Taylor Swift kicked off her week with a rare political post on social media, and at the American Music Awards she continued the conversation by encouraging fans to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.
Swift won four honours including artist of the year at the fan-voted show on Tuesday in Los Angeles, beating out Drake, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons and Post Malone for the top prize.
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Swift announced on Sunday that she was voting for Tennessee91裸聊视频檚 Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen, breaking her long-standing refusal to discuss anything politics.
Voting was a hot topic at the AMAs. Host and Golden Globe-winning 91裸聊视频渂lack-ish91裸聊视频� actress Tracee Ellis Ross wore a shirt that said, 91裸聊视频淚 am a voter,91裸聊视频� and comedian-actor Billy Eichner told the audience, 91裸聊视频淭he biggest election of our lifetime is happening.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淧lease grab your friends and tell them to vote. Now is the time. If you believe in equality for women, for people of colour, for the LGBTQ community. If you believe that climate change is real and that we need to do something about it,91裸聊视频� he said onstage before presenting an award.
91裸聊视频淎nd you can go to Vote.org like Taylor Swift told you to,91裸聊视频� he added.
Swift made history by becoming the most decorated woman in the show91裸聊视频檚 history with a total of 23 AMAs. Despite having the year91裸聊视频檚 top-selling album and three No. 1 hits, Drake didn91裸聊视频檛 win a single award. He did not attend the show but tied Cardi B with most nominations walking into the AMAs.
Swift kicked off the show with a performance of 91裸聊视频淚 Did Something Bad,91裸聊视频� while Cardi B 91裸聊视频� who won three honours 91裸聊视频� picked up the night91裸聊视频檚 first award, favourite hip-hop/rap artist, which she dedicated to her daughter.
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The rapper hit the stage to give a festive and colorful performance of her No. 1 hit, 91裸聊视频淚 Like It,91裸聊视频� where she was joined by J Balvin and Bad Bunny, who was wheeled onstage inside a shopping cart. Cardi B91裸聊视频檚 husband, Offset of the rap trio Migos, danced along in the audience with group member Quavo as Cardi B worked the stage with vibrant dance moves, including the salsa.
Cardi B returned the favour, screaming happily when Migos was named favourite pop/rock duo or group, beating out Maroon 5 and Imagine Dragons, later in the show.
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Like Cardi B91裸聊视频檚 performance, rising newcomer Ella Mai also won over the crowd when she sang the year91裸聊视频檚 biggest R&B hit, 91裸聊视频淏oo91裸聊视频檇 Up,91裸聊视频� starting the performance as she walked down the aisle of the Microsoft Theater. Khalid, Quavo and Offset were some of the audience members dancing along, while others sang and some even filmed her with their phones.
Others who shined onstage included R&B singer Ciara, who showed off her skilled dance moves and was joined by a fierce Missy Elliott. Carrie Underwood was in perfect form vocally, and Camila Cabello 91裸聊视频� who tied Swift with four wins 91裸聊视频� gave a heartful, touching and vocally impressive performance of the ballad 91裸聊视频淐onsequences,91裸聊视频� earning her a standing ovation.
The three-hour show closed with a rousing tribute to Aretha Franklin, who died in August. Gladys Knight, Ledisi, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin and CeCe Winans were among the musicians who paid tribute to the Queen of Soul91裸聊视频檚 gospel roots and her iconic album, 91裸聊视频淎mazing Grace.91裸聊视频�
Rapper-singer XXXTentacion, who was fatally shot in June, was also honoured: He won favourite soul/R&B album for his 2017 debut, 91裸聊视频�17.91裸聊视频� It was days after he was named best new artist at the BET Hip-Hop Awards.
His mother, Cleopatra Bernard, said she was honoured to accept the award on behalf of her son. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 so nervous,91裸聊视频� Bernard said as the audience cheered her on.
Kane Brown swept the country categories with three wins, including male artist, album and song.
Post Malone, who wore a baby blue suit and performed, won favourite pop/rock male artist, Underwood was named favourite country female artist and Khalid picked up favourite soul/R&B male artist.
Other performers included Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Shawn Mendes and twenty one pilots.
The Associated Press
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