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Wizkid Wins 2022 American Music Awards for Best Afrobeat Artist

Wizkid and Tems emerged as the biggest African winners at the 2022 American Music Awards (AMAs) on 20 November at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Bwetunge Ivan by Bwetunge Ivan
November 21, 2022
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In Los Angeles, US, on 20 November, Wizkid and Tems emerged as the biggest African winners at the 2022 American Music Awards (AMAs).

KAMPALA, UGANDA | NOW THEN DIGITAL — At the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, US, the winners of the 2022 American Music Awards (AMAs) were announced on 20 November, with Nigerian duo Wizkid and Tems emerging as the biggest African winners.

  • At the American Music Awards last night, Wizkid won the ‘Favourite Afrobeats Artist’ award, beating out fellow Nigerian pop stars Burna Boy, Tems, Fireboy DML and CKay to bring home the prize.
  • The award Wizkid received at the 2022 American Music Awards follows the release of his fifth album, More Love, Less Ego, which comprises 13 tracks.
  • Also, Tems won the category for Favourite Hip Hop Song for Future’s ‘WAIT FOR U’. The news follows the ‘Try Me’ singer surpassing one billion streams on Spotify across all credits. In reaching this billion milestone, Tems joins Burna Boy, Wizkid, CKay, and Davido.
  • As this year’s most nominated act with six nominations, Taylor Swift won each category she was shortlisted for, including Artist of the Year, making her the most decorated American Music Award winner ever with 40 career awards.

This year marks the Golden Jubilee of the American Music Awards (AMAs), which honor the best achievements by the most popular artists and outstanding albums of the year.

Wizkid won the ‘Favourite Afrobeats Artist’ award at the 2022 American Music Awards by beating out other Nigerian pop stars, including Burna Boy, Tems, Fireboy DML, and CKay, who were also nominated.

The successful win for Wizkid follows on the heels of the release of his latest album More Love, Less Ego, which consists of 13 songs and was released on 11 November.

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The news follows Tems’ feat of surpassing a billion streams on Spotify across all credits.

In addition to winning the ‘Favourite Afrobeats Artist category’, Wizkid also won the ‘Best Collaboration Category’ alongside Tems for the song they collaborated on, ‘Essence,’ whose remix topped the same category at the BET Awards 2022.

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The ‘Try Me’ singer won the Favourite Hip Hop Song category for her performance on Future’s ‘WAIT FOR U’.

During this past week, Tems has surpassed one billion Spotify streams across all credits. Tems joins Burna Boy, Wizkid, CKay, and Davido in reaching this milestone.

A big win for Taylor Swift

With six nominations to her credit, the US artist Taylor Swift earned each award she was shortlisted for, including the Artist of the Year award, making her the most decorated artist in American Music Awards history.

Taylor Swift At American Music Awards
Taylor Swift At American Music Awards.

You can find a full list of the winners of the 2022 American Music Awards below.

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

Favourite 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)’
  • Collaboration of the Year
  • Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, and ‘Encanto’ cast – ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’
  • Elton John and 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’

Favourite Touring Artist

  • Bad Bunny
  • Coldplay
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Harry Styles – WINNER
  • Elton John
  • The Rolling Stones

Favourite Afrobeats Artist

  • Burna Boy
  • CKay
  • Fireboy DML
  • Tems
  • Wizkid – WINNER

Favourite K-pop Artist

  • BLACKPINK
  • BTS – WINNER
  • SEVENTEEN
  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER
  • TWICE 

Favourite Soundtrack

  • ‘ELVIS’ – WINNER
  • ‘Encanto’
  • ‘Sing 2’
  • ‘Stranger Things’: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4
  • ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Favourite Gospel Artist

  • CeCe Winans
  • DOE
  • E. Dewey Smith
  • Maverick City Music
  • Tamela Mann – WINNER

Favourite Dance/Electronic Artist

  • Diplo
  • Marshmello – WINNER
  • Swedish House Mafia
  • The Chainsmokers
  • Tiësto

Favourite Inspirational Artist

  • Anne Wilson
  • For KING & COUNTRY – WINNER
  • Katy Nichole
  • Matthew West
  • Phil Wickham

Favourite 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’

Favourite 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’

Favourite Rock Artist

  • Imagine Dragons
  • Machine Gun Kelly – WINNER
  • Måneskin
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • The Lumineers

Favourite Latin Album

  • Bad Bunny – ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ – WINNER
  • Farruko – ‘La 167’
  • J Balvin – ‘JOSE’
  • Rauw Alejandro – ‘Vice Versa’
  • ROSALÍA – ‘MOTOMAMI’

Favourite 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

Favourite Female Latin Artist

  • Anitta – WINNER
  • Becky G
  • Kali Uchis
  • KAROL G
  • ROSALÍA

Favourite Latin Duo or Group

  • Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
  • Calibre 50
  • Eslabon Armado
  • Grupo Firme
  • Yahritza Y Su Esencia – WINNER

Favourite Male Latin Artist

  • Bad Bunny – WINNER
  • Farruko
  • J Balvin
  • Jhayco
  • Rauw Alejandro

Favourite Female R&B Artist

  • Beyoncé – WINNER
  • Doja Cat
  • Muni Long
  • Summer Walker
  • SZA

Favourite R&B Album

  • Beyoncé – Renaissance – WINNER
  • Drake – Honestly, Nevermind
  • Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) – An Evening with Silk Sonic
  • Summer Walker – Still Not Over It
  • The Weeknd – Dawn FM

Favourite 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

Favourite Male R&B Artist

  • Brent Faiyaz
  • Chris Brown
  • GIVĒON
  • Lucky Daye
  • The Weeknd

Favourite 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’

Favourite Female Hip Hop Artist

  • Cardi B
  • GloRilla
  • Latto
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Nicki Minaj – WINNER

Favourite 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

Favourite Male Hip Hop Artist

  • Drake
  • Future
  • Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
  • Lil Baby
  • Lil Durk

Favourite 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

Favourite 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’

Favourite Country Duo or Group

  • Dan + Shay – WINNER
  • Lady A
  • Old Dominion
  • Parmalee
  • Zac Brown Band

Favourite Male Country Artist

  • Chris Stapleton
  • Cody Johnson
  • Luke Combs
  • Morgan Wallen – WINNER
  • Walker Hayes

Favourite Female Country Artist

  • Carrie Underwood
  • Lainey Wilson
  • Maren Morris
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Taylor Swift – WINNER

Favourite Pop Song

  • Adele – ‘Easy On Me’
  • Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and ‘Encanto’ cast – ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’
  • Harry Styles – ‘As It Was’ – WINNER
  • Lizzo – ‘About Damn Time’
  • The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – ‘STAY’

Favourite 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’

Favourite Pop Duo or Group

  • BTS – WINNER
  • Coldplay
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Måneskin
  • OneRepublic

Favourite Female Pop Artist

  • Adele
  • Beyoncé
  • Doja Cat
  • Lizzo
  • Taylor Swift – WINNER

Favourite Male Pop Artist

  • Bad Bunny
  • Drake
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Harry Styles – WINNER
  • The Weeknd

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Seasonal writer at Now Then Digital. I specialize in logo design, branding, web design for Lifestyle Uganda and offer music promotion to artists of all kind around Uganda. WhatsApp me on +256754863448.

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