American Music Awards 2019 complete winners list: Taylor Swift bags Artist of the Decade
The 2019 American Music Awards brought out and honored the biggest artists in the music industry.
The award ceremony was hosted live by Ciara from Los Angeles and featured iconic performances by Shania Twain who returned to the AMAs stage 16 years after her last performance, Toni Braxton who returned 25 years after her first AMA win.
Taylor Swift also gave an epic performance as she took home the Artist of the Decade award. She won five awards and became the artist with the most AMA wins ever. There were performances by the Jonas Brothers, Halsey, Billie Eilish, Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendez, Post Malone, Travis Scott, and legendary former Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne.
Billie Eilish took home two awards including New Artist of the Year and BTS took home an early award for Tour of the Year. See the list of the full winners below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Post Malone
Taylor Swift — Winner
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Ella Mai
Billie Eilish — Winner
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, 'Shallow'
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, 'Old Town Road'
Marshmello & Bastille, 'Happier'
Post Malone & Swae Lee, 'Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)'
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, 'Señorita' — Winner
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Elton John
P!nk
Ed Sheeran
BTS — Winner
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
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
BTS — Winner
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Post Malone
Khalid — Winner
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift — Winner
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Jonas Brothers
Panic! At The Disco
BTS — Winner
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
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, 'Without Me' — Winner
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Kane Brown — Winner
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood — Winner
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Dan + Shay — Winner
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Kane Brown, Experiment
Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay
Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty — Winner
FAVORITE SONG - COUNTRY
Luke Combs, 'Beautiful Crazy'
Blake Shelton, 'God’s Country'
Dan + Shay, 'Speechless' — Winner
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Post Malone
Cardi B — Winner
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Meek Mill, 'Championships'
Travis Scott, 'Astroworld'
Post Malone, 'Hollywood’s Bleeding' — Winner
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Post Malone, 'Wow.'
Travis Scott, 'Sicko Mode'
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, 'Old Town Road' — Winner
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Khalid
Bruno Mars — Winner
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Lizzo
Ella Mai
Beyoncé — Winner
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown, Indigo
Ella Mai, Ella Mai
Khalid, Free Spirit — Winner
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Lizzo, 'Juice'
Ella Mai, 'Trip'
Khalid, 'Talk' — Winner
FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Imagine Dragons
Panic! at the Disco
Billie Eilish — Winner
FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Maroon 5
P!nk
Taylor Swift — Winner
FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
Bad Bunny
Ozuna
J Balvin — Winner
FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
For King & Country
MercyMe
Lauren Daigle — Winner
FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Avicii
The Chainsmokers
Marshmello — Winner
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
A Star Is Born by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen — Winner