American Music Award for Artist of the Year

Winners and nominees for AMA Artist of the Year

American Music Awards for Artist of the Year

Billie Eilish is the most recent recipient

Country| United States
Presented by| American Music Awards
First award| 1996
Currently held by| Billie Eilish
Most wins| Taylor Swift (7)
Most nominations| Taylor Swift (10)
Website| theamas.com

The American Music Award for Artist of the Year, which is the most prestigious award of the night, has been awarded since 1996. Years reflect the year during which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward, when awards were handed out on November of the same year). Taylor Swift is the most nominated and awarded artist in the category, with 7 wins from 10 nominations. Swift was the first artist to be nominated in the category for five consecutive years and the only act to win for three consecutive years.

## Winners and nominees

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### 1990s

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Year  | Artist  | Ref

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1996
(23rd)
Garth Brooks (Refused) | [1]
TLC (Accepted)
Boyz II Men
Green Day
Hootie & the Blowfish
1997 – 98 | —
1999
(26th)
Garth Brooks | [2]
Celine Dion (2nd place)
Shania Twain (3rd place)
Backstreet Boys (4th place)
Metallica (5th place)

### 2000s

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Year  | Artist  | Ref

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2000 | —
2001
(28th)
NSYNC | [citation needed]
Britney Spears
Creed
Destiny's Child
Eminem
Faith Hill
2002
(29th)
U2 | [citation needed]
Destiny's Child
Janet Jackson
Alicia Keys
Tim McGraw
Shaggy
2003 | —
2003
(31st)
Madonna | [3]
Christina Aguilera
Cher
Justin Timberlake
Shania Twain
2004
(32nd)
Kenny Chesney | [4]
Evanescence
Norah Jones
Outkast
Usher
2005
(33rd)
Kelly Clarkson | [5]
50 Cent
Mariah Carey
Green Day
Toby Keith
Gwen Stefani
2006
(34th)
Rascal Flatts | [6]
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Daniel Powter
The Pussycat Dolls
2007
(35th)
Carrie Underwood | [7]
Akon
Daughtry
Fergie
Norah Jones
2008
(36th)
Chris Brown | [8]
Coldplay
Eagles
Alicia Keys
Lil Wayne
2009
(37th)
Taylor Swift | [9]
Eminem
Michael Jackson
Kings of Leon
Lady Gaga

### 2010s

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Year  | Artist  | Ref

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2010
(38th)
Justin Bieber | [10]
Eminem
Kesha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
2011
(39th)
Taylor Swift | [11]
Adele
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
2012
(40th)
Justin Bieber | [12]
Drake
Maroon 5
Katy Perry
Rihanna
2013
(41st)
Taylor Swift | [13]
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Bruno Mars
Rihanna
Justin Timberlake
2014
(42nd)
One Direction | [14]
Iggy Azalea
Beyoncé
Luke Bryan
Katy Perry
2015
(43rd)
One Direction | [15]
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
2016
(44th)
Ariana Grande | [16]
Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
Carrie Underwood
2017
(45th)
Bruno Mars | [17]
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
2018
(46th)
Taylor Swift | [18]
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
2019
(47th)
Taylor Swift | [19]
Ariana Grande
Drake
Halsey
Post Malone

### 2020s

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Year  | Artist  | Ref

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2020
(48th)
Taylor Swift | [20]
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
The Weeknd
2021
(49th)
BTS | [21]
Ariana Grande
Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
2022
(50th)
Taylor Swift | [22]
Adele
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Drake
Harry Styles
The Weeknd
2025
(51st)
Billie Eilish | [23]
Ariana Grande
Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan

## Multiple wins

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Rank  | Artist  | Wins  | Years

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1\.  | Taylor Swift | 7 wins  | 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022
2\.  | Justin Bieber | 2 wins  | 2010 and 2012
One Direction | 2014 and 2015

## Multiple nominations

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10 nominations

* Taylor Swift

5 nominations

* Ariana Grande
* Drake

4 nominations

* Katy Perry
* Justin Bieber
* Post Malone

3 nominations

* Beyoncé
* Ed Sheeran
* Eminem
* Lady Gaga
* Rihanna

2 nominations

* Alicia Keys
* Destiny's Child
* Bruno Mars
* Carrie Underwood
* Kendrick Lamar
* Green Day
* Imagine Dragons
* Justin Timberlake
* Lil Wayne
* Luke Bryan
* Norah Jones
* One Direction
* The Weeknd

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## References

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9. ^ "2009 American Music Awards winners". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
10. ^ "AMA 2010 Winners: The Full List". CBS News. June 5, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
11. ^ "American Music Awards 2011: Full List of Winners". Billboard. November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
12. ^ "American Music Awards 2012: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 18, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
13. ^ "American Music Awards 2013: List of AMA winners in full". The Independent. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-27. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
14. ^ "American Music Awards 2014: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
15. ^ "American Music Awards 2015: Full Winners List". Variety. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
16. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (November 20, 2016). "American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
17. ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs". Billboard. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
18. ^ Weatherby, Taylor (October 10, 2018). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 AMAs". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
19. ^ Aniftos, Rania (October 24, 2019). "Post Malone, Ariana Grande & Billie Eilish Lead 2019 American Music Awards Nominations: See Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
20. ^ Shafer, Ellise (November 22, 2020). "American Music Awards 2020: The Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
21. ^ Aswad, Jem (October 28, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo and the Weeknd Lead American Music Award Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
22. ^ Atkinson, Katie (November 20, 2022). "Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
23. ^ Grein, Paul (April 23, 2025). "Kendrick Lamar Leads 2025 American Music Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

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American Music Award for Artist of the Year

* TLC (1996)
* Garth Brooks (1999)
* NSYNC (2001)
* U2 (2002)
* Madonna (2003)
* Kenny Chesney (2004)
* Kelly Clarkson (2005)
* Rascal Flatts (2006)
* Carrie Underwood (2007)
* Chris Brown (2008)
* Taylor Swift (2009)
* Justin Bieber (2010)
* Taylor Swift (2011)
* Justin Bieber (2012)
* Taylor Swift (2013)
* One Direction (2014)
* One Direction (2015)
* Ariana Grande (2016)
* Bruno Mars (2017)
* Taylor Swift (2018)
* Taylor Swift (2019)
* Taylor Swift (2020)
* BTS (2021)
* Taylor Swift (2022)
* Billie Eilish (2025)

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American Music Awards

Current awards|

| General|

* Artist of the Year
* New Artist of the Year
* Collaboration of the Year

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Pop/Rock|

* Male Artist
* Female Artist
* Band/Duo/Group
* Album
* Song

Country|

* Male Artist
* Female Artist
* Band/Duo/Group
* Album
* Song

Rap/Hip Hop|

* Rap/Hip Hop Artist
* Album
* Song

Soul/R&B|

* Male Artist
* Female Artist
* Album
* Song

Contemporary|

* Adult Contemporary Artist
* Contemporary Inspirational Artist

Other|

* Award of Merit
* Alternative Artist
* Favorite Touring Artist
* Favorite Music Video
* Latin Artist
* EDM Artist
* Special Achievement Award
* Icon
* Top Soundtrack

Discontinued awards|

* Single of the Year
* Adult Contemporary Album
* Adult Contemporary New Artist
* Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group
* Rap/Hip Hop Band/Duo/Group

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