American Music Award for Artist of the Year

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American Music Awards for Artist of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented by American Music Awards
First awarded 1996
Last awarded 2022
Currently held by Taylor Swift
Most awardsTaylor Swift (7)
Most nominationsTaylor Swift (9)
Website theamas.com

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 years in a row and the only act to win the award for three years in a row.

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Winners and nominees

1990s

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

2000s

YearArtistRef
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

YearArtistRef
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

YearArtistRef
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

RankArtistWinsYears
1. Taylor Swift 7 wins2009, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022
2. Justin Bieber 2 wins2010 and 2012
One Direction 2014 and 2015

Multiple nominations

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