British artists Harry Styles and Dua Lipa both won awards at the 2020 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, last night. Taraji P. Henson hosted the ceremony that included performances from huge artists such as Machine Gun Kelly, BTS, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion and more. Artists performed live from LA and others broadcasted virtually from locations around the world.
Harry Styles won the award for Favourite Album – Pop/Rock for his album Fine Line. Fine Line is Harry’s second studio album of his solo career that came out in December 2019. The album debuted at #3 on the UK Album Charts and #1 on the Billboard top 200. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 491 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, making it the most recent album to be included.
Dua Lipa won the award for Favourite Song – Pop/Rock for her single Don’t Start Now. Don’t Start Now is the lead single off Dua Lipa’s second studio album Future Nostalgia, it peaked on the UK Singles Charts and the Billboard top 200 at #2. Dua Lipa took to Instagram to thank her fans for their support for her first AMA award, saying; “THANK YOU 2 EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU THAT VOTED!!! I LOVE YOU”
Dua also performed her single Levitating virtually from The Royal Albert Hall in London. The stunning performance was broadcasted live and consisted of Dua Lipa in a glittery outfit that perfectly fit the celestial theme along with a group of dancers. Dua capped off the performance by raising in the air as if flying through space, while glitter rained around her.
YEAH LET’S TALK ABOUT IT! DUA LIPA ATE THAT PERFORMANCE pic.twitter.com/2ZLMEYqgON
— ًgian (@lgbtdlipa) November 23, 2020
A full list of the winners at the AMAs are as follows:
Artist of The Year – Taylor Swift
New Artist of The Year – Doja Cat
Collaboration of The Year – Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours
Favourite Social Artist – BTS
Favourite Music Video – Taylor Swift – Cardigan
Favourite Male Artist – Pop/Rock – Justin Bieber
Favourite Female Artist – Pop/Rock – Taylor Swift
Favourite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock – BTS
Favourite Album – Pop/Rock – Harry Styles – Fine Line
Favourite Song – Pop/Rock – Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
Favourite Male Artist – Country – Kane Brown
Favourite Female Artist – Country – Maren Morris
Favourite Duo or Group – Country – Dan + Shay
Favourite Album Country – Blake Shelton – Fully Loaded: God’s Country
Favourite Song – Country – Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours
Favourite Male Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop – Juice WRLD
Favourite Female Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop – Nicki Minaj
Favourite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop – Roddy Ricch – Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial
Favourite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop – Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion – WAP
Favourite Male Artist – Soul/R&B – The Weeknd
Favourite Female Artist – Soul/R&B – Doja Cat
Favourite Album – Soul/R&B – The Weeknd – After Hours
Favourite Song – Soul/R&B – The Weeknd – Heartless
Favourite Male Artist – Latin – Bad Bunny
Favourite Female Artist – Latin – Becky G
Favourite Album – Latin – Bad Bunny – YHLQMDLG
Favourite Song – Latin – KAROL G and Nicki Minaj – Tusa
Favourite Artist – Alternative Rock – Twenty One Pilots
Favourite Artist – Adult Contemporary – Jonas Brothers
Favourite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational – Lauren Daigle
Favourite Artist – EDM – Lady Gaga
Favourite Soundtrack – Birds Of Prey: The Album
