BTS has been on fire since the beginning of 2021, and it was just a matter of time before major awards started coming their way. The K-pop boy band was crowned as the biggest winner of the night at the American Music Awards and won accolades in three major categories.
BTS was competing against Ariana Grande, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd for the biggest award of the night—artist of the year. They managed to come out victorious, and also picked up awards for the best pop duo or group and favorite pop song with “Butter”.
It was also a big night for Doja Cat, who dominated the R&B categories. In addition to winning trophies for favorite female R&B artist and favorite R&B album with Planet Her, she also collected the award for collaboration of the year with “Kiss Me More” featuring SZA.
Megan Thee Stallion was right behind with three awards—favorite female hip-hop artist, favorite hip-hop album with Good News, and favorite trending song with “Body”. Olivia Rodrigo collected the award for the new artist of the year, while Lil Nas X picked up the trophy for the best music video with “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”.
The American Music Awards were held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on November 21st, with Cardi B serving as the host.
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 0r 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
