Taylor Swift Sweeps 2022 American Music Awards, Extending Record as Most-Awarded Artist in AMAs History - Hollywood Reporter

Taylor Swift swept the 2022 American Music Awards Sunday night, winning each six awards for which she was nominated including the apical prize of creator of the year.

Three of her awards came for her enactment connected her re-recorded Red, including the 10-minute abbreviated movie euphony video of “All Too Well,” starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien.

During her favourite popular medium acceptance speech, Swift said she “never expected oregon assumed” her re-recorded albums would mean thing to fans, arsenic she recalled and thanked those who helped her walk “hours and hours successful the studio, meticulously re-creating” Red. She thanked the artists who joined her for the re-recorded mentation of her 2012 album, her “All Too Well” video stars and “I Bet You Think About Me” manager Blake Lively and co-star Miles Teller.

Swift aboriginal returned to the signifier to judge the grant for champion euphony video for “All Too Well,” thanking the fans for their enactment for the song, which Swift indicated was what allowed her to merchandise the 10-minute mentation and marque her abbreviated movie starring Sink and O’Brien.

And for her last win, Swift spoke astir however her enactment from her fans to merchandise “more music” implicit the past fewer years than she did “in the full decennary preceding that,” kept her going and contributed to her happiness.

“You, the fans, made it wide that you wanted to perceive tons of euphony that I would make. You encouraged me. So I recovered the much euphony I made and the much euphony I enactment out, the happier I was,” Swift said successful part. “I person the fans to deliberation fundamentally for my happiness, and I emotion you much than I tin say.”

Swift had already collected her six awards erstwhile the amusement devoted its past 30 minutes to an extended tribute to Lionel Richie, recipient of the 2022 Icon Award, fixed to an creator whose enactment has produced a planetary power implicit the euphony industry. Smokey Robinson introduced Richie, noting that fans often get the 2 of them confused, with Robinson and Richie adjacent signing autographs arsenic each different for mistaken admirers, thing Richie himself aboriginal confirmed.

After a video tribute, Richie took the signifier and thanked his family, friends and manager and reflected connected his 40-year past with the AMAs. Speaking to “the young superstars,” Richie told them, “God has fixed you a light. That airy is lone fixed to a few…If you get a accidental to person that airy connected you, recognize what God has successful store … God is trying to archer you you are chosen to inspire. Take this opportunity. That airy is connected you, inspire.”

Stevie Wonder and Charlie Puth past took the signifier for a jam session, successful which they performed a fig of Richie’s hits including “Easy;” “Say You, Say Me;” “Brick House;” and “We Are the World,” with the the duo joined by Melissa Etheridge, Yola and different performers. Richie walked onstage and embraced Wonder and Robinson astatine the extremity of the performance.

The Wayne Brady-hosted amusement took spot little than a time aft Saturday night’s deadly shooting astatine a Colorado Springs, Colorado cheery nightclub, wherever a 22-year-old antheral killed 5 radical and near 25 injured earlier helium was subdued by patrons and arrested. Brady, presenter Kim Petras and Dove Cameron, who won the archetypal grant of the night, for champion caller artist, each spoke astir the tragedy, expressing their enactment for the victims and the queer assemblage astatine large.

“I privation to punctual everyone however important queer visibility is, and however important our assemblage is,” Cameron said successful part. “And I privation to nonstop your attraction to organizations similar GLAAD and The Trevor Project for what you tin bash close now. I privation to punctual you that you are made perfectly right, and you are truthful loved and truthful held, and I privation to convey you for supporting me. Thank you for holding the abstraction — I’m holding it for you too.”

Brady addressed the shooting astatine the apical of the 2nd hr of the awards ceremony, saying that connected behalf of the show, “our hearts spell retired to each of the victims’ families.” Speaking personally, helium added, “I emotion you all, and my bosom is with you, and God bless you.”

Referencing the caller decease of Migos subordinate Takeoff earlier transitioning to talking astir the Colorado Springs shooting, Brady said, “We person to halt this senseless and unspeakable weapon violence.”

In summation to Swift, apical winners included Beyoncé, BTS, Bad Bunny, Harry Styles, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen and Wizkid, who each won 2 awards.

Wallen’s wins are his archetypal astatine the AMAs, arsenic the chart-topping state creator returns to awards consideration aft helium was caught connected camera successful aboriginal 2021 utilizing a radical slur.

Bad Bunny topped this year’s AMA nominations with 8 nods, with Beyoncé, Swift and Drake each nominated for six awards. Adele, Styles and The Weeknd each scored 5 nominations.

Chris Brown won favourite antheral R&B artist, but helium wasn’t contiguous to judge the award, with presenter Kelly Rowland accepting connected his behalf, telling the audience, who responded to the quality of Brown’s triumph with immoderate unclear shouts, “Excuse me, chill out.”

She continued, “But I privation to archer Chris, convey you truthful overmuch for making large music, and I privation to archer him convey you for being an unthinkable performer. I’ll instrumentality this grant and bring it to you. I emotion you. Congratulations and congratulations to each the nominees successful this category.”

Brown remains a arguable fig aft pleading blameworthy successful 2009 to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna.

The amusement kicked disconnected with Pink roller-skating onto the signifier singing her caller single, “Never Gonna Not Dance Again.”

An excited Brady past took the signifier for his monologue, wearing a rainbow-colored suit, and joking that “the bribes yet paid off,” arsenic helium was specified a large euphony fan, overmuch similar those who ballot for the winners, helium screamed erstwhile helium was offered the occupation of hosting Sunday night’s show. Brady highlighted 2022 Icon Award recipient Lionel Richie, saying that if helium bumps into Richie arsenic a instrumentality and passes out, Richie should conscionable motion his thorax and locomotion away. Richie was seen laughing successful the audience. Brady besides joked astir asking past year’s host, Cardi B, for help, earlier helium launched into a philharmonic show of his own.

During his high-energy song, punctuated with a bleeped exclamation astir the “AMAs,” Brady sang astir “every nerdy kid listening to immoderate benignant of music,” increasing up successful Orlando and, successful a callout to Will Smith’s Oscars altercation with Chris Rock, said “ain’t cipher getting slapped tonight.”

Bebe Rexha and Anitta delivered aboriginal performances, with the second joined by Missy Elliott for a rendition of their collaboration “Lobby.” Carrie Underwood besides performed successful the show’s archetypal hour, with Underwood’s tourmate Jimmie Allen introducing her with a little tribute to the precocious Loretta Lynn.

Other performers included Imagine Dragons & JID, Cameron, Yola, Lil Baby and GloRilla and Cardi B. D-Nice served arsenic the location DJ.

In summation to her main performance, Pink returned to the AMAs signifier to wage tribute to the precocious Olivia Newton-John, singing “Hopelessly Devoted to You.”

Presenters astatine the 2022 AMAs included Dan + Shay, Dustin Lynch, Ellie Goulding, Jessie James Decker, Karrueche Tran, Liza Koshy, Latto, Meghan Trainor, Niecy Nash-Betts, Roselyn Sanchez, Sabrina Carpenter and Sheryl Lee Ralph.

A fig of awards were announced earlier Sunday during a Twitter and Discord audio unrecorded watercourse hosted by singer-songwriter Mark Tuan of GOT7, The Hollywood Reporter’s Tiffany Taylor and Billboard’s Tetris Kelly.

AMA winners are voted wholly by fans. Nominees are based connected cardinal instrumentality interactions — arsenic reflected connected the Billboard charts — including streaming, medium and opus sales, vigor airplay and circuit grosses. Measurements are tracked by Billboard and its information spouse Luminate, successful the eligibility play of Sept. 24, 2021, done Sept. 22, 2022.

The 2022 American Music Awards aired astatine 8 p.m. connected ABC unrecorded from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater.

A database of this year’s winners follows.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adele
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Drake
Harry Styles
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
The Weeknd

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dove Cameron (WINNER)
GAYLE
Latto
Måneskin
Steve Lacy

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
Elton John & Dua Lipa “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix” (WINNER)
Future ft. Drake & Tems “WAIT FOR U”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow “INDUSTRY BABY”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”

FAVORITE TOURING ARTIST
Bad Bunny
Coldplay (WINNER)
Ed Sheeran
Elton John
The Rolling Stones

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
Adele “Easy On Me”
Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone “Me Porto Bonito”
Harry Styles “As It Was”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow “INDUSTRY BABY”
Taylor Swift “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” (WINNER)

FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles (WINNER)
The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST
Adele
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Taylor Swift (WINNER)

FAVORITE POP DUO OR GROUP
BTS (WINNER)
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
OneRepublic

FAVORITE POP ALBUM
Adele 30
Bad Bunny Un Verano Sin Ti
Beyoncé Renaissance
Harry Styles Harry’s House
Taylor Swift Red (Taylor’s Version) (WINNER)
The Weeknd Dawn FM

FAVORITE POP SONG
Adele “Easy On Me”
Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
Harry Styles “As It Was” (WINNER)
Lizzo “About Damn Time”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”

FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Chris Stapleton
Cody Johnson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
Walker Hayes

FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Carrie Underwood
Lainey Wilson
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift (WINNER)

FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP
Dan + Shay (WINNER)
Lady A
Old Dominion
Parmalee
Zac Brown Band

FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM
Carrie Underwood Denim & Rhinestones
Luke Combs Growin’ Up
Cody Johnson Human: The Double Album
Taylor Swift Red (Taylor’s Version) (WINNER)
Walker Hayes Country Stuff: The Album

FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG
Chris Stapleton “You Should Probably Leave”
Cody Johnson “’Til You Can’t”
Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter “Thinking ‘Bout You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan “Buy Dirt”
Morgan Wallen “Wasted connected You” (WINNER)

FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
Lil Baby
Lil Durk

FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj (WINNER)

FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM
Future I NEVER LIKED YOU
Gunna DS4EVER
Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (WINNER)
Lil Durk 7220
Polo G Hall of Fame 2.0

FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG
Future ft. Drake & Tems “WAIT FOR U” (WINNER)
Jack Harlow “First Class”
Kodak Black “Super Gremlin”
Latto “Big Energy”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow “INDUSTRY BABY”

FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST
Brent Faiyaz
Chris Brown (WINNER)
GIVĒON
Lucky Daye
The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST
Beyoncé (WINNER)
Doja Cat
Muni Long
Summer Walker

FAVORITE R&B ALBUM
Beyoncé Renaissance (WINNER)
Drake Honestly, Nevermind
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) An Evening with Silk Sonic
Summer Walker Still Over It
The Weeknd Dawn FM

FAVORITE R&B SONG
Beyoncé “BREAK MY SOUL”
Muni Long “Hrs And Hrs”
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) “Smokin Out The Window”
SZA “I Hate U”
Wizkid ft. Tems “Essence” (WINNER)

FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
Farruko
J Balvin
Jhayco
Rauw Alejandro

FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST
Anitta (WINNER)
Becky G
Kali Uchis
KAROL G
ROSALÍA

FAVORITE LATIN DUO OR GROUP
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
Grupo Firme
Yahritza Y Su Esencia (WINNER)

FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM
Bad Bunny Un Verano Sin Ti (WINNER)
Farruko La 167
J Balvin JOSE
Rauw Alejandro Vice Versa
ROSALÍA MOTOMAMI

FAVORITE LATIN SONG
Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone “Me Porto Bonito”
Becky G x KAROL G “MAMIII”
KAROL G “PROVENZA”
Rauw Alejandro “Todo de Ti”
Sebastián Yatra “Dos Oruguitas” (WINNER)

FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly (WINNER)
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Lumineers

FAVORITE ROCK SONG
Foo Fighters “Love Dies Young”
Imagine Dragons x JID “Enemy”
Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
Måneskin “Beggin’” (WINNER)
Red Hot Chili Peppers “Black Summer”

FAVORITE ROCK ALBUM
Coldplay Music of the Spheres
Ghost Impera (WINNER)
Imagine Dragons Mercury – Act 1
Machine Gun Kelly mainstream sellout
Red Hot Chili Peppers Unlimited Love

FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST
Anne Wilson
for KING & COUNTRY (WINNER)
Katy Nichole
Matthew West
Phil Wickham

FAVORITE GOSPEL ARTIST
CeCe Winans
DOE
E. Dewey Smith
Maverick City Music
Tamela Mann (WINNER)

FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
Diplo
Marshmello (WINNER)
Swedish House Mafia
The Chainsmokers
Tiësto

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
Elvis (WINNER)
Encanto
Sing 2
Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4
Top Gun: Maverick

FAVORITE AFROBEATS ARTIST
Burna Boy
CKay
Fireboy DML
Tems
Wizkid (WINNER)

FAVORITE K-POP ARTIST
BLACKPINK
BTS (WINNER)
SEVENTEEN
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TWICE