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2019 American Music Awards Winners List!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Columbia Chicago chapter.

The 2019 American Music Awards just went off the air a couple of hours ago and man, was it a fun show. Between the icon red carpet looks we were served to the performances on the stage we got to see on TV, it was a great show to watch to help us get into high gear for awards season. So, we wanted to give you a breakdown on the show – the full list of those who took home awards and some of our favorite red carpet looks!

Top 5 Red Carpet Looks

Taylor Swift

Courtesy of Page Six

 

Camila Cabello

Courtesy of Us Weekly

 

Meg Thee Stallion

Courtesy of Us Weekly

 

Kelsey Ballerini

Courtesy of WhoWhatWear

 

Ella Mai

Courtesy of WhoWhatWear

 

Winners List

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Drake

Ariana Grande

Halsey

Post Malone

Taylor Swift – WINNER

 

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Luke Combs

Billie Eilish – WINNER

Lil Nas X

Lizzo

Ella Mai

 

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow”

Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”

Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier”

Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, “Señorita” – WINNER

Post Malone & Swae Lee, Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”

 

TOUR OF THE YEAR

BTS – WINNER

Ariana Grande

Elton John

P!nk

Ed Sheeran

 

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO

Billie Eilish, “bad guy”

Ariana Grande, “7 rings”

Halsey, “Without Me”

Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”

Taylor Swift, “You Need to Calm Down” – WINNER

 

FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST

BTS – WINNER

Billie Eilish

EXO

Ariana Grande

Shawn Mendes

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

Drake

Khalid – WINNER

Post Malone

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

Billie Eilish

Ariana Grande

Taylor Swift – WINNER

 

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

BTS – WINNER

Jonas Brothers

Panic! At The Disco

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Ariana Grande, thank u, next

Taylor Swift, Lover – WINNER

 

FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK

Halsey, “Without Me” – WINNER

Jonas Brothers, “Sucker”

Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”

Panic! At The Disco, “High Hopes”

Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

Kane Brown – WINNER

Luke Combs

Thomas Rhett

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

Kelsea Ballerini

Maren Morris

Carrie Underwood – WINNER

 

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY

Dan + Shay – WINNER

Florida Georgia Line

Old Dominion

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

Kane Brown, “Experiment”

Dan + Shay, “Dan + Shay”

Carrie Underwood, “Cry Pretty” – WINNER

 

FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY

Luke Combs, “Beautiful Crazy”

Dan + Shay, “Speechless” – WINNER

Blake Shelton, “God’s Country”

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

Cardi B – WINNER

Drake

Post Malone

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

Meek Mill, Championships

Post Malone, Hollywood’s Bleeding – WINNER

Travis Scott, Astroworld

 

FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP

Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road” – WINNER

Post Malone, “Wow.”

Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Chris Brown

Khalid

Bruno Mars – WINNER

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Beyoncé – WINNER

Lizzo

Ella Mai

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

Chris Brown, Indigo

Khalid, Free Spirit – WINNER

Ella Mai, Ella Mai

 

FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B

Khalid, “Talk” – WINNER

Lizzo, “Juice”

Ella Mai, “Trip”

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

Billie Eilish – WINNER

Imagine Dragons

Panic! At The Disco

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

Maroon 5

P!nk

Taylor Swift – WINNER

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

Bad Bunny

J Balvin – WINNER

Ozuna

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

Lauren Daigle – WINNER

for KING & COUNTRY

MercyMe

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

Avicii

Marshmello – WINNER

The Chainsmokers

 

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK

A Star is Born by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen – WINNER

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Melanie Medrano

Columbia Chicago '21

A music-enthused entertainment journalist who wants to share her voice with the world - one article at a time.