Here Are All of the Winners of the 2018 American Music Awards
Taylor Swift, Cardi B, Post Malone, XXXTENTACION & more.
The 46th annual American Music Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Taylor Swift opened the 2018 AMAs, marking her first awards show in three years. Swift also set a new record for most wins by a female artist in history (previously held by Whitney Houston) by taking home four new titles — Tour of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Pop/Rock Female Artist and Best Pop/Rock Album.
Other wins include Camila Cabello‘s “Havana” feat. Young Thug (three wins for Best Collaboration, Video of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Song), Cardi B, Post Malone, Migos, Khalid, Rihanna, XXXTENTACION, BTS and the Black Panther soundtrack.
See below for the full list of 2018 AMAs nominees and winners and share your thoughts in the comments.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift *WINNER
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE
Camila Cabello *WINNER
Cardi B
Khalid
Dua Lipa
XXXTENTACION
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana” *WINNER
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage, “Rockstar”
Bruno Mars & Cardi B, “Finesse”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant To Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, “The Middle”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé & JAY–Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift *WINNER
U2
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana” *WINNER
Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
Drake, “God’s Plan”
FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST
BTS *WINNER
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Shawn Mendes
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK
Drake
Post Malone *WINNER
Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Taylor Swift *WINNER
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP — POP/ROCK
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Migos *WINNER
FAVORITE ALBUM — POP/ROCK
Drake, Scorpion
Ed Sheeran, ÷ (Divide)
Taylor Swift, reputation *WINNER
FAVORITE SONG- — POP/ROCK
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana” *WINNER
Drake, “God’s Plan”
Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — COUNTRY
Kane Brown *WINNER
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood *WINNER
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP — COUNTRY
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line *WINNER
LANCO
FAVORITE ALBUM — COUNTRY
Kane Brown, Kane Brown *WINNER
Luke Combs, This One’s For You
Thomas Rhett, Life Changes
FAVORITE SONG — COUNTRY
Kane Brown, “Heaven” *WINNER
Dan + Shay, “Tequila”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant To Be”
FAVORITE ARTIST — RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B *WINNER
Drake
Post Malone
FAVORITE ALBUM — RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, Scorpion
Lil Uzi Vert, Luv Is Rage 2
Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys *WINNER
FAVORITE SONG — RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” *WINNER
Drake “God’s Plan”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage “Rockstar”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — SOUL/R&B
Khalid *WINNER
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — SOUL/R&B
Ella Mai
Rihanna *WINNER
SZA
FAVORITE ALBUM — SOUL/R&B
Khalid American Teen
SZA CTRL
XXXTENTACION 17 *WINNER
FAVORITE SONG — SOUL/R&B
Khalid “Young Dumb & Broke”
Ella Mai “Boo’d Up”
Bruno Mars & Cardi B “Finesse” *WINNER
FAVORITE ARTIST — ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Imagine Dragons
Panic! At The Disco *WINNER
Portugal. The Man
FAVORITE ARTIST — ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Shawn Mendes *WINNER
P!NK
Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE ARTIST — LATIN
J Balvin
Daddy Yankee *WINNER
Ozuna
FAVORITE ARTIST — CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle *WINNER
MercyMe
Zach Williams
FAVORITE ARTIST — ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Marshmello *WINNER
Zedd
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By *WINNER
The Greatest Showman
The Fate of the Furious: The Album