The 2019 American Music Awards were presented on Sunday night, November 24, during a ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles hosted by AMA-nominated R&B artist Ciara and broadcast live on ABC. So who won at this 47th annual event? Scroll down to see the complete winners in all 29 categories ranging from Artist of the Year to Favorite Soundtrack Album.
Post Malone entered this event with a leading seven nominations including Artist of the Year, followed by Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish with six apiece and Taylor Swift with five. Joining Malone, Grande and Swift in the Artist of the Year race were Drake and Halsey. Winners were decided by music fans voting online, so the key to victory was to have the biggest and most passionate fan base, just like at other audience-decided events like the MTV Video Music Awards.
Swift came into these awards already a guaranteed winner, though. She was given the honorary Artist of the Decade prize, and it’s easy to see why given her track record at these kudos. She had already won Artist of the Year four times before (2009, 2011, 2013, 2018), more than any other artist in the history of the awards. She had also accumulated a total of 23 AMAs, more than any other female artist in history, so all she needed to do tonight was win two of her five competitive noms to set a new record as the single most awarded artist off all time, surpassing 24-time champ Michael Jackson.
Swift also performed during the telecast to celebrate her Artist of the Decade achievement. Other performers who took the stage included aforementioned nominees Eilish, Halsey and Malone, as well as Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, Shania Twain, Jonas Brothers, Dua Lipa and more. So who were the big winners on Sunday night? Find out below, then sound off in our comments or join the music discussion taking place 24/7 in our forums.
Artist of the Decade
X — Taylor Swift
Artist of the Year
X — Taylor Swift
Drake
Post Malone
Ariana Grande
Halsey
New Artist of the Year
Luke Combs
X — Billie Eilish
Lizzo
Ella Mai
Lil Nas X
Collaboration of the Year
“Happier” — Marshmello and Bastille
“Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
X — “Senorita” — Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
“Sunflower” — Post Malone and Swae Lee
Tour of the Year
Ariana Grande
X — BTS
Ed Sheeran
Elton John
Pink
Favorite Music Video
“Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish
“Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
“7 Rings” — Ariana Grande
“Without Me” — Halsey
X — “You Need to Calm Down” — Taylor Swift
Favorite Social Artist
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
X — BTS
EXO
Shawn Mendes
POP/ROCK
Favorite Female Artist (Pop/Rock)
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
X — Taylor Swift
Favorite Male Artist (Pop/Rock)
Drake
X — Khalid
Post Malone
Favorite Duo or Group (Pop/Rock)
X — BTS
Jonas Brothers
Panic! at the Disco
Favorite Album (Pop/Rock)
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” — Billie Eilish
“Thank U, Next” — Ariana Grande
X — “Lover” — Taylor Swift
Favorite Song (Pop/Rock)
X — “Without Me” — Halsey
“Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
“Sucker” — Jonas Brothers
“High Hopes” — Panic! At The Disco
“Sunflower” — Post Malone featuring Swae Lee
COUNTRY
Favorite Female Artist (Country)
X — Carrie Underwood
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Favorite Male Artist (Country)
X — Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Favorite Duo or Group (Country)
X — Dan and Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Favorite Album (Country)
X — “Cry Pretty” — Carrie Underwood
“Dan and Shay” — Dan and Shay
“Experiment” — Kane Brown
Favorite Song (Country)
“Beautiful Crazy” — Luke Combs
“God’s Country” — Blake Shelton
X — “Speechless” — Dan and Shay
RAP/HIP-HOP
Favorite Artist (Rap/Hip-Hop)
X — Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone
Favorite Album (Rap/Hip-Hop)
“Astroworld” — Travis Scott
“Championships” — Meek Mill
X — “Hollywood’s Bleeding” — Post Malone
Favorite Song (Rap/Hip-Hop)
X — “Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
“Wow” — Post Malone
“Sicko Mode” — Travis Scott
SOUL/R&B
Favorite Female Artist (Soul/R&B)
X — Beyonce
Lizzo
Ella Mai
Favorite Male Artist (Soul/R&B)
Chris Brown
Khalid
X — Bruno Mars
Favorite Album (Soul/R&B)
“Ella Mai” — Ella Mai
X — “Free Spirit” — Khalid
“Indigo” — Chris Brown
Favorite Song (Soul/R&B)
“Juice” — Lizzo
X — “Talk” — Khalid
“Trip” — Ella Mai
OTHER GENRES
Favorite Artist (Adult Contemporary)
Maroon 5
Pink
X — Taylor Swift
Favorite Artist (Alternative Rock)
X — Billie Eilish
Imagine Dragons
Panic! at the Disco
Favorite Artist (Contemporary Inspirational)
For King and Country
X — Lauren Daigle
MercyMe
Favorite Artist (EDM)
Avicii
The Chainsmokers
X — Marshmello
Favorite Artist (Latin)
Bad Bunny
X — J Balvin
Ozuna
Favorite Soundtrack
X — “Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
“A Star is Born”
