American Music Awards of 2019

American Music Awards

47th Annual American Music Awards

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Date| November 24, 2019
Location| Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California
Country| United States
Hosted by| Ciara
Most wins| Taylor Swift (6)
Most nominations| Post Malone (7)
Website| theamas.com
Television/radio coverage
Network| ABC
Runtime| 188 minutes
Viewership| 6.69 million
Produced by| Dick Clark Productions
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The 47th Annual American Music Awards were held on November 24, 2019 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, recognizing the most popular artists and albums of 2019.[1] It was broadcast live on ABC, and hosted by Ciara.[2] Taylor Swift received the Artist of the Decade award, and was also the most awarded artist of the night with six wins, becoming the most awarded artist in the award's history with 29 wins and extending her record in the categories of Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album. Post Malone received the most nominations of any artist with seven nominations, followed by Ariana Grande and first-time nominee Billie Eilish with six nominations each.[3][4]

## Performances

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Artist(s)  | Song(s)

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Selena Gomez | "Lose You to Love Me"
"Look at Her Now"
Ciara | "Melanin" (with Ester Dean and La La Anthony)
Lizzo | "Jerome"
Thomas Rhett | "Look What God Gave Her"
Shawn Mendes
Camila Cabello | "Señorita"
Kesha | "Raising Hell" (with Big Freedia)
"Tik Tok"
Toni Braxton | "Un-Break My Heart"
Billie Eilish | "All the Good Girls Go to Hell"
Halsey | "Graveyard"
Green Day | "Father of All..."
"Basket Case"
Camila Cabello | "Living Proof"
Jonas Brothers | "Only Human" (from TD Garden in Boston)
Taylor Swift[5] | Medley:
"The Man"
"Love Story"
"I Knew You Were Trouble"
"Blank Space"
"Shake It Off" (with Halsey and Camila Cabello)
"Lover (First Dance Remix)" (with Misty Copeland and Craig Hall)
Christina Aguilera
A Great Big World | "Fall on Me"[6]
Post Malone | Medley:
"Circles"
"Take What You Want" (with Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott and Watt)
Dua Lipa | "Don't Start Now"
Shania Twain[7] | Medley:
"You're Still the One"
"Any Man of Mine"
"That Don't Impress Me Much"
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"

## Presenters

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* Carole King — introduced and presented Artist of the Decade to Taylor Swift.
* Paula Abdul — introduced Toni Braxton.
* Carrie Underwood — introduced Christina Aguilera and A Great Big World.
* Tyra Banks – introduced Lizzo.
* Chadwick Boseman – presented Favorite Alternative Rock Artist.
* Kane Brown — introduced Thomas Rhett.
* Misty Copeland and Ben Platt — presented Favorite Country Song.
* Rivers Cuomo and Pete Wentz — introduced Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne, Watt, and Travis Scott.
* Heidi Klum and Dan Levy — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album.
* David Dobrik and Maddie Hasson — introduced Kesha and Big Freedia.
* Cobie Smulders and Michael Ealy — presented Favorite Country Album and Favorite Female Country Artist.
* Jamie Lee Curtis and Katherine Langford — presented Collaboration of the Year.
* Dan + Shay and Maya Hawke – presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album.
* Patrick Schwarzenegger and Jenna Dewan – introduced Halsey.
* Taran Killam and Jameela Jamil – presented New Artist of the Year.
* Jharrel Jerome and Megan Thee Stallion – presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song.
* Regina King – presented Artist of the Year.
* Billy Porter – introduced Camila Cabello.
* Constance Wu — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Song.
* Tyler, the Creator – introduced Billie Eilish.
* Billie Eilish – introduced Green Day.
* Kelsea Ballerini – introduced Shania.

## Winners and nominees

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Artist of the Year | New Artist of the Year

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* Taylor Swift
* Drake
* Ariana Grande
* Halsey
* Post Malone

* Billie Eilish
* Luke Combs
* Lil Nas X
* Lizzo
* Ella Mai

Collaboration of the Year | Tour of the Year

* "Señorita" - Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
* "Shallow" - Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
* "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
* "Happier" - Marshmello and Bastille
* "Sunflower" - Post Malone and Swae Lee

* BTS
* Ariana Grande
* Elton John
* Pink
* Ed Sheeran

Favorite Music Video | Favorite Social Artist

* "You Need to Calm Down" - Taylor Swift
* "Bad Guy" - Billie Eilish
* "7 Rings" - Ariana Grande
* "Without Me" - Halsey
* "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

* BTS
* Billie Eilish
* EXO
* Ariana Grande
* Shawn Mendes

Favorite Soundtrack | Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock

* Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
* A Star Is Born \- Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
* Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse \- Various Artists

* Khalid
* Post Malone
* Drake

Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock | Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock

* Taylor Swift
* Billie Eilish
* Ariana Grande

* BTS
* Jonas Brothers
* Panic! at the Disco

Favorite Album – Pop/Rock | Favorite Song – Pop/Rock

* Lover \- Taylor Swift
* When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? \- Billie Eilish
* Thank U, Next \- Ariana Grande

* "Without Me" - Halsey
* "Sucker" - Jonas Brothers
* "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
* "High Hopes" - Panic! at the Disco
* "Sunflower" - Post Malone and Swae Lee

Favorite Male Artist – Country | Favorite Female Artist – Country

* Kane Brown
* Luke Combs
* Thomas Rhett

* Carrie Underwood
* Kelsea Ballerini
* Maren Morris

Favorite Duo or Group – Country | Favorite Album – Country

* Dan + Shay
* Florida Georgia Line
* Old Dominion

* Cry Pretty \- Carrie Underwood
* Experiment \- Kane Brown
* Dan + Shay \- Dan + Shay

Favorite Song – Country | Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop

* "Speechless" - Dan + Shay
* "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs
* "God's Country" - Blake Shelton

* Cardi B
* Drake
* Post Malone

Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop | Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

* Hollywood's Bleeding \- Post Malone
* Championship \- Meek Mill
* Astroworld \- Travis Scott

* "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
* "Sicko Mode" - Travis Scott
* "Wow" - Post Malone

Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B | Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B

* Bruno Mars
* Khalid
* Chris Brown

* Beyoncé
* Ella Mai
* Lizzo

Favorite Album – Soul/R&B | Favorite Song – Soul/R&B

* Free Spirit \- Khalid
* Indigo \- Chris Brown
* Ella Mai \- Ella Mai

* "Talk" - Khalid
* "Juice" - Lizzo
* "Trip" - Ella Mai

Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock | Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary

* Billie Eilish
* Panic! at the Disco
* Imagine Dragons

* Taylor Swift
* Maroon 5
* P!nk

Favorite Artist – Latin | Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational

* J Balvin
* Bad Bunny
* Ozuna

* Lauren Daigle
* MercyMe
* For King & Country

Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music | Artist of the Decade

* Marshmello
* Avicii
* The Chainsmokers

* Taylor Swift

## Gallery

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Award ceremony gallery

* Taylor Swift

* Billie Eilish

* Shawn Mendes

* Camila Cabello

* Selena Gomez

* Carrie Underwood

* Christina Aguilera

* Halsey

* Dua Lipa

* Post Malone

* Kesha

* Ciara

* Lizzo

* Lil Nas X

* Jenna Dewan

## References

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1. ^ "Dates Set For 2019 American Music Awards". celebrityaccess.com. March 27, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
2. ^ "Multiplatinum-Selling Artist Ciara to Host the "2019 American Music Awards(R)," Airing Live Sunday, Nov. 24, on ABC". The Futon Critic. November 14, 2019.
3. ^ "The American Music Awards Announces 2019 Nominees". American Music Awards. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
4. ^ "American Music Awards 2019: Taylor Swift takes artist of the decade in record-breaking haul". Guardian. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
5. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (November 19, 2019). "Taylor Swift will be able to perform her hits at the AMAs after all". CNN. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
6. ^ "Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World and Post Malone Featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott and Watt to Debut World Television Premiere Collaborations at the "2019 American Music Awards" Airing Live Sunday, Nov. 24, on ABC". The Futon Critic. November 18, 2019.
7. ^ "Global Icon Shania Twain to Perform a Medley of Her Greatest Hits at the "2019 American Music Awards(R)," Airing Live Sunday, Nov. 24, on ABC". The Futon Critic. November 11, 2019.

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