American Music Award for Artist of the Year

The American Music Award for Artist of the Year, which is the most prestigious award of the night, has been awarded since 1996. Years reflect the year during which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward, when awards were handed out on November of the same year). The all-time biggest winner in this category is Taylor Swift with 7 wins. Swift is also the most nominated artist with 9 nominations, the first artist ever to be nominated in the category for five consecutive years and the only act to win the award for three consecutive years.

American Music Awards for Artist of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Music Awards
First awarded1996
Last awarded2022
Currently held byTaylor Swift
Most awardsTaylor Swift (7)
Most nominationsTaylor Swift (9)
Websitetheamas.com

Winners and nominees

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1990s

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Year Artist Ref
1996
(23rd)
Garth Brooks (Refused) [1]
TLC (Accepted)
Boyz II Men
Green Day
Hootie & the Blowfish
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1999
(26th)
Garth Brooks [2]
Celine Dion (2nd place)
Shania Twain (3rd place)
Backstreet Boys (4th place)
Metallica (5th place)

2000s

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Year Artist Ref
2000
2001
(28th)
NSYNC [citation needed]
Britney Spears
Creed
Destiny's Child
Eminem
Faith Hill
2002
(29th)
U2 [citation needed]
Destiny's Child
Janet Jackson
Alicia Keys
Tim McGraw
Shaggy
2003
2003
(31st)
Madonna [3]
Christina Aguilera
Cher
Justin Timberlake
Shania Twain
2004
(32nd)
Kenny Chesney [4]
Evanescence
Norah Jones
Outkast
Usher
2005
(33rd)
Kelly Clarkson [5]
50 Cent
Mariah Carey
Green Day
Toby Keith
Gwen Stefani
2006
(34th)
Rascal Flatts [6]
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Daniel Powter
The Pussycat Dolls
2007
(35th)
Carrie Underwood [7]
Akon
Daughtry
Fergie
Norah Jones
2008
(36th)
Chris Brown [8]
Coldplay
Eagles
Alicia Keys
Lil Wayne
2009
(37th)
Taylor Swift [9]
Eminem
Michael Jackson
Kings of Leon
Lady Gaga

2010s

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Year Artist Ref
2010
(38th)
Justin Bieber [10]
Eminem
Kesha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
2011
(39th)
Taylor Swift [11]
Adele
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
2012
(40th)
Justin Bieber [12]
Drake
Maroon 5
Katy Perry
Rihanna
2013
(41st)
Taylor Swift [13]
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Bruno Mars
Rihanna
Justin Timberlake
2014
(42nd)
One Direction [14]
Iggy Azalea
Beyoncé
Luke Bryan
Katy Perry
2015
(43rd)
One Direction [15]
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
2016
(44th)
Ariana Grande [16]
Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
Carrie Underwood
2017
(45th)
Bruno Mars [17]
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
2018
(46th)
Taylor Swift [18]
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
2019
(47th)
Taylor Swift [19]
Ariana Grande
Drake
Halsey
Post Malone

2020s

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Year Artist Ref
2020
(48th)
Taylor Swift [20]
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
The Weeknd
2021
(49th)
BTS [21]
Ariana Grande
Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
2022
(50th)
Taylor Swift [22]
Adele
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Drake
Harry Styles
The Weeknd

Multiple wins

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Rank Artist Wins Years
1. Taylor Swift 7 wins 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022
2. Justin Bieber 2 wins 2010 and 2012
One Direction 2014 and 2015

Multiple nominations

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References

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  1. ^ "Brooks turns down artist of year award". CNN. January 30, 1996. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "The 26th Annual Music Awards (January 11, 1999)". YouTube. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "31st American Music Awards Winners". Rock on the Net. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "2004 American Music Awards Winners". Billboard. December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "2005 American Music Awards Winners". Billboard. November 23, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "The 2006 American Music Awards Nominees Announced". Access Hollywood. September 19, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "2007 American Music Awards Nominees and Winners". Los Angeles Times. 9 October 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "2008 American Music Awards Winners". New York Daily News. Associated Press. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "2009 American Music Awards winners". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "AMA 2010 Winners: The Full List". CBS News. June 5, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "American Music Awards 2011: Full List of Winners". Billboard. November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  12. ^ "American Music Awards 2012: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 18, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  13. ^ "American Music Awards 2013: List of AMA winners in full". The Independent. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-27. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  14. ^ "American Music Awards 2014: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  15. ^ "American Music Awards 2015: Full Winners List". Variety. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  16. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (November 20, 2016). "American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  17. ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs". Billboard. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  18. ^ Weatherby, Taylor (October 10, 2018). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 AMAs". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  19. ^ Aniftos, Rania (October 24, 2019). "Post Malone, Ariana Grande & Billie Eilish Lead 2019 American Music Awards Nominations: See Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  20. ^ Shafer, Ellise (November 22, 2020). "American Music Awards 2020: The Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  21. ^ Aswad, Jem (October 28, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo and the Weeknd Lead American Music Award Nominations". Variety. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  22. ^ Atkinson, Katie (November 20, 2022). "Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.