American Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Artist of the Year for the 6th Time!

2020-11-23T17:41:22.850Z

Justin Bieber and The Weeknd also distinguished themselves during a ceremony which notably saw the Latin style particularly honored Sunday evening in Los Angeles.

Singer Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards on Sunday and won two more trophies at a ceremony that took place live in Los Angeles, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A record for the interpreter of

Shake it

who wins a sixth victory in the category involving the public.

Absent, it is on video that she thanked her fans for their support for her surprise album

Folklore

, released on July 24.

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Abel Tesfaye, whose real name is, has given no explanation for his bandage, which has caused a lot of ink to be spilled on social networks.

More than an incident, it would actually be a character that the artist interprets at every opportunity of the genre, as had already been the case during previous Videos Music Awards while waiting, why not, the Superbowl.

The show featured a mix of live and pre-recorded performances through Latin, country, pop, rap, and R&B soul music in front of a handful of "socially distanced" fans.

“It's been a long year and now that 2020 is drawing to a close, it's time to remember that we are one country.
We need to heal, ”

said actress Taraji P. Henson, mistress of ceremonies, at the opening of the evening.

The awards particularly celebrated the rise of Latin music with expanded categories as well as a scorching performance by Jennifer Lopez and Colombian singer Maluma, performing

Lonely

in English and Spanish.

Becky G, whose parents are Mexican-American, won the award for best Latin female artist and dedicated it to immigrant workers.

BTS's K-pop kings won two awards, best pop / rock group and favorite artist on networks.

They concluded the show with a South Korean version of the hits

Dynamite

and

Life Goes On

featured on

, their new album released on November 20.

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Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift