
Last night (October 9th 2018) saw the 46th annual American Music Awards (or AMAs) being held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, though not many rock orientated acts were represented and nominated.
However, alongside some of the more conventional mainstream and pop acts that did see the night out as winners, so did Las Vegas pop-rockers Panic! At The Disco who won the award for Favourite Artist within the Alternative Rock category.
Along with this, though not strictly a rock artist per say, rock/metal enthusiast and involved supporter Post Malone also walked away with award of Favourite Male Artist within the Pop/Rock category and also Favourite Album in the Rap/Hip-Hop category for his sophomore album, ‘Beerbongs & Bentleys’.
You can see the full list of award categories, their respective winners and the other nominees below.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift – WINNER
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Camila Cabello – WINNER
Cardi B
Khalid
Dua Lipa
XXXTentacion
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR:
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, ‘Havana’ – WINNER
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage, ‘Rockstar’
Bruno Mars & Cardi B, ‘Finesse’
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, ‘Meant To Be’
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, ‘The Middle’
TOUR OF THE YEAR:
Beyoncé & Jay-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift – WINNER
U2
VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, ‘Havana’ – WINNER
Cardi B, ‘Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)’
Drake, ‘God’s Plan’
FAVOURITE SOCIAL ARTIST:
BTS – WINNER
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Shawn Mendes
FAVOURITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK:
Drake
Post Malone – WINNER
Ed Sheeran
FAVOURITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK:
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Taylor Swift – WINNER
FAVOURITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK:
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Migos – WINNER
FAVOURITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK:
Drake, ‘Scorpion’
Ed Sheeran, ‘÷ (Divide)’
Taylor Swift, ‘Reputation’ – WINNER
FAVOURITE SONG – POP/ROCK:
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, ‘Havana’ – WINNER
Drake, ‘God’s Plan’
Ed Sheeran, ‘Perfect’
FAVOURITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY:
Kane Brown – WINNER
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
FAVOURITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY:
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood – WINNER
FAVOURITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY:
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line – WINNER
LANCO
FAVOURITE ALBUM – COUNTRY:
Kane Brown, ‘Kane Brown’ – WINNER
Luke Combs, ‘This One’s For You’
Thomas Rhett, ‘Life Changes’
FAVOURITE SONG – COUNTRY:
Kane Brown, ‘Heaven’ – WINNER
Dan + Shay, ‘Tequila’
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, ‘Meant To Be’
FAVOURITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP:
Cardi B – WINNER
Drake
Post Malone
FAVOURITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP:
Drake, ‘Scorpion’
Lil Uzi Vert, ‘Luv Is Rage 2’
Post Malone, ‘Beerbongs & Bentleys’ – WINNER
FAVOURITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP:
Cardi B, ‘Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)’ – WINNER
Drake, ‘God’s Plan”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage, ‘Rockstar’
FAVOURITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B:
Khalid – WINNER
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
FAVOURITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B:
Ella Mai
Rihanna – WINNER
SZA
FAVOURITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B:
Khalid, ‘American Teen’
SZA, ‘CTRL’
XXXTentacion, ’17’ – WINNER
FAVOURITE SONG – SOUL/R&B:
Khalid, ‘Young Dumb & Broke’
Ella Mai, ‘Boo’d Up’
Bruno Mars & Cardi B, ‘Finesse’ – WINNER
FAVOURITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK:
Imagine Dragons
Panic! At The Disco – WINNER
Portugal. The Man
FAVOURITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY:
Shawn Mendes – WINNER
P!NK
Ed Sheeran
FAVOURITE ARTIST – LATIN:
J Balvin
Daddy Yankee – WINNER
Ozuna
FAVOURITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL:
Lauren Daigle – WINNER
MercyMe
Zach Williams
FAVOURITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM):
The Chainsmokers
Marshmello – WINNER
Zedd
FAVOURITE SOUNDTRACK:
‘Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By’ – WINNER
‘The Greatest Showman’
‘The Fate Of The Furious: The Album’

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