Popsugar Celebrity Award Season Best Pictures From the 2018 AMAs 50+ AMAs Pictures You Need to See Now 11 October 2018 by Britt Stephens First Published: 10 October 2018 Image Source: Getty / John Shearer/AMA2018 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 throughout the night (oh, her opening dance number was not to be missed). Along with Tracee's moves, we also got to witness performances from Cardi B, Mariah Carey, and Taylor Swift, who opened the show with an electrifying rendition of "I Did Something Bad." And thankfully, the AMAs made sure to pay tribute to the late Aretha Franklin with a beautiful gospel performance 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 like Khalid, Camila Cabello, and Taylor Swift, whose 22 trophies now make her the most decorated AMA winner in history. Keep reading to see all the moments you may have missed from this year's AMAs, in pictures. Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre/AMA2018 Pictured: Taylor Swift 1 / 56 Image Source: Getty / VALERIE MACON Pictured: Rita Ora 2 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz/AMA2018 Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross 3 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown Pictured: Kane Brown 4 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur/AMA2018 Pictured: Cardi B and Gladys Knight 5 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur/AMA2018 Pictured: G-Eazy and Halsey 6 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jesse Grant Pictured: Post Malone 7 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur/AMA2018 Pictured: Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello 8 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Pictured: Carrie Underwood 9 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre Pictured: Busy Philipps 10 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur/AMA2018 Pictured: Camila and Alejandro Cabello 11 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre/AMA2018 Pictured: Taylor Swift 12 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter Pictured: Khalid and Halsey 13 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Matthew Simmons Pictured: Mariah Carey 14 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz/AMA2018 Pictured: Normani 15 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter Pictured: Jennifer Lopez 16 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Pictured: Amber Heard 17 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown Pictured: Carrie Underwood 18 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz/AMA2018 Pictured: Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson 19 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre Pictured: Cobie Smulders 20 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Matthew Simmons Pictured: Post Malone 21 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre/AMA2018 Pictured: Shawn Mendes 22 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz Pictured: Tyra Banks, Evan Ross, and Ashlee Simpson 23 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz/AMA2018 Pictured: Dua Lipa 24 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur/AMA2018 Bebe Rexha, Jennifer Lopez, and Alex Rodriguez 25 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross 26 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevork Djansezian Pictured: Lexy Pantera and Qveen Herby 27 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur/AMA2018 Pictured: Zedd and Post Malone 28 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown Pictured: Cardi B 29 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre Pictured: Chloe x Halle 30 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur/AMA2018 Pictured: Miles Brown and Marsai Martin 31 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter Pictured: Amandla Stenberg 32 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown Pictured: Camila Cabello 33 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevork Djansezian/AMA2018 Pictured: Ella Mai 34 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter Pictured: Camila Cabello 35 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz/AMA2018 Pictured: Cardi B 36 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jesse Grant Pictured: Vanessa Hudgens 37 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jon Kopaloff Pictured: Jennifer Lopez 38 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz Pictured: Bad Bunny and J Balvin 39 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter Pictured: Taylor Swift 40 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jon Kopaloff Pictured: John Stamos 41 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown Pictured: Heidi Klum 42 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Pictured: Kelsea Ballerini 43 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Pictured: Offset and Cardi B 44 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Pictured: Dua Lipa and Kelsea Ballerini 45 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross 46 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur/AMA2018 Pictured: Camilla and Alejandro Cabello 47 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz Pictured: Lenny Kravitz 48 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross 49 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre/AMA2018 Pictured: Cardi B and Offset 50 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre/AMA2018 Pictured: Taylor Swift 51 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter Pictured: Ciara 52 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur/AMA2018 Pictured: Brian Kelley, Brittney Marie Cole, Kelsea Ballerini, Hayley Stommel, Tyler Hubbard, and Andrew Taggart 53 / 56 Image Source: Getty / John Shearer/AMA2018 Pictured: Mariah Carey 54 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz Pictured: Constance Wu 55 / 56 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur/AMA2018 Pictured: Taylor Swift 56 / 56 Award SeasonAmerican Music AwardsRed Carpet