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Dove Cameron won the honors for best new artist of the year at the 2022 American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Sunday.
Cameron, 26, defeated fellow nominees GAYLE, Latto, Måneskin and Steve Lacy for the honor.
The Disney Channel alum thanked ‘the queer community at large’ in accepting the award.
The latest: Dove Cameron won the honors for best new artist of the year at the 2022 American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Sunday
‘This is so meaningful to me,’ she said. ‘I want to start by saying that every award that I ever win will always first and foremost be dedicated to the queer community at large.’
She said, ‘I’ve never felt safer or more loved and more supported, and I hope I can give you some semblance of that same feeling in my music.’
She continued: ‘On the heels of what happened at Club Q in Colorado Springs, I want to remind everyone how important queer visibility is and how important our community is.
‘And I want to direct your attention to organizations like GLAAD and The Trevor Project for what you can do right now … thank you for holding the space – I’m holding it for you too.’
Cameron defeated fellow nominees GAYLE, Latto, Måneskin and Steve Lacy for the honor
The Disney Channel alum thanked ‘the queer community at large’ in accepting the award
Taylor Swift claimed the honors for favorite pop album for Red (Taylor’s Version).
Swift, 32, prevailed in a loaded category that included Adele (30), Bad Bunny (Un Verano Sin Ti), Beyoncé (Renaissance), Harry Styles (Harry’s House) and The Weeknd (Dawn FM).
She said in her acceptance speech: ‘This album is a re-recorded album, and I cannot tell you how much my re-recorded albums mean to me, but I never expected or assumed that they would mean anything to you.
‘So I can’t thank you enough for caring about this album that I’m so proud of.’
She went on to thank a number of collaborators on her music and videos.
Taylor Swift, 32, claimed the honors for favorite pop album for Red (Taylor’s Version)
The famed songstress made her way to the stage as her fans cheered her on
Swift prevailed in a loaded category that included Adele (30), Bad Bunny (Un Verano Sin Ti), Beyoncé (Renaissance), Harry Styles (Harry’s House) and The Weeknd (Dawn FM)
She said in her acceptance speech: ‘This album is a re-recorded album, and I cannot tell you how much my re-recorded albums mean to me, but I never expected or assumed that they would mean anything to you’
Swift also captured the honors for favorite music video for her short film for All Too Well (Taylor’s Version).
She was nominated against Adele (Easy On Me); Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone (Me Porto Bonito); Harry Styles – (As It Was); Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow – (INDUSTRY BABY).
‘This short film was ten years in the making, and the only reason I got to write and direct the film is because you the fans chose the song,’ Swift said in her second acceptance speech of the evening. ‘You chose it – no one at a record label chose, you picked it. You said that is the song that matters to us, and it was just so happens that it was the song that matters the most to me.’
She also thanked actors Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien for trusting her ‘as a director’ for the video with their ‘immense talent.’
Swift also captured the honors for favorite music video for her short film for All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)
Swift said in her second acceptance speech of the evening, ‘This short film was ten years in the making, and the only reason I got to write and direct the film is because you the fans chose the song’
She also thanked actors Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien for trusting her ‘as a director’ for the video with their ‘immense talent’
Swift’s third, and most prominent, victory of the evening came as she was named artist of the year. She was named with the vaunted honors over fellow nominees Adele, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Drake, Harry Styles and The Weeknd.
In her third acceptance speech of the evening, Swift said she was grateful for her fans for supporting her projects in recent years.
‘You know, in the past few years, I have released more music than I did in the entire decade preceding that, and I really feel like that’s down to the fact that you, the fans, made it clear that you wanted to hear lots of music that I would make – you encouraged me,’ she said.
Swift continued: ‘And so, I found that the more music I made and the more music I put out, the happier I was. The more I just kept that channel open and just kept creating, kept making things, and the more that happened, the more you guys were like, yeah, keep doing it. And the happier I was, so I have the fans to thank, essentially, for my happiness.
‘And I love you more than I can say. I cannot express how unbelievable it is to me that I still get to do this and that you still care, so thank you underlined with 13 exclamation points! I don’t know what to say. I love you.’
Swift’s third, and most prominent, victory of the evening came as she was named artist of the year
Swift said she was grateful for her fans for supporting her projects in recent years
Swift said, I cannot express how unbelievable it is to me that I still get to do this and that you still care, so thank you underlined with 13 exclamation points!’
Machine Gun Kelly took home the honors for favorite rock artist. He bested a field including Imagine Dragons, Måneskin, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Lumineers.
MGK, 32, whose real name is Colson Baker, thanked the fans for voting him into the honors.
The tall musician joked, ‘I’m petitioning for larger mic stands next time.’
He said that ‘there have been some people in the rock community who have called me a tourist, but they’re wrong – I’m a rocket man.
He continued: ‘We weren’t born on the moon, but we looked at it and we were curious, and we went there supposedly. And these last two rock albums to me were me going to the moon. But I’m not done exploring the universe yet.’
Machine Gun Kelly took home the honors for favorite rock artist
He bested a field including Imagine Dragons, Måneskin, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Lumineers
The tall musician joked, ‘I’m petitioning for larger mic stands next time’
The artist said that ‘there have been some people in the rock community who have called me a tourist, but they’re wrong – I’m a rocket man’
Dan + Shay took home the award for favorite country duo or group, besting a field including Lady A, Old Dominion, Parmalee and Zac Brown Band.
Chris Brown, who was not in attendance at Sunday’s event, won the honors for favorite male R&B artist, defeating a field including Brent Faiyaz, Givēon, Lucky Daye and The Weeknd.
Presenter Kelly Rowland accepted the honors for Brown, thanking the artist for making great R&B music and being an incredible performer.
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay were seen accepting the honors for favorite country duo or group
The talented tandem bested a field including Lady A, Old Dominion, Parmalee and Zac Brown Band
Presenter Kelly Rowland accepted an award on behalf of Chris Brown, who was not present to accept the honor for favorite male R&B artist
She thanked the artist for making great R&B music and being an incredible performer
Anitta won favorite female Latin artist, prevailing in a category including Becky G, Kali Uchis, Karol G and Rosalía.
The 29-year-old singer, who hails from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, thanked her fans in her acceptance speech.
‘You guys are amazing,’ she said. ‘Without this, without you guys and my whole country of Brazil, I wouldn’t be here today.’
She also credited other nominees such as Becky G and Rosalía, adding that ‘there are no winners if there are no other people running this path with us.’
Anitta, 29, won favorite female Latin artist, prevailing in a category including Becky G, Kali Uchis, Karol G and Rosalía
The singer, who hails from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, thanked her fans in her acceptance speech
She also credited other nominees such as Becky G and Rosalía, adding that ‘there are no winners if there are no other people running this path with us’
Presenter Latto accepted the honors on Wizkid’s behalf after his win in the category of favorite Afrobeats artist
Wizkid, who was not present, was the winner in the category of favorite Afrobeats artist, besting fellow nominees. The 32-year-old artist won in a category that also included Burna Boy, CKay, Fireboy DML, and Tems.
Måneskin won the favorite rock song award for their song Beggin’. They were nominated against Foo Fighters (Love Dies Young); Imagine Dragons x JID (Enemy); Kate Bush (Running Up That Hill A Deal With God) and Red Hot Chili Peppers (Black Summer).
The group’s Damiano David said in accepting the honors, ‘First of all, I want to say that for us as Italians … we have not been told many times that one day we were going to be sitting next to some of the greatest artists in the world.
‘For us, this has a double meaning – it’s amazing for us – we are still kind of figuring it out,’ David said. ‘It’s very surprising for us, and we never expected to win this category against these huge, huge, huge artists.’
Måneskin members (L-R) Victoria De Angelis, Damiano David, Ethan Torchio and Thomas Raggi accepted the honors for the favorite rock song award for their song Beggin’
The group’s Damiano David said in accepting the honors that they ‘never expected to win this category against these huge, huge, huge artists’
Wayne Brady was the host for Sunday’s proceedings stemming from Southern California
In the category for favorite hip-hop song, presenter Liza Koshy accepted the honors on behalf of the winner Future featuring Drake & Tems for Wait For U.
Other nominees included Jack Harlow (First Class), Kodak Black (Super Gremlin), Latto (Big Energy) and Lil Nas X featuring Harlow (Industry Baby).
The Harry Styles hit As It Was claimed the honors for favorite pop song, winning in a category that also included Adele (Easy on Me); Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast (We Don’t Talk About Bruno); Lizzo (About Damn Time); and The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber (Stay).
Presenter Kim Petras accepted the honors on behalf of the superstar singer, who was not at the show on Sunday.
Presenter Kim Petras accepted the honors on behalf of Harry Styles, who was not at the show on Sunday.
Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny landed the most nominations at this year’s American Music Awards.
He leads fellow rapper Drake and pop superstars Beyonce and Taylor Swift on the list of contenders.
Bad Bunny received a total of eight AMA nominations and will compete for artist of the year against British singers Adele and Harry Styles and Canadian musician The Weeknd.
Drake, Beyonce and Swift also are in the running for artist of the year and received six nominations each.
On top: Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny leads the nominations for this year’s American Music Awards. Seen in September
The nominations are based on performances on the Billboard music charts, streaming and album sales, radio play and social media engagement.
Winners will be determined by fan votes and announced at the ceremony at Microsoft Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.
Bad Bunny’s other nods included favorite male pop artist, favorite music video and favorite touring artist.
The singer set a record this year for the highest-grossing tour by a Latin artist in history. His album ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ just topped the Billboard charts for a 13th week.
Bey is on the list: He leads fellow rapper Drake and pop superstars Beyonce and Taylor Swift on the list of contenders
If Bad Bunny wins all eight awards he is eligible for, he would tie 1980s superstars Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the most AMA wins in a single year.
Organizers added a category this year for favorite K-pop artist. Contenders are BTS, BLACKPINK, SEVENTEEN, Tomorrow X Together and Twice.
First-time AMA nominees included rapper Jack Harlow, K-pop band BLACKPINK and Scandinavian DJ group Swedish House Mafia.
In country music categories, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen are among the nominees for favorite male country artist.
Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris and Miranda Lambert will compete for favorite female country artist.
Pink is set to honor the late Olivia Newton–John with a musical performance at the show.
The performance in Newton–John’s memory follows her death at age 73 in August from a years-long battle with breast cancer.
The beloved British–Australian singer and actress had a lengthy association with the award show.
She co-hosted the ceremony with Aretha Franklin and Glen Campbell in 1976, two years before her success in films spread to the US with her role in 1978’s Grease.
Newton–John was also presented with 10 AMAs during her lengthy career.
Pink (real name: Alecia Moore) was previously announced as a performer at the AMAs, and her tribute number will be her second performance of the evening.
The hitmaker is also scheduled to give her new single Never Gonna Not Dance Again its live performance debut.
Lionel Richie will also be honored at the ceremony, where he is set to receive the Icon Award.
Stevie Wonder will be leading the performance for his contemporary, while Charlie Puth and Ari Lennox will be joining the keyboard virtuoso for a medley of Richie’s most popular material.
The ceremony, which is being hosted by Wayne Brady, was previously announced to have performances from Carrie Underwood, Imagine Dragons, JID, and Yola, among others.
Bebe Rexha and David Guetta will be performing their hit I’m Good (Blue), while Dove Cameron will make her debut at the show with a performance of her song Boyfriend.
The rapper GloRilla and Anitta will also be making their performance debuts at the show.
The 2021 ceremony saw K-Pop icons BTS earn the most wins with three including top honor artist of the year as the most nominated singer Olivia Rodrigo earned new artist of the year.
The seven member South Korean pop boyband – who also earned favorite pop group or duo and favorite pop song – was given the most coveted crystal pyramid trophy of the night as they beat out heavy hitters including Ariana Grande, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd.
She is on the list: Carrie Underwood (pictured in September), Maren Morris and Miranda Lambert will compete for favorite female country artist
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