The 48th Annual American Music Awards were held on November 22, 2020, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, recognizing the most popular artists and albums of 2020. Nominees were officially announced live on October 26, 2020, on Good Morning America by Dua Lipa. Taylor Swift, the Weeknd, Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber were the most awarded artists with three awards each. Roddy Ricch and the Weeknd were the most nominated artists with eight nominations each, followed by Megan Thee Stallion with five. Taraji P. Henson hosted the ceremony.
Background On July 17, 2020, ABC and Dick Clark Productions issued a joint statement announcing the ceremony as well as the date of the ceremony, November 22 of the same year. The ceremony took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Taraji P. Henson was announced as the host of the ceremony on November 2, 2020.
Performances + List of musical performances Artist(s) Song(s)2020 AMAs performances:
Justin Bieber "Lonely" "Holy" "Monster" Katy PerryDarius Rucker "As The Deer" "Only Love" The Weeknd "In Your Eyes" "Save Your Tears" Megan Thee Stallion "Body" Lewis Capaldi "Before You Go" Billie EilishFinneas "Therefore I Am" NellyCity Spud "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" "E.I." "Ride wit Me" Jennifer LopezMaluma "Pa' Ti + Lonely" Dua Lipa "Levitating" Bell Biv DeVoe "Poison" "Do Me!" Dan + Shay "I Should Probably Go to Bed" 24kGoldn Iann Dior "Mood" Shawn Mendes "Wonder" Lil Baby "Emotionally Scarred" Bebe RexhaDoja Cat "Baby, I'm Jealous" Machine Gun Kelly Travis Barker "Bloody Valentine""My Ex's Best Friend" BTS "Dynamite""Life Goes On" Notes Live from 4th Street Bridge, in downtown Los Angeles. Broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall, in London, England. Pre-recorded at Seoul Olympic Stadium, in Seoul, South Korea.
Presenters Presenters were announced on November 19, 2020.
Taraji P. Henson – main show host Ciara – presented Favorite Album – Soul/R&B Cara Delevingne – presented Favorite Song – Pop/Rock Derek Hough – presented Favorite Song – Country Tayshia Adams – presented Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B Bad Bunny – presented Favorite Female Artist – Latin Laverne Cox – presented Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop Becky G – presented Favorite Song – Soul/R&B Paris Hilton – presented New Artist of the Year Anthony Anderson – presented Favorite Duo/Group – Pop/Rock Christian Serratos - presented Favorite Album – Latin Kristin Cavallari - presented Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B Megan Fox – introduced Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker G-Eazy - presented Collaboration of the Year Taraji P. Henson – presented Artist of the Year David Dobrik - advertised T-Mobile
Winners and nominees Nominees were jointly announced by singer Dua Lipa and Good Morning America on October 26, 2020. Roddy Ricch and the Weeknd were the most nominated artists, with eight nominations each. Megan Thee Stallion received five nominations, while Bad Bunny, DaBaby, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift all tied with four.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Artist of the Year New Artist of the Year Taylor Swift Justin Bieber Post Malone Roddy Ricch The Weeknd Doja Cat DaBaby Lil Baby Lewis Capaldi Roddy Ricch Megan Thee Stallion Favorite Music Video Collaboration of the Year Taylor Swift – "Cardigan" Doja Cat – "Say So" Future featuring Drake – "Life Is Good" Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande – "Rain on Me" The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber – "10,000 Hours" Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion – "WAP" DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch – "Rockstar" Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me" Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé – "Savage (Remix)" Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock Justin Bieber Post Malone The Weeknd Taylor Swift Dua Lipa Lady Gaga Favorite Male Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop Favorite Female Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop Juice Wrld DaBaby Roddy Ricch Nicki Minaj Cardi B Megan Thee Stallion Favorite Male Artist – Country Favorite Female Artist – Country Kane Brown Luke Combs Morgan Wallen Maren Morris Gabby Barrett Miranda Lambert Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B The Weeknd Chris Brown John Legend Doja Cat Jhené Aiko Summer Walker Favorite Male Artist – Latin Favorite Female Artist – Latin Bad Bunny J Balvin Ozuna Becky G Karol G Rosalía Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary Twenty One Pilots Billie Eilish Tame Impala Jonas Brothers Lewis Capaldi Maroon 5 Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational Lady Gaga Kygo Marshmello Lauren Daigle For King & Country Kanye West Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock Favorite Duo or Group – Country BTS Jonas Brothers Maroon 5 Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion Favorite Song – Pop/Rock Favorite Album – Pop/Rock Dua Lipa – "Don't Start Now" Lewis Capaldi – "Someone You Loved" Post Malone – "Circles" Roddy Ricch – "The Box" The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" Harry Styles – Fine Line Taylor Swift – Folklore The Weeknd – After Hours Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion – "WAP" DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch – "Rockstar" Roddy Ricch – "The Box" Roddy Ricch – Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial Lil Baby – My Turn Lil Uzi Vert – Eternal Atake Favorite Song – Country Favorite Album – Country Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber – "10,000 Hours" Maren Morris – "The Bones" Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani – "Nobody but You" Blake Shelton – Fully Loaded: God's Country Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get Morgan Wallen – If I Know Me Favorite Song – Soul/R&B Favorite Album – Soul/R&B The Weeknd – "Heartless" Chris Brown featuring Drake – "No Guidance" Summer Walker – "Playing Games" The Weeknd – After Hours Doja Cat – Hot Pink Summer Walker – Over It Favorite Song – Latin Favorite Album – Latin Karol G & Nicki Minaj - "Tusa" Bad Bunny - "Vete" Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin - "Ritmo" Bad Bunny – YHLQMDLG Anuel AA – Emmanuel Bad Bunny – Las que no iban a salir Favorite Soundtrack Favorite Social Artist Birds of Prey: The Album – Various Artists Frozen 2 – Various Artists Trolls: World Tour – Various Artists BTS Billie Eilish Exo Ariana Grande NCT 127
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