Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, professionally known as Wizkid, has made history to emerge as the first artiste to win ‘Favourite Afrobeats Artiste’ category in the American Music Awards.
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From Left: Nigerian music stars Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid and Temilade Openiyi aka Tems. Photos: @wizkidayo @temsbaby |
The American Music Awards 2022, which is the 50th Edition of the event, took place at the Microsoft Theatre in California on Sunday.
The Favourite Afrobeats Artiste Category was introduced into the Awards show for the first time.
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— Wizkid (@wizkidayo) November 21, 2022
To win the prize, Wizkid contested with four other Nigerian artistes – Burna Boy, CKay, Fireboy DML and Tems.
The ‘Bad To Me’ crooner went on to win another award in the ‘Favourite R&R Song’ category at the ceremony with his hit track ‘Essence’ featuring Nigerian female singer and record producer, Temilade Openiyi professionally known as Tems.
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— Wizkid (@wizkidayo) November 21, 2022
Two years after its official release in October 2020, Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ continues to amass numbers on different streaming platforms as well as win several awards.
Taylor Swift, American singer, was the biggest winner of the awards ceremony with six awards in total encompassing the 2022 Artiste Of The Year.
With this latest wins, Taylor Swift makes history as the highest winner of the American Music Awards with a total of 40 awards.
Full List Of Winners ⬇️
1. Artist of the year
Adele
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Drake
Harry Styles
Taylor Swift — WINNER
The Weeknd
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2. New artist of the year
Dove Cameron — WINNER
Gayle
Latto
Måneskin
Steve Lacy
3. Collaboration of the year
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”
4. Favorite touring artist
Bad Bunny
Coldplay — WINNER
Ed Sheeran
Elton John
The Rolling Stones
5. Favorite music video
Adele, “Easy on Me”
Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”
Harry Styles, “As It Was”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” — WINNER
6. Favorite male pop artist
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles — WINNER
The Weeknd
7. Favorite female pop artist
Adele
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Taylor Swift — WINNER
8. Favorite pop duo or group
BTS — WINNER
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
OneRepublic
9. Favorite pop album
Adele, 30
Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti
Beyoncé, Renaissance
Harry Styles, Harry’s House
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) — WINNER
The Weeknd, Dawn FM
10. 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”
Harry Styles, “As It Was” — WINNER
Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
11. Favorite male country artist
Chris Stapleton
Cody Johnson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen — WINNER
Walker Hayes
12. Favorite female country artist
Carrie Underwood
Lainey Wilson
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift — WINNER
13. Favorite country duo or group
Dan + Shay — WINNER
Lady A
Old Dominion
Parmalee
Zac Brown Band
14. Favorite country album
Carrie Underwood, Denim & Rhinestones
Luke Combs, Growin’ Up
Cody Johnson, Human: The Double Album
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) — WINNER
Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album
15. Favorite country song
Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Cody Johnson, “’Til You Can’t”
Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Morgan Wallen, “Wasted on You” — WINNER
16. Favorite male hip-hop artist
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
Lil Baby
Lil Durk
17. Favorite female hip-hop artist
Cardi B
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj — WINNER
18. Favorite hip-hop album
Future, I Never Liked You
Gunna, DS4EVER
Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers — WINNER
Lil Durk, 7220
Polo G, Hall of Fame 2.0
19. Favorite hip-hop song
Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U” — WINNER
Jack Harlow, “First Class”
Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”
Latto, “Big Energy”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
20. Favorite male R&B artist
Brent Faiyaz
Chris Brown — WINNER
Givēon
Lucky Daye
The Weeknd
21. Favorite female R&B artist
Beyoncé — WINNER
Doja Cat
Muni Long
Summer Walker
SZA
22. Favorite R&B album
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
23. 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”
Wizkid ft. Tems, “Essence” — WINNER
24. Favorite male Latin artist
Bad Bunny — WINNER
Farruko
J Balvin
Jhayco
Rauw Alejandro
25. Favorite female Latin artist
Anitta — WINNER
Becky G
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rosalía
26. Favorite Latin duo or group
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
Grupo Firme
Yahritza Y Su Esencia — WINNER
27. Favorite Latin album
Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti — WINNER
Farruko, La 167
J Balvin, Jose
Rauw Alejandro, Vice Versa
Rosalía, Motomami
28. 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”
Sebastián Yatra, “Dos Oruguitas” — WINNER
29. Favorite rock artist
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly — WINNER
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Lumineers
30. Favorite rock song
Foo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”
Imagine Dragons x JID, “Enemy”
Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
Måneskin, “Beggin’” — WINNER
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”
31. Favorite rock album
Coldplay, Music of the Spheres
Ghost, Impera — WINNER
Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1
Machine Gun Kelly, mainstream sellout
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love
32. Favorite inspirational artist
Anne Wilson
for King & Country — WINNER
Katy Nichole
Matthew West
Phil Wickham
33. Favorite gospel artist
CeCe Winans
DOE
E. Dewey Smith
Maverick City Music
Tamela Mann — WINNER
34. Favorite dance/electronic artiste
Diplo
Marshmello — WINNER
Swedish House Mafia
The Chainsmokers
Tiësto
35. Favorite soundtrack
ELVIS — WINNER
Encanto
Sing 2
Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4
Top Gun: Maverick
36. Favorite Afrobeats artist
Burna Boy
CKay
Fireboy DML
Tems
Wizkid — WINNER
37. Favorite K-pop artist
Blackpink
BTS — WINNER
Seventeen
Tomorrow X Together
Twice