| American Music Awards of 2022 | |
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| Date | November 20, 2022 |
| Venue | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Wayne Brady |
| Most awards | Taylor Swift (6) |
| Most nominations | Bad Bunny (8) |
| Website | theamas |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC, Hulu |
| Viewership | 3.3 million |
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The 50th Annual American Music Awards were held on November 20, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater (now known as Peacock Theater) in Los Angeles, in recognition of the most popular artists, songs, and albums of 2022. Wayne Brady hosted the ceremony, which aired live on ABC and was streamed the next day on Hulu.
Nominations were announced on October 13, 2022. Four new categories were introduced this year: Favorite Afrobeats Artist, Favorite K-pop Artist, Favorite Rock Song, and Favorite Rock Album. Bad Bunny led the nominations overall with eight while Beyoncé and Taylor Swift were the most-nominated female artists with six each. Imagine Dragons and Måneskin earned the most group nominations, with four each.
Swift won all six of her nominations, including Artist of the Year, and extended her record as the most-awarded artist in AMA history, with 40 wins overall. A special award, Song of Soul, was presented to Yola. Lionel Richie was honored with the Icon Award.
This was the final American Music Awards to air on ABC. Starting in 2025, the ceremony will air on CBS and will stream on Paramount+.