BTS, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion were the big winners at the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs), with three wins apiece.
The event was hosted by Cardi B, with Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak kicking off the night with a performance of their recent hit, Smokin Out The Window.
BTS made history at the AMAs as the first Asian group to win in the Artist of the Year category, and won Favourite Pop Duo or Group and Favourite Pop Song for their record-breaking hit, Butter.
Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion were the top winning female artists this year: Doja Cat took home the awards for Collaboration of the Year, Favourite Female R&B Artist and Favourite R&B Album, while Megan Thee Stallion won three awards tonight for Favourite Trending Song, Favourite Female Hip-Hop Artist and Favourite Hip-Hop Album.
Now 34-time AMA winner, Taylor Swift took home the awards for Favourite Female Pop Artist and Favourite Pop Album for her no.1 album, Evermore.
Following her debut performance on the AMAs stage, Olivia Rodrigo won her first ever AMA with New Artist of the Year.
BTS joined Coldplay for the world television premiere performance of My Universe, while Tyler, The Creator performed Massa off his sixth studio album, Call Me If You Get Lost.
Italian rock band and first-time AMA nominee Måneskin made their U.S awards show debut when they performed their globalno.1 hit Beggin’, three-time AMA winner, Jennifer Lopez performed her new song, On My Way from the soundtrack of her upcoming film, Marry Me, and Chlöe made her AMA performance debut from the Xfinity Stage with her debut single, Have Mercy.
