AMAs: Taylor Swift Sets New Record For All-Time Wins

Taylor Swift made history at the 2019 American Music Awards on Sunday, shattering Michael Jackson's record for all-time AMA wins on the same night she was named Artist of the Decade, reports Danny Clemens at ABC7 Los Angeles.

Heading into the show, the "You Need to Calm Down" singer had racked up an impressive 23 career wins, putting her one trophy behind Michael Jackson's record 24 all-time wins. She needed one win to tie Jackson's record and two wins to set her own new record. (Country act Alabama also has a total of 23 wins under their belt.)

Early in the telecast, Swift beat out Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande for Favorite Album - Pop/Rock for "Lover." In the final moments of the show, she was also named Artist of the Year.



Swift was nominated in a total of five categories, only two of which were announced during the show. It was revealed after the telecast that Swift had also won Favorite Music Video, Favorite Female Artist (Pop/Rock) and Favorite Artist (Adult Contemporary). Click here to see a full list of 2019 American Music Awards winners and nominees.

Including her Artist of the Decade honor, Swift now has a total of 29 American Music Awards under her belt.

Taylor Swift

Swift, who has won more American Music Awards than any other act in the 2010s, was also crowned the Artist of the Decade during the show. Legendary singer-songwriter Carole King, who presented the honor, said Swift's "lyrics resonate across the generations, her songs touch everyone and her impact around the world is extraordinary."

Swift had previously claimed in a Nov. 15 social media post that her planned performance at the show was put in jeopardy by Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun, the owners of her master recordings. The two sides appeared to have worked out their differences following a series of conflicting reports in the days leading up to the show.

Swift won her first American Music Award in 2008 for Favorite Female Artist - Country. She's also been honored at various times in the pop, rock and adult contemporary genres for favorite song, album and tour in addition to her Artist of the Year wins and a 2015 Dick Clark Award For Excellence.

In 2018, Swift became the most decorated woman in American Music Awards history. She also set a new record for most Artist of the Year wins, which she won for the fifth time in 2019.

We're not crying, you're crying. Huge congratulations to @taylorswift13 for winning #AMAs Artist of the Year! 👏 pic.twitter.com/A0OnN7hFJm

— American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 25, 2019

And The 2019 AMA Winners Are:



➤ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Post Malone
Taylor Swift -- WINNER

➤NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Billie Eilish -- WINNER
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Ella Mai

➤COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR 
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, “Señorita” -- WINNER
Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”

➤TOUR OF THE YEAR
BTS -- WINNER
Ariana Grande
Elton John
P!nk
Ed Sheeran

➤FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
Billie Eilish, “Bad Guy”
Ariana Grande, “7 Rings”
Halsey, “Without Me”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Taylor Swift, “You Need to Calm Down” -- WINNER

➤FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST
BTS -- WINNER
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes

➤FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Khalid -- WINNER
Post Malone

➤FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift -- WINNER

➤FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK 
BTS -- WINNER
Jonas Brothers
Panic! At The Disco

➤FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next
Taylor Swift, Lover -- WINNER

➤FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK
Halsey, “Without Me” -- WINNER
Jonas Brothers, “Sucker”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Panic! At The Disco, “High Hopes”
Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”

➤FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kane Brown -- WINNER
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett

➤FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood -- WINNER

➤FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Dan + Shay -- WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion

➤FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Kane Brown, Experiment
Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay
Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty -- WINNER

➤FAVORITE SONG - COUNTRY
Luke Combs, “Beautiful Crazy”
Dan + Shay, “Speechless” -- WINNER
Blake Shelton, “God’s Country”

➤FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B -- WINNER
Drake
Post Malone

➤FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Meek Mill, “Championships”
Post Malone, “Hollywood’s Bleeding” -- WINNER
Travis Scott, “Astroworld”

➤FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road” -- WINNER
Post Malone, “Wow.”
Travis Scott, “Sicko Mode”

➤FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Khalid
Bruno Mars -- WINNER

➤FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé -- WINNER
Lizzo
Ella Mai

➤FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown, Indigo
Khalid, Free Spirit -- WINNER
Ella Mai, Ella Mai

➤FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Khalid, “Talk” -- WINNER
Lizzo, “Juice”
Ella Mai, “Trip”

➤FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Billie Eilish -- WINNER
Imagine Dragons
Panic! at the Disco

➤FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Maroon 5
P!nk
Taylor Swift -- WINNER

➤FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
Bad Bunny
J Balvin -- WINNER
Ozuna

➤FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle -- WINNER
For King & Country
MercyMe

➤FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Avicii
Marshmello -- WINNER
The Chainsmokers

➤FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
A Star Is Born by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen -- WINNER
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse