Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood Among The Winners At 2018 AMAs

Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Post Malone were among the big names scooping awards last night the 2018 AMAs. A star-studded event hosted by Diana Ross’ daughter Tracee Ross Ellis, this year’s extravaganza took place at The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and featured jaw-dropping performance from Taylor Swift, Cardi B, Carrie Underwood and more.

Taylor Swift returned to the American Music Awards stage for the first time since 2014, where she gave an awe-inspiring show-starting performance of ‘I Did Something Bad’ from her Reputation album. The pop superstar also broke the record for most AMAs won by a woman, adding four more awards – Tour Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, Best Pop/Rock Album for Reputation and Favorite Female Artist in the Pop/Rock genre – and bringing her total to a whopping 23.

Additionally, Panic! At the Disco played a tribute to Queen with a performance of the iconic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ The group performed via satellite from Sydney, Australia. The performance was introduced by Rami Malek, Joseph Mazzello, and Gwilym Lee who are starring in the new Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody which opens in theaters on 2 November.

Gladys Knight performed all-star gospel medley to honor Aretha Franklin, who won six AMAs during her lifetime and hosted the awards show in 1976 and 1983. Other tribute performers included gospel iconic CeCe Winans, R&B/jazz diva Ledisi, veteran gospel duo Mary Mary, minister Donnie McClurkin, and musical director Rickey Minor

Amid high-energy 2018 AMAs performances, country superstar Carrie Underwood performed the ballad ‘Spinning Bottles’, from her much-acclaimed new album, Cry Pretty.

The full list of winners at the 2018 AMAs were as follows:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Taylor Swift
FAVORITE NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Camila Cabello
FAVORITE COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR: ‘Havanna,’ Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST, POP/ROCK: Taylor Swift
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST, POP/ROCK: Post Malone
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP, POP/ROCK: Migos
FAVORITE SONG, POP/ROCK: ‘Havanna,’ Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
FAVORITE ALBUM, POP/ROCK: Reputation – Taylor Swift
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST, COUNTRY: Kane Brown
FAVORITE ALBUM, COUNTRY: Kane Brown – Kane Brown
FAVORITE SONG, COUNTRY: ‘Heaven,’ Kane Brown
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST, COUNTRY: Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO/GROUP, COUNTRY: Florida Georgia Line
FAVORITE ARTIST, RAP/HIP-HOP: Cardi B
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST, SOUL/R&B: Khalid
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST, SOUL/R&B: Rihanna
FAVORITE SONG, SOUL/R&B: ‘Finesse,’ Bruno Mars & Cardi B
FAVORITE ALBUM, RAP/HIP-HOP: Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone
FAVORITE SONG, RAP/HIP-HOP: ‘Bodak Yellow,’ Cardi B
FAVORITE ALBUM, SOUL/R&B: 17 – XXXTentacion
FAVORITE ARTIST, ADULT CONTEMPORARY: Shawn Mendes
FAVORITE ARTIST, ALTERNATIVE ROCK: Panic! At The Disco
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK:Black Panther
FAVORITE ARTIST, LATIN: Daddy Yankee
FAVORITE ARTIST, CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL: Lauren Daigle
FAVORITE ARTIST, ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC: Marshmello
FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST: BTS
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO: ‘Havanna,’ Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
FAVORITE TOUR OF THE YEAR WINNER: Taylor Swift

Format: UK English