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Here are the 2020 American Music Awards winners

Claudia Willen,Courteney Larocca   

Here are the 2020 American Music Awards winners
The Weeknd is a musical artist.Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images
  • ABC aired the 2020 American Music Awards live on Sunday, November 22, from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.
  • Taraji P. Henson hosted the show, welcoming performers like Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Bady Bunny, and Megan Thee Stallion.
  • Keep reading to see the full list of nominees and winners from the 2020 AMAs.

The 2020 American Music Awards aired on Sunday, November 22, at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.

Taraji P. Henson, the show's host, welcomed a musical lineup that included Justin Bieber, Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez, Billie Eilish, BTS, Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez, Maluma, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, Shawn Mendes, The Weeknd, Machine Gun Kelly, Bebe Rexha, and Doja Cat.

Newcomer Roddy Ricch and "Blinding Lights" artist The Weeknd both scored the most nominations with eight each, followed by Stallion, who earned five.

Keep reading for the complete list of nominees and winners form the night (*in bold*).

Artist of the year

Artist of the year
Taylor Swift is nominated for artist of the year at the 2020 AMAs.      Zhang Hengwei/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images

Justin Bieber

Post Malone

Roddy Ricch

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

New artist of the year

New artist of the year
Singer and rapper Doja Cat in August 2019.      Scott Dudelson/Getty Images

Lewis Capaldi

Doja Cat

DaBaby

Lil Baby

Roddy Ricch

Megan Thee Stallion

Collaboration of the year

Collaboration of the year
Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga collaborated on "Rain On Me."      Lady Gaga/Interscope Records via YouTube

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion — "WAP"

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch — "Rockstar"

Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber — "10,000 Hours"

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me"

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé — "Savage Remix"

Favorite social artist

Favorite social artist
BTS is a K-pop group.      Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

BTS

Billie Eilish

EXO

Ariana Grande

NCT 127

Favorite music video

Favorite music video
Taylor Swift's video for "Cardigan" is nominated for an American Music Award.      Taylor Swift/YouTube

Doja Cat — "Say So"

Future ft. Drake — "Life Is Good"

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me"

Taylor Swift — "Cardigan"

The Weeknd — "Blinding Lights"

Favorite male artist — pop/rock

Favorite male artist — pop/rock
Justin Bieber is nominated for favorite pop/rock male artist at the 2020 AMAs.      Justin Bieber/YouTube

Justin Bieber

Post Malone

The Weeknd

Favorite female artist — pop/rock

Favorite female artist — pop/rock
Dua Lipa is nominated for favorite female pop/rock artist at the 2020 AMAs.      Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

Dua Lipa

Lady Gaga

Taylor Swift

Favorite duo/group — pop/rock

Favorite duo/group — pop/rock
The Jonas Brothers are nominated for favorite pop/rock group at the 2020 AMAs.      KGC-138/STAR MAX/IPx

BTS

Jonas Brothers

Maroon 5

Favorite album — pop/rock

Favorite album — pop/rock
Harry Styles released the album "Fine Line."      Harry Styles/YouTube

Harry Styles — "Fine Line"

Taylor Swift — "Folklore"

The Weeknd — "After Hours"

Favorite song — pop/rock

Favorite song — pop/rock
Lewis Capaldi is nominated for favorite pop/rock song at the 2020 AMAs.      Gina Wetzler/Redferns

Lewis Capaldi — "Someone You Loved"

*Dua Lipa — "Don't Start Now"*

Post Malone — "Circles"

Roddy Ricch — "The Box"

The Weeknd — "Blinding Lights"

Favorite male artist — country

Favorite male artist — country
Luke Combs is nominated for favorite male country artist at the 2020 AMAs.      Al Wagner/AP Images

Kane Brown

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Favorite female artist — country

Favorite female artist — country
Miranda Lambert is nominated for favorite female country artist at the 2020 AMAs.      Jason Kempin / Getty Images

Gabby Barrett

Miranda Lambert

Maren Morris

Favorite duo or group — country

Favorite duo or group — country
Dan + Shay are nominated for favorite country duo at the 2020 AMAs.      Rich Fury / Getty Images

Dan + Shay

Florida Georgia Line

Old Dominion

Favorite album — country

Favorite album — country
Morgan Wallen is a country singer.      Ed Rode / Getty Images

Luke Combs — "What You See Is What You Get"

Blake Shelton — "Fully Loaded: God's Country"

Morgan Wallen — "If I Know Me"

Favorite song — country

Favorite song — country
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton performed "Nobody But You" at the 2020 Grammy Awards.      Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

*Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber — "10,000 Hours"*

Maren Morris — "The Bones"

Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani — "Nobody But You"

Favorite male artist — rap/hip-hop

Favorite male artist — rap/hip-hop
DaBaby performs at the Hennessy All-Star Saturday Night with Nas, A$AP Ferg, & Da Baby at The Old Post Office on February 15, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.      Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for Hennessey

DaBaby

Juice WRLD

Roddy Ricch

Favorite female artist — rap/hip-hop

Favorite female artist — rap/hip-hop
Cardi B is nominated at the 2020 AMAs.      Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Cardi B

Nicki Minaj

Megan Thee Stallion

Favorite album — rap/hip-hop

Favorite album — rap/hip-hop
Roddy Ricch is nominated in multiple categories at the 2020 AMAs.      Scott Dudelson / Getty Images

Lil Baby — "My Turn"

Lil Uzi Vert — "Eternal Atake"

Roddy Ricch — "Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial"

Favorite song — rap/hip-hop

Favorite song — rap/hip-hop
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion in "WAP" music video.      Cardi B/YouTube

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion — "WAP"

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch — "Rockstar"

Roddy Ricch — "The Box"

Favorite male artist — soul/R&B

Favorite male artist — soul/R&B
John Legend is nominated for an AMA.      Ian Gavan / Getty Images

Chris Brown

John Legend

The Weeknd

Favorite female artist — soul/R&B

Favorite female artist — soul/R&B
Summer Walker was nominated for favorite female soul/R&B artist at the 2020 AMAs.      Prince Williams / Getty Images

Jhene Aiko

Doja Cat

Summer Walker

Favorite album — soul/R&B

Favorite album — soul/R&B
The Weeknd is nominated for several awards at the 2020 AMAs.      The Weeknd/YouTube

*The Weeknd — "After Hours"*

Summer Walker — "Over It"

Doja Cat — "Hot Pink"

Favorite song — soul/R&B

Favorite song — soul/R&B
The Weeknd is a musical artist.      Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images

Chris Brown ft. Drake — "No Guidance"

Summer Walker — "Playing Games"

The Weeknd — "Heartless"

Favorite male artist — Latin

Favorite male artist — Latin
J Balvin is nominated at the 2020 AMAs.      Adrián Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images

Bad Bunny

J Balvin

Ozuna

Favorite female artist — Latin

Favorite female artist — Latin
Rosalía is a musical artist.      Taylor Hill/Getty Images

Becky G

KAROL G

Rosalía

Favorite album — Latin

Favorite album — Latin
Bad Bunny is a musical artist.      Gladys Vega / Getty Images

Anuel AA — "Emmanuel"

Bad Bunny — "Las que no iban a salir"

Bad Bunny — "YHLQMDLG"

Favorite song — Latin

Favorite song — Latin
Nicki Minaj and KAROL G collaborated on "Tusa."      KAROL G/YouTube

Bad Bunny — "Vete"

Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin — "RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)"

KAROL G and Nicki Minaj — "Tusa"

Favorite artist — alternative rock

Favorite artist — alternative rock
Billie Eilish is up for several awards at the 2020 AMAs.      Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation

Billie Eilish

Tame Impala

Twenty One Pilots

Favorite artist — adult contemporary

Favorite artist — adult contemporary
Maroon 5 is nominated for favorite adult contemporary artist at the 2020 AMAs.      Jason Kempin / Getty Images

Lewis Capaldi

Jonas Brothers

Maroon 5

Favorite artist — contemporary inspirational

Favorite artist — contemporary inspirational
Kanye West is a musical artist.      Jeff Kravitz/MTV1415/FilmMagic

Lauren Daigle

For KING & COUNTRY

Kanye West

Favorite artist — EDM

Favorite artist — EDM
Marshmello performed at the 2019 iHeartRadio FanFest during Canadian Music Week.      Getty Images/Darren Eagles

Kygo

Lady Gaga

Marshmello

Favorite soundtrack

Favorite soundtrack
"Frozen 2" premiered in 2019.      Disney

"Birds of Prey: The Album"

"Frozen 2"

"Trolls: World Tour"

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