American Music Awards of 2019

The 47th Annual American Music Awards were held on November 24, 2019 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, recognizing the most popular artists and albums of 2019.^[1] It was broadcast live on ABC, and hosted by Ciara.^[2] Taylor Swift received the Artist of the Decade award, and was also the most awarded artist of the night with six wins, becoming the most awarded artist in the award's history with 29 wins and extending her record in the categories of Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album. Post Malone received the most nominations of any artist with seven nominations, followed by Ariana Grande and first-time nominee Billie Eilish with six nominations each.^[3][4]

47th Annual American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2019 logo
Sponsored by	Frozen II T-Mobile Dolby Wells Fargo Facebook Knives Out Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Xfinity
Date	November 24, 2019
Location	Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Ciara
Most awards	Taylor Swift (6)
Most nominations	Post Malone (7)
Website	theamas.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	188 minutes
Viewership	6.69 million
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions
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Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Selena Gomez	"Lose You to Love Me" "Look at Her Now"
Ciara	"Melanin" (with Ester Dean and La La Anthony)
Lizzo	"Jerome"
Thomas Rhett	"Look What God Gave Her"
Shawn Mendes Camila Cabello	"Señorita"
Kesha	"Raising Hell" (with Big Freedia) "Tik Tok"
Toni Braxton	"Un-Break My Heart"
Billie Eilish	"All the Good Girls Go to Hell"
Halsey	"Graveyard"
Green Day	"Father of All..." "Basket Case"
Camila Cabello	"Living Proof"
Jonas Brothers	"Only Human" (from TD Garden in Boston)
Taylor Swift[5]	Medley: "The Man" "Love Story" "I Knew You Were Trouble" "Blank Space" "Shake It Off" (with Halsey and Camila Cabello) "Lover (First Dance Remix)" (with Misty Copeland and Craig Hall)
Christina Aguilera A Great Big World	"Fall on Me"[6]
Post Malone	Medley: "Circles" "Take What You Want" (with Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott and Watt)
Dua Lipa	"Don't Start Now"
Shania Twain[7]	Medley: "You're Still the One" "Any Man of Mine" "That Don't Impress Me Much" "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"

Presenters

• Carole King — introduced and presented Artist of the Decade to Taylor Swift.
• Paula Abdul — introduced Toni Braxton.
• Carrie Underwood — introduced Christina Aguilera and A Great Big World.
• Tyra Banks – introduced Lizzo.
• Chadwick Boseman – presented Favorite Alternative Rock Artist.
• Kane Brown — introduced Thomas Rhett.
• Misty Copeland and Ben Platt — presented Favorite Country Song.
• Rivers Cuomo and Pete Wentz — introduced Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne, Watt, and Travis Scott.
• Heidi Klum and Dan Levy — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album.
• David Dobrik and Maddie Hasson — introduced Kesha and Big Freedia.
• Cobie Smulders and Michael Ealy — presented Favorite Country Album and Favorite Female Country Artist.
• Jamie Lee Curtis and Katherine Langford — presented Collaboration of the Year.
• Dan + Shay and Maya Hawke – presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album.
• Patrick Schwarzenegger and Jenna Dewan – introduced Halsey.
• Taran Killam and Jameela Jamil – presented New Artist of the Year.
• Jharrel Jerome and Megan Thee Stallion – presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song.
• Regina King – presented Artist of the Year.
• Billy Porter – introduced Camila Cabello.
• Constance Wu — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Song.
• Tyler, the Creator – introduced Billie Eilish.
• Billie Eilish – introduced Green Day.
• Kelsea Ballerini – introduced Shania.

Winners and nominees

Artist of the Year	New Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift Drake Ariana Grande Halsey Post Malone	Billie Eilish Luke Combs Lil Nas X Lizzo Ella Mai
Collaboration of the Year	Tour of the Year
"Señorita" - Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello "Shallow" - Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus "Happier" - Marshmello and Bastille "Sunflower" - Post Malone and Swae Lee	BTS Ariana Grande Elton John Pink Ed Sheeran
Favorite Music Video	Favorite Social Artist
"You Need to Calm Down" - Taylor Swift "Bad Guy" - Billie Eilish "7 Rings" - Ariana Grande "Without Me" - Halsey "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus	BTS Billie Eilish EXO Ariana Grande Shawn Mendes
Favorite Soundtrack	Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen A Star Is Born - Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - Various Artists	Khalid Post Malone Drake
Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock	Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock
Taylor Swift Billie Eilish Ariana Grande	BTS Jonas Brothers Panic! at the Disco
Favorite Album – Pop/Rock	Favorite Song – Pop/Rock
Lover - Taylor Swift When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? - Billie Eilish Thank U, Next - Ariana Grande	"Without Me" - Halsey "Sucker" - Jonas Brothers "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus "High Hopes" - Panic! at the Disco "Sunflower" - Post Malone and Swae Lee
Favorite Male Artist – Country	Favorite Female Artist – Country
Kane Brown Luke Combs Thomas Rhett	Carrie Underwood Kelsea Ballerini Maren Morris
Favorite Duo or Group – Country	Favorite Album – Country
Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion	Cry Pretty - Carrie Underwood Experiment - Kane Brown Dan + Shay - Dan + Shay
Favorite Song – Country	Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop
"Speechless" - Dan + Shay "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs "God's Country" - Blake Shelton	Cardi B Drake Post Malone
Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop	Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop
Hollywood's Bleeding - Post Malone Championship - Meek Mill Astroworld - Travis Scott	"Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus "Sicko Mode" - Travis Scott "Wow" - Post Malone
Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B	Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B
Bruno Mars Khalid Chris Brown	Beyoncé Ella Mai Lizzo
Favorite Album – Soul/R&B	Favorite Song – Soul/R&B
Free Spirit - Khalid Indigo - Chris Brown Ella Mai - Ella Mai	"Talk" - Khalid "Juice" - Lizzo "Trip" - Ella Mai
Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock	Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary
Billie Eilish Panic! at the Disco Imagine Dragons	Taylor Swift Maroon 5 P!nk
Favorite Artist – Latin	Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
J Balvin Bad Bunny Ozuna	Lauren Daigle MercyMe For King & Country
Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music	Artist of the Decade
Marshmello Avicii The Chainsmokers	Taylor Swift

Gallery

Award ceremony gallery

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  Taylor Swift
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  Billie Eilish
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  Shawn Mendes
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  Camila Cabello
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  Selena Gomez
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  Carrie Underwood
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  Christina Aguilera
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  Halsey
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  Dua Lipa
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  Post Malone
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  Kesha
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  Ciara
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  Lizzo
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  Lil Nas X
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  Jenna Dewan

References

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2. "Multiplatinum-Selling Artist Ciara to Host the "2019 American Music Awards(R)," Airing Live Sunday, Nov. 24, on ABC". The Futon Critic. November 14, 2019.
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4. "American Music Awards 2019: Taylor Swift takes artist of the decade in record-breaking haul". Guardian. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
5. Gonzalez, Sandra (November 19, 2019). "Taylor Swift will be able to perform her hits at the AMAs after all". CNN. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
6. "Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World and Post Malone Featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott and Watt to Debut World Television Premiere Collaborations at the "2019 American Music Awards" Airing Live Sunday, Nov. 24, on ABC". The Futon Critic. November 18, 2019.
7. "Global Icon Shania Twain to Perform a Medley of Her Greatest Hits at the "2019 American Music Awards(R)," Airing Live Sunday, Nov. 24, on ABC". The Futon Critic. November 11, 2019.