Wizkid makes history with AMAs Award win

Wizkid has made history by becoming the first African artiste to be awarded at the 50th American Music Awards (AMAs).

Named ‘Favourite Afrobeat Artiste’ at the 2022 American Music Awards, he was nominated with Burna Boy, Tems, Ckay and Fireboy DML for the inaugural Afrobeats category.

The American Music Awards congratulated him on its official twitter handle.

”Congrats @wizkidayo !!!! You are taking home the FIRST Favorite Afrobeats Artist award! #AMAs,” said the tweet.

LIST OF WINNERS.

 

Artist of the year

 

Adele

 

Bad Bunny

 

Beyoncé

 

Drake

 

Harry Styles

 

Taylor Swift — WINNER

 

The Weeknd

 

New artist of the year

 

Dove Cameron — WINNER

 

Gayle

 

Latto

 

Måneskin

 

Steve Lacy

 

Collaboration of the year

 

Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”

 

Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix” — WINNER

 

Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U”

 

Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”

 

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”

 

Favorite touring artist

 

Bad Bunny

 

Coldplay — WINNER

 

Ed Sheeran

 

Elton John

 

The Rolling Stones

 

Favorite music video

 

Adele, “Easy on Me”

 

Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”

 

Harry Styles, “As It Was”

 

Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”

 

Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” — WINNER

 

Favorite male pop artist

 

Bad Bunny

 

Drake

 

Ed Sheeran

 

Harry Styles — WINNER

 

The Weeknd

 

Favorite female pop artist

 

Adele

 

Beyoncé

 

Doja Cat

 

Lizzo

 

Taylor Swift — WINNER

 

Favorite pop duo or group

 

BTS — WINNER

 

Coldplay

 

Imagine Dragons

 

Måneskin

 

OneRepublic

 

Favorite pop album

 

Adele, 30

 

Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti

 

Beyoncé, Renaissance

 

Harry Styles, Harry’s House

 

Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) — WINNER

 

The Weeknd, Dawn FM

 

Favorite pop song

 

Adele, “Easy on Me”

 

Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”

 

Harry Styles, “As It Was” — WINNER

 

Lizzo, “About Damn Time”

 

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”

 

Favorite male country artist

 

Chris Stapleton

 

Cody Johnson

 

Luke Combs

 

Morgan Wallen — WINNER

 

Walker Hayes

 

Favorite female country artist

 

Carrie Underwood

 

Lainey Wilson

 

Maren Morris

 

Miranda Lambert

 

Taylor Swift — WINNER

 

Favorite country duo or group

 

Dan + Shay — WINNER

 

Lady A

 

Old Dominion

 

Parmalee

 

Zac Brown Band

 

Favorite country album

 

Carrie Underwood, Denim & Rhinestones

 

Luke Combs, Growin’ Up

 

Cody Johnson, Human: The Double Album

 

Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) — WINNER

 

Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album

 

Favorite country song

 

Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”

 

Cody Johnson, “’Til You Can’t”

 

Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You”

 

Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”

 

Morgan Wallen, “Wasted on You” — WINNER

 

Favorite male hip-hop artist

 

Drake

 

Future

 

Kendrick Lamar — WINNER

 

Lil Baby

 

Lil Durk

 

Favorite female hip-hop artist

 

Cardi B

 

GloRilla

 

Latto

 

Megan Thee Stallion

 

Nicki Minaj — WINNER

 

Favorite hip-hop album

 

Future, I Never Liked You

 

Gunna, DS4EVER

 

Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers — WINNER

 

Lil Durk, 7220

 

Polo G, Hall of Fame 2.0

 

Favorite hip-hop song

 

Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U” — WINNER

 

Jack Harlow, “First Class”

 

Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”

 

Latto, “Big Energy”

 

Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”

 

Favorite male R&B artist

 

Brent Faiyaz

 

Chris Brown — WINNER

 

Givēon

 

Lucky Daye

 

The Weeknd

 

Favorite female R&B artist

 

Beyoncé — WINNER

 

Doja Cat

 

Muni Long

 

Summer Walker

 

SZA

 

Favorite R&B album

 

Beyoncé, Renaissance — WINNER

 

Drake, Honestly, Nevermind

 

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), An Evening with Silk Sonic

 

Summer Walker, Still Over It

 

The Weeknd, Dawn FM

 

Favorite R&B song

 

Beyoncé, “Break My Soul”

 

Muni Long, “Hrs And Hrs”

 

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Smokin Out The Window”

 

SZA, “I Hate U”

 

Wizkid ft. Tems, “Essence” — WINNER

 

Favorite male Latin artist

 

Bad Bunny — WINNER

 

Farruko

 

J Balvin

 

Jhayco

 

Rauw Alejandro

 

Favorite female Latin artist

 

Anitta — WINNER

 

Becky G

 

Kali Uchis

 

Karol G

 

Rosalía

 

Favorite Latin duo or group

 

Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

 

Calibre 50

 

Eslabon Armado

 

Grupo Firme

 

Yahritza Y Su Esencia — WINNER

 

Favorite Latin album

 

Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti — WINNER

 

Farruko, La 167

 

J Balvin, Jose

 

Rauw Alejandro, Vice Versa

 

Rosalía, Motomami

 

Favorite Latin song

 

Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”

 

Becky G x Karol G, “MAMIII”

 

Karol G, “Provenza”

 

Rauw Alejandro, “Todo de Ti”

 

Sebastián Yatra, “Dos Oruguitas” — WINNER

 

Favorite rock artist

 

Imagine Dragons

 

Machine Gun Kelly — WINNER

 

Måneskin

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

The Lumineers

 

Favorite rock song

 

Foo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”

 

Imagine Dragons x JID, “Enemy”

 

Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”

 

Måneskin, “Beggin’” — WINNER

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”

 

Favorite rock album

 

Coldplay, Music of the Spheres

 

Ghost, Impera — WINNER

 

Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1

 

Machine Gun Kelly, mainstream sellout

 

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love

 

Favorite inspirational artist

 

Anne Wilson

 

for King & Country — WINNER

 

Katy Nichole

 

Matthew West

 

Phil Wickham

 

Favorite gospel artist

 

CeCe Winans

 

DOE

 

  1. Dewey Smith

 

Maverick City Music

 

Tamela Mann — WINNER

 

Favorite dance/electronic artist

 

Diplo

 

Marshmello — WINNER

 

Swedish House Mafia

 

The Chainsmokers

 

Tiësto

 

Favorite soundtrack

 

ELVIS — WINNER

 

Encanto

 

Sing 2

 

Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4

 

Top Gun: Maverick

 

Favorite Afrobeats artist

 

Burna Boy

 

CKay

 

Fireboy DML

 

Tems

 

Wizkid — WINNER

 

Favorite K-pop artist

 

Blackpink

 

BTS — WINNER

 

Seventeen

 

Tomorrow X Together

 

Twice

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