{"id":8056,"date":"2020-11-23T09:25:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T14:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chyrfm\/?p=8056"},"modified":"2020-11-23T09:25:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T14:25:13","slug":"american-music-award-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chyrfm\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/11\/american-music-award-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"American Music Award Highlights!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our favorite season? Same as\u00a0<strong>Moira Rose<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8063\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2020\/11\/9e7c84d0-download-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last night the <strong>2020 American Music Awards<\/strong> kicked off, hosted by <strong>Taraji P. Henson<\/strong> in L.A. Covid protocols were in place, and the night was seemingly a success!<\/p>\n<p>Especially for the winners.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll break down the full list of nominees &amp; winners below&#8230;but here are some of our favorite moments<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Belle Biv Devoe?!\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Who saw that coming?!! Not us!<\/p>\n<p>But it was nice to see all three reunite for a performance. As expected, Poison brought the house down.<\/p>\n<p>We couldn&#8217;t track down a video of their performance, but check out their pre-show interview:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/alpakp6b_9M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><strong>2. Nelly&#8217;s 20th Anniversary of <em>Country Grammar<\/em> Performance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The guy took a break from tearing up the dance floor on Dancing With The Stars to perform. It was really good, and mega-nostalgic.<\/p>\n<p>We unfortunately don&#8217;t have a video of his performance either, but check out the music video for old times sake:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5qKNlcUwKs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><strong>3. Taylor Swift&#8217;s Big Win (And Speech)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The biggest award of the night is of course, the Artist of the Year Award.<\/p>\n<p>It was no surprise that she took the title, but it was her speech that gave fans something big to be excited about.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UlxhZTPiNRg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Did she just confirm the rumors that she&#8217;s re-recording some old Taylor tracks?? HELL YES SHE DID!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Pop Song of the Year&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been debating who would get this title for quite some time now.<\/p>\n<p>You know on our own <strong>Hit List<\/strong>, we see a couple tracks holding on to the top spot for extended amounts of time.<\/p>\n<p>These songs include <strong><em>Say So<\/em> (Doja Cat)<\/strong>, <strong><em>Blinding Lights<\/em> (The Weeknd), <em>Don&#8217;t Start Now <\/em>(Dua Lipa)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><em>Circles <\/em>(Post Malone)<\/strong>, which were all nominees for this title.<\/p>\n<p>But it was <strong>Dua<\/strong> who took the title!<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R0j7a8W-Ykk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full list of nominees \/ winners here:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>ARTIST OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Taylor Swift\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Justin Bieber<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Post Malone<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Roddy Ricch<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The Weeknd<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Doja Cat\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Lewis Capaldi<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">DaBaby<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Lil Baby<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Roddy Ricch<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Megan Thee Stallion<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Taylor Swift, &#8220;Cardigan&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Doja Cat, &#8220;Say So&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Future ft. Drake, &#8220;Life Is Good&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Lady Gaga &amp; Ariana Grande, &#8220;Rain On Me&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The Weeknd, &#8220;Blinding Lights&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, &#8220;10,000 Hours&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, &#8220;WAP&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, &#8220;Rockstar&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Lady Gaga &amp; Ariana Grande, &#8220;Rain On Me&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyonc\u00e9, &#8220;Savage Remix&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>BTS\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Billie Eilish<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">EXO<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Ariana Grande<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">NCT 127<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE MALE ARTIST &#8211; POP\/ROCK<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>Justin Bieber<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Post Malone<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The Weeknd<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST &#8211; POP\/ROCK<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Taylor Swift\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Dua Lipa<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Lady Gaga<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP &#8211; POP\/ROCK<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>BTS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Jonas Brothers<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Maroon 5<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE ALBUM &#8211; POP\/ROCK<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>Harry Styles, &#8220;Fine Line&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Taylor Swift, &#8220;folklore&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The Weeknd, &#8220;After Hours&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE SONG &#8211; POP\/ROCK<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Dua Lipa, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Start Now&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Lewis Capaldi, &#8220;Someone You Loved&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Post Malone, &#8220;Circles&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Roddy Ricch, &#8220;The Box&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">The Weeknd, &#8220;Blinding Lights&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE MALE ARTIST &#8211; SOUL\/R&amp;B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>The Weeknd<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Chris Brown<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">John Legend<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST &#8212; SOUL\/R&amp;B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Doja Cat<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Jhene Aiko<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Summer Walker<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE ALBUM &#8212; SOUL\/R&amp;B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>The Weeknd, &#8220;After Hours&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Doja Cat, &#8220;Hot Pink&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Summer Walker, &#8220;Over It&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE SONG &#8212; SOUL\/R&amp;B<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>The Weeknd, &#8220;Heartless&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Chris Brown ft. Drake, &#8220;No Guidance&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Summer Walker, &#8220;Playing Games&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE ARTIST &#8211; ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Lady Gaga<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Kygo<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Marshmello<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE ARTIST &#8211; ALTERNATIVE ROCK<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Twenty One Pilots<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Billie Eilish<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Tame Impala<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE ARTIST &#8211; ADULT CONTEMPORARY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Jonas Brothers\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Lewis Capaldi<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Maroon 5<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE MALE ARTIST &#8211; RAP\/HIP-HOP<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Juice WRLD<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">DaBaby<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Roddy Ricch<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST &#8211; RAP\/HIP-HOP<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>Nicki Minaj<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Cardi B<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Megan Thee Stallion<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE ALBUM &#8211; RAP\/HIP-HOP<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Roddy Ricch, &#8220;Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Lil Baby, &#8220;My Turn&#8221;d<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Lil Uzi Vert, &#8220;Eternal Atake&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE SONG &#8211; RAP\/HIP-HOP<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, &#8220;WAP&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, &#8220;Rockstar&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Roddy Ricch &#8220;The Box&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE MALE ARTIST &#8211; LATIN<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>Bad Bunny<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">J Balvin<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Ozuna<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST &#8211; LATIN<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>Becky G\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">KAROL G<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Rosal\u00eda<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE ALBUM &#8211; LATIN<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Bad Bunny, &#8220;YHLQMDLG&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Anuel AA, &#8220;Emmanuel&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Bad Bunny, &#8220;Las que no iban a salir&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE SONG &#8211; LATIN<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>KAROL G &amp; Nicki Minaj, &#8220;Tusa&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Bad Bunny, &#8220;Vete&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin, &#8220;RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE ARTIST &#8211; CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>Lauren Daigle\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">For King &amp; Country<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Kanye West<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE MALE ARTIST &#8211; COUNTRY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>Kane Brown<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Luke Combs<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Morgan Wallen<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST &#8211; COUNTRY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Maren Morris<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Gabby Barrett<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Miranda Lambert<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP &#8211; COUNTRY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>Dan + Shay\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Florida Georgia Line<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Old Dominion<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE ALBUM &#8211; COUNTRY<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Blake Shelton, &#8220;Fully Loaded: God&#8217;s Country&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Luke Combs, &#8220;What You See Is What You Get&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Morgan Wallen, &#8220;If I Know Me&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE SONG &#8211; COUNTRY *2 WINNERS*<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, &#8220;10,000 Hours&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>Maren Morris, &#8220;The Bones&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">Blake Shelton (Duet with Gwen Stefani), &#8220;Nobody But You&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Birds of Prey: The Album&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;Frozen II&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">&#8220;Trolls: World Tour&#8221;<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our favorite season? 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