American Music Awards could coronate pop star Olivia Rodrigo

NEW YORK – South Korean superstars BTS were being topped artist of the 12 months at the American New music Awards on Sunday, brushing aside troubles from Taylor Swift, Drake and The Weeknd as they took household a whole of 3 awards and teamed up with Coldplay for a raucous “My Universe” and shut the display with “Butter.”

“Seven boys from Korea, united by really like for songs, met the adore and help from all the armies all around the globe,” mentioned BTS’ RM right after the team won their artist of the yr for the initial time. “This complete matter is a miracle. Seriously, we would hardly ever get this for granted.”

The band was also named preferred pop duo or group and acquired the beloved pop tune award for “Butter.”

The present celebrated the finest preferred tunes for a next pandemic 12 months with a mix of dwell and pre-taped performances. Silk Sonic’s Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak kicked off the awards on a funky, R&B and pre-taped take note with their “Smokin Out the Window” and Jennifer Lopez pre-taped her “On My Way” from her forthcoming passionate comedy “Marry Me.”

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An earlier scheduled effectiveness of “Butter” by BTS and Megan Thee Stallion was scrapped right after the rapper cited individual factors for dropping out Saturday. She turned out to be a huge winner: named most loved woman hip-hop artist, her “Good News” profitable for favorite hip-hop album and her “Body” was topped preferred trending tune, a new award this calendar year.

Olivia Rodrigo arrived into the night time with a primary 7 nominations but only took household the crown for favored new artist of the calendar year. “Writing tracks is my preferred factor in the complete entire world and I am so grateful for everyone who has embraced my music,” she mentioned.

Rodrigo dropped favored pop album to Taylor Swift’s “evermore.” In a taped speech, Swift explained to her lovers: “I’m so blessed to be in your lifetime.” Swift also received for favorite woman pop artist, giving her a occupation complete of 34, the report for the most awarded artist in AMA heritage.

Rodrigo done her hit “traitor” reside on a stage lined with bouquets and Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean introduced a minimal place to the phase when they sang their pre-taped duet “If I Didn’t Adore You.” With a tiny support from Julieta Venegas and Tainy, Bad Bunny executed their hit “Lo Siento BB :/.”

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Between reside performances, Italian band Måneskin created their U.S. awards present debut with their viral strike “Beggin.’” Chlöe of Chloe x Halle floated down on to the stage to complete her hit debut one as a soloist “Have Mercy,” swinging her hair and twerking. Mickey Guyton received loud cheers even though singing her patriotic music “All American” in a silvery costume, periodically screaming out “How y’all doing?”

The lover-voted awards demonstrate aired stay from Los Angeles on ABC. Nominees ended up based on streaming, album and digital sales, radio airplay and social activity, and mirror the time period of Sept. 25, 2020, through Sept. 23, 2021.

Becky G won for favored woman Latin artists and thanked the Latinx community. “You are not by yourself,” she explained. “We are the American desire.”

Machine Gun Kelly grabbed the favorite rock artist award. “I want to settle for this for all the aspiring musicians, the a single who wishes to perform an instrument, wishes to rap, wishes to sing — not just the rock artists, but all the artists,” he claimed.

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Before Sunday, in awards introduced prior to the display, Swift was named favorite feminine pop artist, Ed Sheeran got the favourite male award and Doja Cat featuring SZA on “Kiss Me More” was named collaboration of the calendar year. Kanye West was named most loved gospel artist.

Underwood won for most loved inspirational artist and favourite female place artist and Doja Cat also received two other awards: preferred female R&B artist and her “Planet Her” was named beloved R&B album.

Luke Bryan was named favored place artist and Bad Bunny was the favorite male Latin artist. The Weeknd was topped favorite male R&B artist and Drake received the beloved male hip-hop artist. Gabby Barrett took property the favourite place album for “Goldmine” and preferred place music for “The Good Kinds.”

For the more mature viewers, New Version and New Youngsters on the Block executed alongside one another. The Boston-primarily based groups took turns with the hits, trading hits: “You Obtained It (The Proper Stuff”), “Candy Woman,” “Step By Action,” “Mr. Phone Man” and uniting for “Can You Stand the Rain,” “Is This the Close,” “Hangin’ Tough” and “If It Is not Appreciate.”

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The favored Latin album went to Undesirable Bunny’s “El Último Tour Del Mundo.”

Host Cardi B, donning a constant stream of new outfits, revved up the crowd. Later her song “Up” was named beloved hip-hop music. The Linked Push was not in a position to transmit photographs of Cardi B when she was onstage due to the fact her representatives necessary acceptance, a restriction the AP would not acknowledge.

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