Pink gets standing ovation for Olivia Newton-John tribute – Chris Brown booed, and Kelly Rowland defends him – Taylor Swift wins big to bring her tally to 40 career AMAs – The list of other major AMA winners
Pink gets standing ovation for Olivia Newton-John tribute
Pink delivered a powerhouse performance in a tribute to Olivia Newton-John, who passed away last summer. Her performance resulted in the crowd inside the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles giving her a standing ovation.
Pink performed an emotional performance of Newton-John’s classic “Hopelessly Devoted to You” from the 1978 movie Grease. Some audience members were brought to tears as images of Olivia were shown on the big screen behind Pink.
Olivia Newton-John died in August at the age of 73 after a long battle with breast cancer, E! Online reported.
Chris Brown booed, Kelly Rowland defends him
The crowd at the American music awards booed singer Chris Brown after he won an AMA for favorite male R&B artist, Unilad reported.
However, Chris Brown wasn’t in attendance. Former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland stepped up to accept the award on Brown’s behalf, Yahoo reported.
“Excuse me,” Rowland said, stepping up to the mic. “Chill out.”
“Chris, thank you so much for making great R&B music,” Rowland continued. “I’ll take this award [and] bring it to you.”
“I love you,” Rowland added. “Congratulations, and congratulations to all the nominees in this category.”
Taylor Swift wins big to bring her tally to 40 career AMAs
Taylor Swift had six nominations at the 2022 American music awards and was the winner in each of those categories.
Swift’s six trophies included an Artist of the Year award, the seventh in her career. Swift also became the first artist in the 50-year history of the American music awards to win a total of 40 AMAs, Huff Post reported.
List of AMA winners
The list of nominees for the 2022 American music awards was led by Bad Bunny with eight, followed by Beyoncé, Drake, and Taylor Swift had six nods each. Closely behind were Adele, Harry Styles, and The Weeknd, who all earned five nominations each, the New York Post reported.
Artist of the year: Taylor Swift
New artist of the year: Dove Cameron
Collaboration of the year: Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix
Favorite male pop artist: Harry Styles
Favorite female pop artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite pop duo or group: BTS
Favorite pop album: Taylor Swift, “Red (Taylor’s Version)”
Favorite pop song: Harry Styles, “As It Was”
Favorite music video: Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)”
Favorite male country artist: Morgan Wallen
Favorite female country artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite country group or duo: Dan & Shay
Favorite country song: Morgan Wallen, “Wasted On You”
Favorite country album: Taylor Swift, “Red (Taylor’s Version)”
Favorite male hip-hop artist: Kendrick Lamar
Favorite female hip-hop artist: Nicki Minaj
Favorite hip-hop song: Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U”
Favorite hip-hop album: Kendrick Lamar, “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”
Favorite male R&B artist: Chris Brown
Favorite female R&B artist: Beyoncé
Favorite R&B album: Beyoncé “Renaissance”
Favorite rock artist: Machine Gun Kelly
Favorite rock song: Måneskin, “Beggin’”
Favorite rock album: Ghost “Impera”
Favorite male Latin artist: Bad Bunny
Favorite female Latin artist: Anitta
Favorite Latin album: Bad Bunny, “Un Verano Sin Ti”
Favorite Latin song: Sebastián Yatra, “Dos Oruguitas”
Favorite Latin duo or group: Yahritza Y Su Esencia
Favorite Afrobeats Artist: Wizkid
Favorite K-pop artist: BTS
Favorite dance/electronic artist: Marshmello
Favorite gospel artist: Tamela Mann
Favorite inspirational artist: for KING & COUNTRY
Favorite touring artist: Coldplay
Favorite soundtrack: “ELVIS”
