American Music Awards of 2018
| 46th Annual American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Tracee Ellis Ross |
| Most awards |
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| Most nominations | |
| Website | American Music Awards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
| Runtime | 131 minutes |
| Viewership | 6.59 million |
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
The 46th Annual Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. It aired live on ABC and was hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross. Cardi B and Drake led the list of nominations with eight mentions each.[1] Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello were the big winners, with four awards each. The late rapper and singer XXXTentacion won Favorite Soul/R&B album nearly four months after his death. His mother, Cleopatra Bernard, accepted the award.[2]
Performances
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Taylor Swift | "I Did Something Bad" |
| Twenty One Pilots | " Jumpsuit "
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| Mariah Carey | "With You" |
| Shawn Mendes Zedd |
"Lost in Japan" (Remix) |
| Cardi B Bad Bunny J Balvin |
"I Like It" |
| Benny Blanco Halsey Khalid |
"Eastside" |
| Post Malone Ty Dolla Sign |
" Better Now "
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| Dua Lipa | " One Kiss" "
"Electricity |
| Jennifer Lopez | "Limitless" |
| Camila Cabello | "Consequences" |
| Ciara Missy Elliott |
" Dose "
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| Carrie Underwood[3] | "Spinning Bottles" |
| Panic! at the Disco | "Bohemian Rhapsody"[a] |
| Gladys Knight Donnie McClurkin CeCe Winans Ledisi Mary Mary |
Tribute to Aretha Franklin:[b] "Amazing Grace" "Climb Higher Mountains" "Mary Don't You Weep" "How I Got Over" "The Old Landmark" |
Notes
Presenters
- Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
- Amber Heard - introduced Twenty One Pilots
- Macaulay Culkin- presented Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
- Tour of the Year
- Chloe x Halle - introduced Mariah Carey
- John Stamos and Busy Philipps - presented Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
- Tracee Ellis Ross - introduced Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
- Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross - presented Favorite Pop/Rock Song
- Sara Gilbert and Thomas Rhett - presented Favorite Country Female Artist
- Normani and Liza Koshy - introduced Benny Blanco, Khalid and Halsey
- Billy Eichner and Kathryn Hahn - presented Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
- Constance Wu and Rita Ora - presented Favorite Pop/Rock Duo or Group
- The Chainsmokers and Kelsea Ballerini - introduced Post Malone and Ty Dolla Sign
- Vanessa Hudgens - introduced Jennifer Lopez
- Lauren Daigle and Kane Brown - presented Favorite Soul/R&B album
- Amandla Stenberg - presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album
- Taran Killam and Leighton Meester - presented Favorite Country Male Artist
- Tracee Ellis Ross - introduced Ciara and Missy Elliott
- Tyra Banks - presented New Artist of the Year
- Tracee Ellis Ross - introduced Carrie Underwood
- Rami Malek, Joseph Mazzello and Gwilym Lee - introduced Panic! at the Disco
- Lenny Kravitz - presented Artist of the Year
Winners and nominees
References
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (September 12, 2018). "American Music Awards: Drake, Cardi B Lead 2018 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ XXXTentacion '17' Wins Favorite Soul/R&B Album at 2018 AMAs - XXL
- ^ Zauzmer, Emily (September 19, 2018). "Carrie Underwood, Imagine Dragons and Post Malone to Perform at the American Music Awards". People.
- ^ "2018 Winners | American Music Awards". American Music Awards. Retrieved 2018-10-10.