2019 American Music Awards winners: See the full list

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Monday, November 25, 2019
Who's nominated for an American Music Award this year
The battle for artist of the year is on! The nominees for 2019 American Music Awards have been announced, and Drake, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Post Malone and Taylor Swift are all up for the night's top honor.

Taylor Swift dominated at the American Music Awards, winning all five categories in which she was nominated -- including Artist of the Year -- in addition to being named Artist of the Decade. Swift surpassed Michael Jackson as the most-decorated artist in American Music Awards history with an all-time total of 29 wins.

Post Malone was the most-nominated artist for 2019 with seven total nominations. Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish both followed with six each, and Lil Nas X and Taylor Swift each scored five nominations. Billy Ray Cyrus, Khalid and Ella Mai all earned four nominations this year.

FULL LIST OF AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 2019 NOMINEES, WINNERS

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Drake

Ariana Grande

Halsey

Post Malone

WINNER: Taylor Swift

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Luke Combs

WINNER: Billie Eilish

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"

WINNER: Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello "Señorita"

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

TOUR OF THE YEAR

WINNER: BTS

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"

WINNER: Taylor Swift "You Need to Calm Down"

FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST

WINNER: BTS

Billie Eilish

EXO

Ariana Grande

Shawn Mendes

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK

Drake

WINNER: Khalid

Post Malone

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK

Billie Eilish

Ariana Grande

WINNER: Taylor Swift

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP - POP/ROCK

WINNER: BTS

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"

WINNER: Taylor Swift "Lover"

FAVORITE SONG - POP/ROCK

WINNER: Halsey "Without Me"

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

WINNER: Kane Brown

Luke Combs

Thomas Rhett

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - COUNTRY

Kelsea Ballerini

Maren Morris

WINNER: Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP - COUNTRY

WINNER: Dan + Shay

Florida Georgia Line

Old Dominion

FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY

Kane Brown "Experiment"

Dan + Shay "Dan + Shay"

WINNER: Carrie Underwood "Cry Pretty"

FAVORITE SONG - COUNTRY

Luke Combs "Beautiful Crazy"

WINNER: Dan + Shay "Speechless"

Blake Shelton "God's Country"

FAVORITE ARTIST - RAP/HIP-HOP

WINNER: Cardi B

Drake

Post Malone

FAVORITE ALBUM - RAP/HIP-HOP

Meek Mill "Championships"

WINNER: Post Malone "Hollywood's Bleeding"

Travis Scott "Astroworld"

FAVORITE SONG - RAP/HIP-HOP

WINNER: Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus "Old Town Road"

Post Malone "Wow."

Travis Scott "SICKO MODE"

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B

Chris Brown

Khalid

WINNER: Bruno Mars

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B

WINNER: Beyoncé

Lizzo

Ella Mai

FAVORITE ALBUM - SOUL/R&B

Chris Brown "Indigo"

WINNER: Khalid "Free Spirit"

Ella Mai "Ella Mai"

FAVORITE SONG - SOUL/R&B

WINNER: Khalid "Talk"

Lizzo "Juice"

Ella Mai "Trip"

FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK

WINNER: Billie Eilish

Imagine Dragons

Panic! At The Disco

FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY

Maroon 5

P!nk

WINNER: Taylor Swift

FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN

Bad Bunny

WINNER: J Balvin

Ozuna

FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

WINNER: Lauren Daigle

for KING & COUNTRY

MercyMe

FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

Avicii

WINNER: Marshmello

The Chainsmokers

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK

"A Star is Born" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

WINNER: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"

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