Last night, all the folks that you hear about on TMZ over and over again, assembled in the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles to watch their favorite musical talents perform and get some recognition for the work they did during the previous year. I’m talking about the American Music Awards and this post will showcase all of the nominated artists and albums along with the winners. I figured this might be something the readers of “The Chronicles” would like to see based on all of the other awards shows that I have done a rundown for over the last couple of years. Let’s take a look shall we?

ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
WINNER: Taylor Swift

FAVORITE NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Khalid
Dua Lipa
XXXTentacion

FAVORITE COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: “Havanna,” Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
“Finesse,” Bruno Mars & Cardi B
“Rockstar,” Post Malone ft. 21 Savage
“Meant to Be,” Beba Rhexha and Florida Georgia Line
“The Middle,” Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST, POP/ROCK:
Camilla Cabello
Cardi B
WINNER: Taylor Swift

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST, POP/ROCK:
Drake
WINNER: Post Malone
Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP, POP/ROCK:
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
WINNER: Migos

FAVORITE SONG, POP/ROCK:
WINNER: “Havanna,” Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
“God’s Plan,” by Drake
“Perfect,” by Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE ALBUM, POP/ROCK:
Scorpion, Drake
÷, Ed Sheeran
WINNER: Reputation, Taylor Swift

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST, COUNTRY:
WINNER: Kane Brown
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett

FAVORITE ALBUM, COUNTRY:
WINNER: Kane Brown, Kane Brown
This Ones’s for You, Luke Combs
Life Changes, Thomas Rhett

FAVORITE SONG, COUNTRY:
WINNER: “Heaven,” Kane Brown
“Tequila,” Dan + Shay
“Meant to Be,” Beba Rhexha and Florida Georgia Line

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST, COUNTRY:
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
WINNER: Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO/GROUP, COUNTRY:
Dan + Shay
WINNER: Florida Georgia Line
Lanco

FAVORITE ARTIST, RAP/HIP-HOP:
WINNER: Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST, SOUL/R&B:
WINNER: Khalid
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST, SOUL/R&B:
Ella Mai
WINNER: Rihanna
SZA

FAVORITE SONG, SOUL/R&B:
“Young, Dumb, and Broke,” Khalid
“Boo’d Up,” Ella Mai
WINNER: “Finesse,” Bruno Mars & Cardi B

FAVORITE ALBUM, RAP/HIP-HOP:
Scorpion, Drake
Luv Is Rage 2, Lil Uzi Vert
WINNER: Beerbongs & Bentleys, Post Malone

FAVORITE SONG, RAP/HIP-HOP:
WINNER: “Bodak Yellow,” Cardi B
“God’s Plan,” Drake
“Rockstar,” Post Malone ft. 21 Savage

FAVORITE ALBUM, SOUL/R&B:
American Teen, Khalid
CTRL, SZA,
WINNER: 17, XXXTentacion

FAVORITE ARTIST, ADULT CONTEMPORARY:
WINNER: Shawn Mendes
Pink
Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE ARTIST, ALTERNATIVE ROCK:
Imagine Dragons
WINNER: Panic at the Disco
Portugal. the Man

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK:
WINNER: Black Panther
The Greatest Showman
The Fate of the Furious

FAVORITE ARTIST, LATIN:
J Balvin
WINNER: Daddy Yankee
Ozuna

FAVORITE ARTIST, CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL:
WINNER: Lauren Daigle
Mercyme
Zach Williams

FAVORITE ARTIST, ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC:
The Chainsmokers
WINNER: Marshmello
Zedd

FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST:
WINNER: BTS
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Shawn Mendes

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO:
WINNER: “Havanna,” Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
“Bodak Yellow (Money Moves),” Cardi B
“God’s Plan,” Drake

FAVORITE TOUR OF THE YEAR:
Beyoncé and JAY-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
WINNER: Taylor Swift
U2

Piercing Ken Thoughts: So what did you think of the winners list? Were some of your favorites the ones going home with the trophy last night? It looks like Taylor Swift won quite a few of them and while I have never really listened to her music have come to know that she is a very talented musician. Some friends had taken their younger family members to her shows and said they are spectacles. Perhaps I need to start doing the occasional concert report on “The Chronicles” to get some practice on other types of music. I have to admit that I find it a tad insulting to have something like five Rap/R&B categories to dish out trophies for while Rock gets lumped into Pop and awards artists that aren’t Rock at all.
Oh and speaking of Rock, yesterday we learned of the nominees for the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions. You should check out the post I did for this stuff over on PiercingMetal by clicking HERE.Okay that’s all I have for this one. Chime in down below with what you thought about the broadcast – We didn’t watch it at all.