The American Music Awards went down in LA on Tuesday evening, and it was all about the fans. Host Tracee Ellis Ross was a perfect emcee, stunning the crowd in a bevy of gorgeous outfits by black designers [1] throughout the night (oh, her opening dance number [2] was not to be missed). Along with Tracee's moves, we also got to witness performances from Cardi B [3], Mariah Carey [4], and Taylor Swift [5], who opened the show with an electrifying rendition of "I Did Something Bad." [6] And thankfully, the AMAs made sure to pay tribute to the late Aretha Franklin with a beautiful gospel performance [7] from a handful of legendary artists, including Gladys Knight and CeCe Winans.
Overall, the show was a fun-filled event for music fans, who voted for the winner of each category. The crowd went wild for acceptance speeches [8] like Khalid, Camila Cabello, and Taylor Swift, whose 22 trophies now make her the most decorated AMA winner in history [9]. Keep reading to see all the moments you may have missed from this year's AMAs, in pictures.
Pictured: Taylor Swift [10]
Pictured: Rita Ora
Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross
Pictured: Kane Brown
Pictured: Cardi B and Gladys Knight
Pictured: G-Eazy and Halsey
Pictured: Post Malone [11]
Pictured: Taylor Swift [12] and Camila Cabello
Pictured: Carrie Underwood [13]
Pictured: Busy Philipps
Pictured: Camila and Alejandro Cabello
Pictured: Taylor Swift [14]
Pictured: Khalid and Halsey
Pictured: Mariah Carey [15]
Pictured: Normani
Pictured: Jennifer Lopez [16]
Pictured: Amber Heard
Pictured: Carrie Underwood [17]
Pictured: Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson [18]
Pictured: Cobie Smulders
Pictured: Post Malone [19]
Pictured: Shawn Mendes
Pictured: Tyra Banks [20], Evan Ross, and Ashlee Simpson [21]
Pictured: Dua Lipa
Bebe Rexha, Jennifer Lopez [22], and Alex Rodriguez
Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross
Pictured: Lexy Pantera and Qveen Herby
Pictured: Zedd and Post Malone [23]
Pictured: Cardi B
Pictured: Chloe x Halle
Pictured: Miles Brown and Marsai Martin
Pictured: Amandla Stenberg
Pictured: Camila Cabello
Pictured: Ella Mai
Pictured: Camila Cabello
Pictured: Cardi B
Pictured: Vanessa Hudgens [24]
Pictured: Jennifer Lopez [25]
Pictured: Bad Bunny and J Balvin
Pictured: Taylor Swift [26]
Pictured: John Stamos
Pictured: Heidi Klum [27]
Pictured: Kelsea Ballerini
Pictured: Offset and Cardi B
Pictured: Dua Lipa and Kelsea Ballerini
Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross
Pictured: Camilla and Alejandro Cabello
Pictured: Lenny Kravitz [28]
Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross
Pictured: Cardi B and Offset
Pictured: Taylor Swift [29]
Pictured: Ciara
Pictured: Brian Kelley, Brittney Marie Cole, Kelsea Ballerini, Hayley Stommel, Tyler Hubbard, and Andrew Taggart
Pictured: Mariah Carey [30]
Pictured: Constance Wu
Pictured: Taylor Swift [31]