It’s BTS’s world and we’re just living in it! After breaking records and topping the charts with several hit songs this year, the K-pop boy band conquered the American Music Awards. The group won awards in three major categories, closely followed by Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion.
BTS was in the running for the biggest award of the night—artist of the year—and managed to beat the likes of Ariana Grande, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd to take it home. They also collected the accolades for the best pop duo or group and favorite pop song with “Butter”.
Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion walked away with three awards each, as well. Doja shared the award for collaboration of the year with SZA for “Kiss Me More” and won two additional awards in the R&B field. Stallion came out victorious in two hip-hop categories and won the award for the favorite trending song with “Body”.
The list of major winners also included Swift, Bad Bunny, and Gabby Barrett, with two awards each. Olivia Rodrigo managed to pick up the trophy for the new artist of the year, after topping the list of nominations with seven nods.
American Music Awards came back to Los Angeles on November 21st, and Cardi B was in charge of hosting the festivities.
FULL LIST OF 2021 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS:
New Artist of the Year
Olivia Rodrigo
Artist of the Year
BTS
Collaboration of the Year
“Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat ft. SZA
Favorite Trending Song
“Body” – Megan Thee Stallion
Favorite Music Video
“MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
Favorite Male Pop Artist
Ed Sheeran
Favorite Female Pop Artist
Taylor Swift
Favorite Pop Duo or Group
BTS
Favorite Pop Album
“evermore” – Taylor Swift
Favorite Pop Song
“Butter” – BTS
Favorite Male Country Artist
Luke Bryan
Favorite Female Country Artist
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Country Duo or Group
Dan + Shay
Favorite Country Album
“Goldmine” – Gabby Barrett
Favorite Country Song
“The Good Ones” – Gabby Barrett
Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist
Drake
Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist
Megan Thee Stallion
Favorite Hip-Hop Album
“Good News” – Megan Thee Stallion
Favorite Hip-Hop Song
“Up” – Cardi B
Favorite Male R&B Artist
The Weeknd
Favorite Female R&B Artist
Doja Cat
Favorite R&B Album
“Planet Her” – Doja Cat
Favorite R&B song
“Damage” – H.E.R.
Favorite Male Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Favorite Female Latin Artist
Becky G
Favorite Latin Duo or Group
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Favorite Latin Album
“EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO” – Bad Bunny
Favorite Latin Song
“telepatía” – Kali Uchis
Favorite Rock Artist
Machine Gun Kelly
Favorite Inspirational Artist
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Gospel Artist
Kanye West
Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist
Marshmello
