American Music Award for Artist of the Year explained

American Music Awards for Artist of the Year
Presenter:	American Music Awards
Year:	1996
Year2:	2022
Holder:	Taylor Swift
Most Wins:	Taylor Swift (7)
Most Nominations:	Taylor Swift (9)
Country:	United States
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 consecutive years and the only act to win the award for three consecutive years.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year	Artist	Ref
1996
	Garth Brooks	^[1]
	TLC
	Boyz II Men
	Green Day
	Hootie & the Blowfish
1997 – 98	colspan="2"
1999 |- style="background:#c5e1f0"| Garth Brooks| rowspan="6" align="center"| ^[2] |-| Celine Dion (2nd place)|-| Shania Twain (3rd place)|-| Backstreet Boys (4th place)|-| Metallica (5th place)|} 2000s Year Artist Ref 2000 colspan="2" 2001 NSYNC Britney Spears Creed Destiny's Child Eminem Faith Hill 2002 U2 Destiny's Child Janet Jackson Alicia Keys Tim McGraw Shaggy 2003 colspan="2" 2003 Madonna ^[3] Christina Aguilera Cher Justin Timberlake Shania Twain 2004 Kenny Chesney ^[4] Evanescence Norah Jones Outkast Usher 2005 Kelly Clarkson ^[5] 50 Cent Mariah Carey Green Day Toby Keith Gwen Stefani 2006 Rascal Flatts ^[6] Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Daniel Powter The Pussycat Dolls 2007 Carrie Underwood ^[7] Akon Daughtry Fergie Norah Jones 2008 Chris Brown ^[8] Coldplay Eagles Alicia Keys Lil Wayne 2009 Taylor Swift ^[9] Eminem Michael Jackson Kings of Leon Lady Gaga 2010s Year Artist Ref 2010 Justin Bieber ^[10] Eminem Kesha Lady Gaga Katy Perry 2011 Taylor Swift ^[11] Adele Lady Gaga Lil Wayne Katy Perry 2012 Justin Bieber ^[12] Drake Maroon 5 Katy Perry Rihanna 2013 Taylor Swift ^[13] Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Bruno Mars Rihanna Justin Timberlake 2014 One Direction ^[14] Iggy Azalea Beyoncé Luke Bryan Katy Perry 2015 One Direction ^[15] Luke Bryan Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj Taylor Swift 2016 Ariana Grande ^[16] Justin Bieber Selena Gomez Rihanna Carrie Underwood 2017 Bruno Mars ^[17] The Chainsmokers Drake Kendrick Lamar Ed Sheeran 2018 Taylor Swift ^[18] Drake Ed Sheeran Imagine Dragons Post Malone 2019 Taylor Swift ^[19] Ariana Grande Drake Halsey Post Malone 2020s Year Artist Ref 2020 Taylor Swift ^[20] Post Malone The Weeknd 2021 BTS ^[21] Drake Olivia Rodrigo Taylor Swift The Weeknd 2022 Taylor Swift ^[22] Adele Bad Bunny Beyoncé Drake Harry Styles The Weeknd Multiple wins Rank Artist Wins Years 1. Taylor Swift 7 wins 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022 2. Justin Bieber 2 wins 2010 and 2012 2014 and 2015 Multiple nominations 9 nominations Taylor Swift 5 nominations Drake 4 nominations Katy Perry Justin Bieber Ariana Grande 3 nominations Beyoncé Ed Sheeran Eminem Lady Gaga Rihanna Post Malone 2 nominations Alicia Keys Destiny's Child Bruno Mars Carrie Underwood Green Day Imagine Dragons Justin Timberlake Lil Wayne Luke Bryan Norah Jones One Direction The Weeknd References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brooks turns down artist of year award. CNN. January 30, 1996. November 21, 2017.
2. Web site: The 26th Annual Music Awards (January 11, 1999). YouTube. January 1, 2019.
3. Web site: 31st American Music Awards Winners. Rock on the Net. November 21, 2017.
4. 2004 American Music Awards Winners. Billboard. December 8, 2014. November 21, 2017.
5. 2005 American Music Awards Winners. Billboard. November 23, 2005. November 21, 2017.
6. Web site: The 2006 American Music Awards Nominees Announced. Access Hollywood. September 19, 2006. November 21, 2017.
7. Web site: 2007 American Music Awards Nominees and Winners. Los Angeles Times. 9 October 2007. November 21, 2017.
8. Web site: 2008 American Music Awards Winners. New York Daily News. Associated Press. November 24, 2008. November 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130520210257/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2008-american-music-awards-winners-article-1.338264. 2013-05-20. dead.
9. Web site: 2009 American Music Awards winners. The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 2017. December 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033103/http://www.baltimoresun.com/zap-american-music-awards-2009-winners-story.html. dead.
10. Web site: AMA 2010 Winners: The Full List. CBS News. June 5, 2012. November 21, 2017.
11. American Music Awards 2011: Full List of Winners. Billboard. November 18, 2011. November 21, 2017.
12. Web site: American Music Awards 2012: The Complete Winners List. The Hollywood Reporter. November 18, 2012. November 21, 2017.
13. Web site: American Music Awards 2013: List of AMA winners in full. https://web.archive.org/web/20131127233713/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/american-music-awards-2013-list-of-ama-winners-in-full-8962042.html . 2013-11-27 . limited . live. The Independent. November 25, 2013. November 21, 2017.
14. Web site: American Music Awards 2014: The Complete Winners List. The Hollywood Reporter. November 23, 2014. November 21, 2017.
15. Web site: American Music Awards 2015: Full Winners List. Variety. November 22, 2015. November 21, 2017.
16. Web site: American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners. Forbes. Hugh. McIntyre. November 20, 2016. November 21, 2017.
17. Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs. Billboard. November 19, 2017. November 21, 2017.
18. Weatherby . Taylor . Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 AMAs . Billboard . October 10, 2018 . October 10, 2018.
19. Web site: Post Malone, Ariana Grande & Billie Eilish Lead 2019 American Music Awards Nominations: See Full List. Aniftos. Rania. October 24, 2019. Billboard. October 24, 2019. October 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024172109/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8540229/2019-american-music-awards-nominations-ama-list .
20. Web site: American Music Awards 2020: The Full Winners List. Variety. Ellise. Shafer. November 22, 2020. November 26, 2020.
21. Web site: Olivia Rodrigo and the Weeknd Lead American Music Award Nominations. Variety. Jem. Aswad. October 28, 2021. October 28, 2021.
22. 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.