American Music Award for Favorite Music Video explained

American Music Awards for Video of the Year
Presenter:	American Music Awards
Year:	2016
Year2:	2022
Holder:	Taylor Swift –
Most Nominations:	(3 each)
Most Wins:	Taylor Swift (3)
Country:	United States
Website:	theamas.com

The American Music Awards for Video of the Year has been awarded since 2016. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out in November of the same year). In 2019, the award's name became Favorite Music Video.

Winners and nominees

2010s

Year	Artist	Video	Ref
2016
	Justin Bieber	"Sorry"	^[1]
	Desiigner	"Panda"
		"Work"
2017
	Bruno Mars	"That's What I Like"	^[2]
	Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee	"Despacito"
	Ed Sheeran	"Shape of You"
2018
	Camila Cabello	"Havana"	^[3]
	Cardi B	"Bodak Yellow"
	Drake	"God's Plan"
2019
	Taylor Swift	"You Need to Calm Down"	^[4]
	Billie Eilish	"Bad Guy"
	Ariana Grande	"7 Rings"
	Halsey	"Without Me"
		"Old Town Road"

2020s

Year	Artist	Video	Ref
2020
	Taylor Swift	"Cardigan"	^[5]
	Doja Cat	"Say So"
		"Life Is Good"
	Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande	"Rain on Me"
	The Weeknd	"Blinding Lights"
2021
	Lil Nas X	"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"	^[6]
	Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)	"Leave the Door Open"
	Cardi B	"Up"
	Olivia Rodrigo	"Drivers License"
	The Weeknd	"Save Your Tears"
2022
	Taylor Swift		^[7]
	Adele	"Easy on Me"
	Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone	"Me Porto Bonito"
		"Industry Baby"
	Harry Styles	"As It Was"

Category facts

Multiple wins

3 wins

• Taylor Swift

Multiple nominations

3 nominations

• Drake
• Lil Nas X
• Taylor Swift

2 nominations

• Ariana Grande
• Cardi B
• Bruno Mars
• The Weeknd

See also

• American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Video (1984-1988)
• American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist (1985-1987)
• American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist (1985-1987)
• American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Video Artist (1985-1987)
• American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Video (1984-1988)
• American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist (1985-1987)
• American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist (1985-1987)
• American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Video Artist (1985-1987)
• American Music Award for Favorite Country Video (1984-1988)
• American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Video Artist (1985-1987)
• American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Video Artist (1985-1987)
• American Music Award for Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Video Artist (1985-1987)

Notes and References

1. Web site: American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners. Forbes. Hugh. McIntyre. November 20, 2016. November 21, 2017.
2. Web site: Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs. Billboard. November 19, 2017. November 21, 2017.
3. Web site: Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 AMAs. Billboard. October 9, 2018. October 10, 2018.
4. Web site: The American Music Awards Announces 2019 Nominees. 2019-10-24. American Music Awards. en. 2019-10-24.
5. Web site: American Music Awards 2020: Full list of nominations. ABC News. October 26, 2020. October 26, 2020.
6. Web site: Olivia Rodrigo and the Weeknd Lead American Music Award Nominations. Variety. Jem. Aswad. October 28, 2021. October 28, 2021.
7. Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners. Atkinson. Katie. November 20, 2022. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20221121042102/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/. November 21, 2022. live. November 21, 2022.