2021 American Music Awards Winners: The Complete List
On Sunday night, the 2021 American Music Awards united some of the industry’s biggest musical acts at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, to celebrate the best in music. This year, Olivia Rodrigo made her AMAs debut earning seven nominations, including Artist of the Year and New Artist of The Year. The “deja vu” singer is followed by The Weeknd, who received six nominations.
Some of the other top nominees include Bad Bunny, Doja Cat and Giveon, who earned five nominations each, while BTS, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Drake were among the other notable nominees. The 2021 AMAs also recognized new categories this year, with awards handed out for Favorite Trending Song, Favorite Gospel Artist and Favorite Latin Duo or Group.
The 2021 AMAs hosted by Cardi B will air live, Sunday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
See the full list of winners, which will be updated throughout the night, below:
· ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
BTS — **WINNER!
Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
· NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
24kGoldn
Given
Masked Wolf
Olivia Rodrigo — **WINNER!
The Kid LAROI
· COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
24kGoldn ft. iann dior “Mood”
Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez “DÁKITI”
Chris Brown & Young Thug “Go Crazy”
Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More” — **WINNER!
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon “Peaches”
· FAVORITE TRENDING SONG
Erica Banks “Buss It”
Måneskin “Beggin’”
Megan Thee Stallion “Body” — **WINNER!
Olivia Rodrigo “drivers license”
Popp Hunna “Adderall (Corvette Corvette)”
· FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “Leave The Door Open”
Cardi B “Up”
Lil Nas X “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” — **WINNER!
Olivia Rodrigo “drivers license”
The Weeknd “Save Your Tears”
· FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST
Drake
Ed Sheeran — **WINNER!
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
· FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift — **WINNER!
· FAVORITE POP DUO OR GROUP
AJR
BTS — **WINNER!
Glass Animals
Maroon 5
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
FAVORITE POP ALBUM
Ariana Grande Positions
Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia
Olivia Rodrigo SOUR
Taylor Swift evermore — **WINNER!
The Kid LAROI F*CK LOVE
FAVORITE POP SONG
· BTS “Butter” — **WINNER!
Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More”
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo “drivers license”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears (Remix)”
· FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Chris Stapleton
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan — **WINNER!
Luke Combs
*Morgan Wallen
· FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Carrie Underwood — **WINNER!
Gabby Barrett
Kacey Musgraves
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert
· FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP
Dan + Shay — **WINNER!
Florida Georgia Line
Lady A
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
· FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM
Chris Stapleton Starting Over
Gabby Barrett Goldmine — **WINNER!
Lee Brice Hey World
Luke Bryan Born Here Live Here Die Here
*Morgan Wallen Dangerous: The Double Album
· FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG
Chris Stapleton “Starting Over”
Chris Young & Kane Brown “Famous Friends”
Gabby Barrett “The Good Ones” — **WINNER!
Luke Combs “Forever After All”
Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”
· FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Drake — **WINNER!
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G
Pop Smoke
· FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Coi Leray
Erica Banks
Megan Thee Stallion — **WINNER!
Saweetie
· FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM
Drake Certified Lover Boy
Juice WRLD Legends Never Die
Megan Thee Stallion Good News — **WINNER!
Pop Smoke Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon
Rod Wave SoulFly
· FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG
Cardi B “Up” — **WINNER!
Internet Money ft. Gunna, Don Toliver & NAV “Lemonade”
Lil Tjay ft. 6LACK “Calling My Phone”
Polo G “RAPSTAR”
Pop Smoke “What You Know Bout Love”
· FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST
Chris Brown
Giveon
Tank
The Weeknd — **WINNER!
Usher
· FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST
Doja Cat — **WINNER!
H.E.R.
Jazmine Sullivan
Jhené Aiko
SZA
· FAVORITE R&B ALBUM
Doja Cat Planet Her — **WINNER!
Giveon When It’s All Said And Done… Take Time
H.E.R. Back of My Mind
Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales
Queen Naija missunderstood
· FAVORITE R&B SONG
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “Leave The Door Open”
Chris Brown & Young Thug “Go Crazy”
Giveon “Heartbreak Anniversary”
H.E.R. “Damage”
Jazmine Sullivan “Pick Up Your Feelings”
· FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST
Bad Bunny — **WINNER!
J Balvin
Maluma
Ozuna
Rauw Alejandro
· FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST
Becky G — **WINNER!
Kali Uchis
KAROL G
Natti Natasha
ROSALÍA
· FAVORITE LATIN DUO OR GROUP
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga — **WINNER!
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho
Los Dos Carnales
· FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM
Bad Bunny EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO — **WINNER!
Kali Uchis Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)
KAROL G KG0516
Maluma PAPI JUANCHO
Rauw Alejandro Afrodisíaco
· FAVORITE LATIN SONG
Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez “DÁKITI”
Bad Bunny x ROSALÍA “LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE”
Farruko “Pepas”
Kali Uchis “telepatía”
Maluma & The Weeknd “Hawái (Remix)”
· FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST
AJR
All Time Low
Foo Fighters
Glass Animals
Machine Gun Kelly — **WINNER!
· FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST
CAIN
Carrie Underwood — **WINNER!
Elevation Worship
Lauren Daigle
Zach Williams
· FAVORITE GOSPEL ARTIST
Kanye West — **WINNER!
Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Maverick City Music
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
· FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
David Guetta
ILLENIUM
Marshmallow — **WINNER!
Regard
Tiësto
