![]() ![]() Miranda Lambert Favorite country duo or group Morgan Wallen Host Cardi B scored a win for favorite hip-hop song, “Up.” Getty Images for MRC Favorite female country artist The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears (Remix)” Favorite male country artist The Kid LAROI, F*CK LOVE Favorite pop song WINNER: Taylor Swift Favorite pop duo or group Getty Images for MRC Favorite male pop artist The Weeknd, “Save Your Tears” Chlöe got down on stage at the AMAs. WINNER: Lil Nas X, “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” Popp Hunna, “Adderall (Corvette Corvette)” Favorite music video ![]() Daniel Caesar & Giveon, “Peaches” Favorite trending song Here is the complete list of 2021 American Music Awards winners and nominees: Artist of the year The show is a precursor to the 2022 Grammy nominations, which will be revealed in a livestream at noon ET Tuesday, Nov. Getty Images for MRCĪnd one of the biggest stars to perform, Jennifer Lopez, served up a snorer with boring new ballad “On My Way” from her upcoming romantic comedy “Marry Me.” The whole thing played like an ad for the movie - and, let’s face, slow jams have never been J.Lo’s specialty. Jennifer Lopez performed at the Microsoft Theater. However, The Weeknd still scored a win in the favorite male R&B artist category, Swift for favorite female pop artist, Drake for favorite male hip-hop artist, and Sheeran for favorite male pop artist. With some of the biggest names not in attendance - including winners Taylor Swift, Drake, The Weeknd and Ed Sheeran - some newer artists got to take the spotlight, including Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” partner Giveon and the Italian rock band Maneskin, winners of this year’s Eurovision contest. Five-time winner The Weeknd followed with six nods, including a faceoff with Rodrigo for Artist of the Year, while Bad Bunny, Doja Cat and GIVĒON had five nominations each. Rodrigo, a young superstar at only age 18, was the top nominee with seven total, scoring the win for New Artist of The Year. ![]() Later, Olivia Rodrigo channeled her inner Taylor with a stripped-down performance of “Traitor,” strumming a guitar as she affectingly went more for feels than fireworks. Becky G scored the win for favorite female Latin artist. With some real, live vocals - something the AMAs haven’t always been known for - Silk Sonic delivered a performance worthy of the Grammy stage. Paak - doing a rendition of retro-soul single “Smokin’ Out the Window” that was indeed smoking. Telephone Man” “Is This the End” and “Can You Stand the Rain.” By the time the two groups joined together to end with New Edition’s “If It Isn’t Love,” there was nothing but love for them in the room - especially from BTS, who were on their feet the whole time.īut the night opened with its best performance by Silk Sonic - aka Bruno Mars and Anderson. Getty Images for MRCīut the night - hosted by the Bronx’s own Cardi B - was just about stolen from BTS by New Edition and New Kids on the Block, who took us back to their heydays in the ’80s and ’90s with a battle of harmonies and hits - from NKOTB’s “The Right Stuff,” “Step by Step” and “Hangin’ Tough” to NE’s “Candy Girl,” “Mr. Decked out in a buttery yellow, they appropriately ended the night they had owned. hit, “Butter,” although the song was originally supposed to be done with Megan Thee Stallion, who pulled out of the performance for unexpected personal reasons. And although the song is an undeniable pop confection, there was some awkward interaction between Chris Martin and BTS, with poor Chris fighting to be seen and heard over all the screaming girls during the live broadcast on ABC.īTS was far better off alone doing another No. With the seven members of BTS onstage alongside the four members of Coldplay, the “My Universe” performance was a bit of a hot mess - and it must have set some kind of record for the most people onstage ever at the AMAs. And they certainly made up for lost time on the US stage by first performing “My Universe” with Coldplay before closing the show with “Butter.” It was nice to see BTS - who had been doing their awards performances virtually from South Korea during the pandemic - actually in the house at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. ![]() The best and worst moments from this year’s AMAsīTS aims to prove ‘Life Goes On’ despite COVID-19 with new musicīoy bands ruled at the 2021 American Music Awards on Sunday night.įrom BTS - the South Korean sensation who performed twice and won three awards, including Artist of the Year - to a Battle of Boston between classic Beantown boy bands New Edition and New Kids on the Block, it was a night of swoonworthy vocals and synchronized dance movies. New Kids on the Block at AMAs: ‘Battle of Boston’ boy bandsĬardi B to host 2021 American Music Awards: ‘I’m ready to bring my personality’ ![]()
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