On Sunday, the American Music Award opened with a blast and then went out in a blaze of glory that makes it one of the most memorable music events of the decade.
While Taylor Swift broke the 10-year old records of Michael Jackson, Billie Eilish broke new grounds by winning multiple awards and gave a fiery performance.
The King of Pop has been surpassed by the new Queen
Taylor Swift walked into the American Music Awards with 23 AMAs, and Michael Jackson had won 24 AMAs during his lifetime. But she bagged awards after awards and finally surpassed the king of pop Michael Jackson, here’s the tally for Taylor Swift at AMA 2019:
- Best Artist
- Best Female Pop/Rock Artist
- Best Pop/Rock Album – Lover
- Artist of the Decade
Now Taylor’s tally has reached 25 AMAs and no other living artist seems close to her.
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Taylor won against Ariana Grande, Drake, Halsey, and Post Malone
Along with Taylor, other nominees were Ariana Grande, Drake, Halsey, and Post Malone. Although Taylor bested all of them in the end.
She then performed her greatest hits such as “Love Story”, “I Knew You Were Trouble”, “Shake It Off” and where Camila Cabello and Halsey joined her on the stage, and the crowd went bonkers.
Then she thanked her audience and her fans for their support:
This year has been a lot of good, a lot of really complicated, so behalf of my family and me, thank you so much for being there and caring.
Billie Eilish was at her usual best as she bagged the Best New Artist award
Billie Eilish won Best New Artist of the Year award, and also the award for Favourite Alternative Artist. Then she went to the stage that was literally set on fire as she performed her song “All Good Girls Go To Hell.”
She was wearing a T-shirt with caption “No Music on a Dead Planet” which means that the much awaited collaboration of Billie with Greta Thunberg will be happening any time soon now.
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello rubbed noses
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello were inseperable on the stage and even off the stage. They performed “Senorita” into only one microphone while looking each other in the eyes, and kept rubbing noses throughout.
They won collaboration of the year award for “Senorita.”
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Christina Aguilera, Ozzy Osbourne, Post Malone, and Travis Scott also performed
Christina Aguilera blew the minds of people while Ozzy Osbourne actually performed with Post Malone and Travis Scott. That is an unfornutate sentence but the audience seemed to enjoy this peculiar team-up.
Post Malone won the favourite rap/hip-hop album for “Hollywood’s Bleeding” and Carrie Underwood won the favorite country album for “Cry Pretty”.
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