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Topics: Music, Celebrity, News, Entertainment
Niamh Shackleton
Topics: Music, Celebrity, News, Entertainment
The American Music Awards' highly anticipated return doesn't look to have gone as well as planned.
The AMAs have been running since the 1970s and recently took a two-year hiatus, making its momentous return this year.
The night saw Jennifer Lopez as host, while the likes of Sir Rod Stewart, Reneé Rapp, Gwen Stefani, and Janet Jackson all took to the stage to perform.
Away from the host and performers though, there was something missing from the awards — the usual cohort of celebrities that attend the ceremony.
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In fact, some viewers were adamant that there were more influencers at the AMAs than usual and questioned where the usual A-listers were.
The likes of Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and Billie Eilish were all up for awards, none of whom were in attendance during the evening in Las Vegas.
Adding to fans' disappointment, several of the night's biggest awards weren't actually aired. With this in mind, many people have hailed this year's AMAs as 'the worst ever'.
"The #AMAS WAS HORRIBLE AND VERY BORING," said one critic on social media.
"The #AMAs deciding not to televise 90% of the major categories because none of the nominees bothered to show up is kinda the most insane thing to happen in award show history," fumed another.
Another person penned: "The worst 'award show' I’ve ever watched. Not announcing the biggest categories is such a scam."
Somebody else said that aside from Mean Girls star Rapp's performance, the whole night was 'the most boring award show [they] have ever watched'.
Awards that weren't announced during the broadcast included Album of The Year (which went to Billie Eilish for Hit Me Hard and Soft) and Favorite Male Pop Artist (awarded to Bruno Mars).
Some of the nominees for the biggest AMA categories were:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish - WINNER
Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
ALBUM OF THE YEAR - a new category for this year’s American Music Awards
Beyoncé - “COWBOY CARTER”
Billie Eilish - “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT” - WINNER
Chappell Roan - “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”
Charli xcx - “BRAT”
Gracie Abrams - “The Secret of Us”
Future & Metro Boomin - “WE DON’T TRUST YOU”
Kendrick Lamar - “GNX”
Post Malone - “F-1 Trillion”
Sabrina Carpenter - “Short n’ Sweet”
Taylor Swift - “The Tortured Poets Department”
SONG OF THE YEAR - another new category to join the celebrations in 2025
Benson Boone - “Beautiful Things”
Billie Eilish - “Birds of a Feather” - WINNER
Chappell Roan - “Good Luck, Babe!”
Hozier - “Too Sweet”
Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With A Smile”
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help”
Sabrina Carpenter - “Espresso”
Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Teddy Swims - “Lose Control”
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
Benson Boone - “Beautiful Things”
KAROL G - “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With A Smile” - WINNER
Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”