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Wizkid, Tems win 2022 AMA Awards [See Full Winners List]

Nigerian megastar Wizkid has won the inaugural Afrobeats category at the 2022 American Music Awards.

Wizkid and Tems. (TBD)

Wizkid was part of the first ever nominees for the Favorite Afrobeats Artist at the 2022 American Music Award. He was nominated alongside Burna Boy, CKay, Tems, and Fireboy all of whom enjoyed considerable success in the United States in the year in review.

Wizkid also won the Favorite R&B Award with his song 'Essence' feat Tems and Justin Bieber fending off competition from other heavy weights.

Tems also won two award - Favorite R&B for 'Essence' and Favorite Hip Hop for her contribution on Future's 'Wait For U'.

SEE FULL LIST OF WINNERS.

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Artist of the year

Adele

Bad Bunny

Beyoncé

Drake

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Harry Styles

Taylor Swift — WINNER

The Weeknd

New artist of the year

Dove Cameron — WINNER

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Gayle

Latto

Måneskin

Steve Lacy

Collaboration of the year

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Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”

Elton John & 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”

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Favorite touring artist

Bad Bunny

Coldplay — WINNER

Ed Sheeran

Elton John

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The Rolling Stones

Favorite music video

Adele, “Easy on Me”

Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”

Harry Styles, “As It Was”

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Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”

Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” — WINNER

Favorite male pop artist

Bad Bunny

Drake

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Ed Sheeran

Harry Styles — WINNER

The Weeknd

Favorite female pop artist

Adele

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Beyoncé

Doja Cat

Lizzo

Taylor Swift — WINNER

Favorite pop duo or group

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BTS — WINNER

Coldplay

Imagine Dragons

Måneskin

OneRepublic

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Favorite pop album

Adele, 30

Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti

Beyoncé, Renaissance

Harry Styles, Harry’s House

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Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) — WINNER

The Weeknd, Dawn FM

Favorite pop song

Adele, “Easy on Me”

Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”

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Harry Styles, “As It Was” — WINNER

Lizzo, “About Damn Time”

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”

Favorite male country artist

Chris Stapleton

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Cody Johnson

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen — WINNER

Walker Hayes

Favorite female country artist

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Carrie Underwood

Lainey Wilson

Maren Morris

Miranda Lambert

Taylor Swift — WINNER

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Favorite country duo or group

Dan + Shay — WINNER

Lady A

Old Dominion

Parmalee

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Zac Brown Band

Favorite country album

Carrie Underwood, Denim & Rhinestones

Luke Combs, Growin’ Up

Cody Johnson, Human: The Double Album

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Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) — WINNER

Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album

Favorite country song

Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”

Cody Johnson, “’Til You Can’t”

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Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You”

Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”

Morgan Wallen, “Wasted on You” — WINNER

Favorite male hip-hop artist

Drake

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Future

Kendrick Lamar — WINNER

Lil Baby

Lil Durk

Favorite female hip-hop artist

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Cardi B

GloRilla

Latto

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj — WINNER

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Favorite hip-hop album

Future, I Never Liked You

Gunna, DS4EVER

Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers — WINNER

Lil Durk, 7220

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Polo G, Hall of Fame 2.0

Favorite hip-hop song

Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U” — WINNER

Jack Harlow, “First Class”

Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”

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Latto, “Big Energy”

Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”

Favorite male R&B artist

Brent Faiyaz

Chris Brown — WINNER

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Givēon

Lucky Daye

The Weeknd

Favorite female R&B artist

Beyoncé — WINNER

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Doja Cat

Muni Long

Summer Walker

SZA

Favorite R&B album

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Beyoncé, Renaissance — WINNER

Drake, Honestly, Nevermind

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), An Evening with Silk Sonic

Summer Walker, Still Over It

The Weeknd, Dawn FM

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Favorite 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”

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Wizkid ft. Tems, “Essence” — WINNER

Favorite male Latin artist

Bad Bunny — WINNER

Farruko

J Balvin

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Jhayco

Rauw Alejandro

Favorite female Latin artist

Anitta — WINNER

Becky G

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Kali Uchis

Karol G

Rosalía

Favorite Latin duo or group

Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

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Calibre 50

Eslabon Armado

Grupo Firme

Yahritza Y Su Esencia — WINNER

Favorite Latin album

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Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti — WINNER

Farruko, La 167

J Balvin, Jose

Rauw Alejandro, Vice Versa

Rosalía, Motomami

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Favorite Latin song

Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”

Becky G x Karol G, “MAMIII”

Karol G, “Provenza”

Rauw Alejandro, “Todo de Ti”

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Sebastián Yatra, “Dos Oruguitas” — WINNER

Favorite rock artist

Imagine Dragons

Machine Gun Kelly — WINNER

Måneskin

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Lumineers

Favorite rock song

Foo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”

Imagine Dragons x JID, “Enemy”

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Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”

Måneskin, “Beggin’” — WINNER

Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”

Favorite rock album

Coldplay, Music of the Spheres

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Ghost, Impera — WINNER

Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1

Machine Gun Kelly, mainstream sellout

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love

Favorite inspirational artist

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Anne Wilson

for King & Country — WINNER

Katy Nichole

Matthew West

Phil Wickham

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Favorite gospel artist

CeCe Winans

DOE

E. Dewey Smith

Maverick City Music

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Tamela Mann — WINNER

Favorite dance/electronic artist

Diplo

Marshmello — WINNER

Swedish House Mafia

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The Chainsmokers

Tiësto

Favorite soundtrack

ELVIS — WINNER

Encanto

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Sing 2

Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4

Top Gun: Maverick

Favorite Afrobeats artist

Burna Boy

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CKay

Fireboy DML

Tems

Wizkid — WINNER

Favorite K-pop artist

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Blackpink

BTS — WINNER

Seventeen

Tomorrow X Together

Twice

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