American Music Awards 2018: See Full List of Winners

American Music Awards 2018: See Full List of Winners

Taylor Swift was the big winner at this year’s American Music Awards, taking home a crystal pyramid for the evening’s top prize, Artist of the Year, and becoming the most decorated female artist in AMA history with a total of 23 wins (unseating Whitney Houston).


The evening concluded with a video tribute to the late Aretha Franklin, followed by a performance of “Amazing Grace” from Gladys Knight, Ledisi, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin, CeCe Winans, and musical director Rickey Minor.

*See the full list of winners below.*

ARTIST OF THE YEAR 
Drake 
Imagine Dragons 
Post Malone 
Ed Sheeran 
WINNER: Taylor Swift

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR 
WINNER: Camila Cabello 
Cardi B 
Khalid 
Dua Lipa 
XXXTentacion

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR 
WINNER: Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug, “Havana” 
Post Malone feat. 21 Savage, “Rockstar” 
Bruno Mars and Cardi B, “Finesse” 
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be” 
Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey, “The Middle”

TOUR OF THE YEAR 
Beyoncé & JAY-Z 
Bruno Mars 
Ed Sheeran 
WINNER: Taylor Swift 
U2

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO 
WINNER: Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug, “Havana” 
Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” 
Drake, “God’s Plan”

FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST 
WINNER: BTS 
Cardi B 
Ariana Grande 
Demi Lovato 
Shawn Mendes

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK 
Drake 
WINNER: Post Malone 
Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK 
Camila Cabello 
Cardi B 
WINNER: Taylor Swift

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP — POP/ROCK 
Imagine Dragons 
Maroon 5 
WINNER: Migos

FAVORITE ALBUM — POP/ROCK 
Drake, Scorpion 
Ed Sheeran, ÷ (Divide) 
WINNER: Taylor Swift, reputation

FAVORITE SONG — POP/ROCK 
WINNER: Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug, “Havana” 
Drake, “God’s Plan” 
Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — COUNTRY 
WINNER: Kane Brown 
Luke Bryan 
Thomas Rhett

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — COUNTRY 
Kelsea Ballerini 
Maren Morris 
WINNER: Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP — COUNTRY 
Dan + Shay 
WINNER: Florida Georgia Line 
LANCO

FAVORITE ALBUM — COUNTRY 
WINNER: Kane Brown, Kane Brown 
Luke Combs, This One’s for You 
Thomas Rhett, Life Changes

FAVORITE SONG — COUNTRY 
WINNER: Kane Brown, “Heaven” 
Dan + Shay, “Tequila” 
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”

FAVORITE ARTIST — RAP/HIP-HOP 
WINNER: Cardi B 
Drake 
Post Malone

FAVORITE ALBUM — RAP/HIP-HOP 
Drake, Scorpion 
Lil Uzi Vert, Luv Is Rage 2 
WINNER: Post Malone, Beerbongs & Bentleys

FAVORITE SONG — RAP/HIP-HOP 
WINNER: Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” 
Drake, “God’s Plan” 
Post Malone feat. 21 Savage, “Rockstar”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — SOUL/R&B 
WINNER: Khalid 
Bruno Mars 
The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — SOUL/R&B 
Ella Mai 
WINNER: Rihanna 
SZA

FAVORITE ALBUM — SOUL/R&B 
Khalid, American Teen 
SZA, CTRL 
WINNER: XXXTentacion, 17

FAVORITE SONG — SOUL/R&B 
Khalid, “Young Dumb & Broke” 
Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up” 
WINNER: Bruno Mars and Cardi B, “Finesse”

FAVORITE ARTIST — ALTERNATIVE ROCK 
Imagine Dragons 
WINNER: Panic! at the Disco 
Portugal. The Man

FAVORITE ARTIST — ADULT CONTEMPORARY 
WINNER: Shawn Mendes 
P!nk 
Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE ARTIST — LATIN 
J Balvin 
WINNER: Daddy Yankee 
Ozuna

FAVORITE ARTIST — CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL 
WINNER: Lauren Daigle 
MercyMe 
Zach Williams

FAVORITE ARTIST — ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM) 
The Chainsmokers 
WINNER: Marshmellow 
Zedd

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK 
WINNER: Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By 
The Greatest Showman 
The Fate of the Furious: The Album