Held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, the awards show saw a slew of the industry’s best artists get recognition for their work over the past year.
A number of artists, including Jennifer Lopez, BTS, and Olivia Rodrigo, also took to the stage to put on show-stopping performances for the crowd.
Who Won at the AMAs 2021?
BTS won big at the AMAs as the K-Pop group earned an impressive three awards at the event.
They won every prize they were nominated for: Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop Duo or Group, and Favorite Pop Song.
RM claimed it was a “miracle” for him and his bandmates to win the accolades, saying in their acceptance speech for Artist of the Year: “This whole thing is a miracle. Seriously, we will never take this for granted.
“Four years ago, we had given this first-time-ever TV live performance at this AMAs stage for ‘DNA.’
“We were so excited and nervous at the time. It’s been a long and amazing ride since then, but nobody could have ever bet on the odds of us standing here receiving this award.
“Except for the ARMY. Seven boys from Korea, united by a love for music, met the love and support from all the ARMY all over the world.”
Taylor Swift won Favorite Female Pop Artist for the seventh time, beating her own record for most AMA wins of all time with 34 in total.
Megan Thee Stallion won three awards at the AMAs, coming out on top of the Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Hip-Hop Album and Favorite Trending Song categories.
Rodrigo had the most nominations of the night with seven in total, and she won the award for New Artist of the Year.
Here is the full list of nominees and winners:
