 AMA trophies throughout his career and will get an Icon Award. Steveie Wonder, Charlie Puth, and Ari Lennox will perform a few songs from Richie’s catalog, and Pink will pay tribute to Olivia Newton-John, who passed away from breast cancer in August.

Others who performed during the event include Anitta, Bebe Rexha, David Guetta, Dove Cameron, GloRilla, Lil Baby, Carrie Underwood, Imagine Dragons, J.I.D., Yola and DJ D-Nice. Here is the entire list of winners –

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”

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FAVORITE TOURING ARTIST

Bad Bunny

Coldplay (WINNER)

Ed Sheeran

Elton John

The Rolling Stones

 

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 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 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 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 DUO OR GROUP

Dan + Shay (WINNER)

Lady A

Old Dominion

Parmalee

Zac Brown Band

 

FAVORITE 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”

 

FAVORITE 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”

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Morgan Wallen “Wasted on You” (WINNER)

 

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 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”

 

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 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”

 

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”

 

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 LATIN DUO OR GROUP

Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Calibre 50

Eslabon Armado

Grupo Firme

Yahritza Y Su Esencia (WINNER)

 

FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM

Bad Bunny “Un Verano Sin Ti” (WINNER)

Farruko “La 167”

J Balvin “JOSE”

Rauw Alejandro “Vice Versa”

ROSALÍA “Motomami”

 

FAVORITE LATIN SONG

Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone “Me Porto Bonito”

Becky G x Karol G “MAMIII”

Karol G “PROVENZA”

Rauw Alejandro “Todo de Ti”

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Sebastián Yatra “Dos Oruguitas” (WINNER)

 

FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST

Imagine Dragons

Machine Gun Kelly (WINNER)

Måneskin

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Lumineers

 

FAVORITE 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”

 

FAVORITE 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”

 

FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST

Anne Wilson

for KING & COUNTRY (WINNER)

Katy Nichole

Matthew West

Phil Wickham

 

FAVORITE GOSPEL ARTIST

CeCe Winans

DOE

  1. Dewey Smith

Maverick City Music

Tamela Mann (WINNER)

 

FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST

Diplo

Marshmello (WINNER)

Swedish House Mafia

The Chainsmokers

Tiësto

 

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK

“Elvis” (WINNER)

“Encanto”

“Sing 2”

“Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

 

FAVORITE AFROBEATS ARTIST

Burna Boy

CKay

Fireboy DML

Tems

Wizkid (WINNER)

 

FAVORITE K-POP ARTIST

Blackpink

BTS

Seventeen

Tomorrow X Together

Twice

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