The Winners: 2020 American Music Awards

The Winners: 2020 American Music Awards

The 2020 American Music Awards will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on ABC on Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. CT. The show honors artists in multiple musical genres, including country, pop, alternative, rap and more.

On the country music front, Dan + Shay (3), Maren Morris (2), Morgan Wallen (2), Blake Shelton (2) and Luke Combs (2) picked up multiple nominations. Gabby Barrett, Gwen Stefani, Old Dominion, Kane Brown and Miranda Lambert were also nominated one time.

The nominations are based on key fan interactions, including album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. The measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound, reflecting the time period from Sept. 27, 2019, through Sept. 24, 2020. The American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans.

We will post all of the winners as they are announced.

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kane Brown WINNER
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris WINNER

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
Dan + Shay WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Luke Combs “What You See Is What You Get”
Blake Shelton “Fully Loaded: God’s Country” WINNER
Morgan Wallen “If I Know Me”

FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber “10,000 Hours” WINNER
Maren Morris “The Bones”
Blake Shelton (Duet with Gwen Stefani) “Nobody But You”

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion “WAP”
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch “Rockstar”
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber “10,000 Hours” WINNER
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande “Rain On Me”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé “Savage Remix”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
Taylor Swift WINNER
The Weeknd

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lewis Capaldi
Doja Cat WINNER
DaBaby
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Megan Thee Stallion

FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST
BTS WINNER
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
NCT 127

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
Doja Cat “Say So”
Future ft. Drake “Life Is Good”
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande “Rain On Me”
Taylor Swift “cardigan” WINNER
The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber WINNER
Post Malone
The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Dua Lipa
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift WINNER

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
BTS WINNER
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Harry Styles “Fine Line” WINNER
Taylor Swift “folklore”
The Weeknd “After Hours”

FAVORITE SONG –  POP/ROCK
Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
Dua Lipa “Don’t Start Now” WINNER
Post Malone “Circles”
Roddy Ricch “The Box”
The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
DaBaby
Juice WRLD WINNER
Roddy Ricch

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B
Nicki Minaj WINNER
Megan Thee Stallion

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Lil Baby “My Turn”
Lil Uzi Vert “Eternal Atake”
Roddy Ricch “Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial” WINNER

FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” WINNER
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch “Rockstar”
Roddy Ricch “The Box”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
John Legend
The Weeknd WINNER

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Jhene Aiko
Doja Cat WINNER
Summer Walker

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Doja Cat “Hot Pink”
Summer Walker “Over It”
The Weeknd “After Hours” WINNER

FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
Summer Walker “Playing Games”
The Weeknd “Heartless” WINNER

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – LATIN
Bad Bunny WINNER
J Balvin
Ozuna

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – LATIN
Becky G WINNER
KAROL G
Rosalía

FAVORITE ALBUM – LATIN
Anuel AA ”Emmanuel”
Bad Bunny “Las que no iban a salir”
Bad Bunny “YHLQMDLG” WINNER

FAVORITE SONG – LATIN
Bad Bunny “Vete”
Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)”
KAROL G & Nicki Minaj “Tusa” WINNER

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Billie Eilish
Tame Impala
twenty one pilots WINNER

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Lewis Capaldi
Jonas Brothers WINNER
Maroon 5

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle WINNER
for KING & COUNTRY
Kanye West

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Kygo
Lady Gaga WINNER
Marshmello

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
Birds of Prey: The Album WINNER
Frozen II
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