Taylor Swift thanked her fans - AKA Swifties - for their votes as she earned favorite pop album for Evermore at the 2021 American Music Awards on Sunday evening. The 31-year-old megastar did not attend the event in person but did send in a video to express her appreciation to her loyal fanbase. In the clip she said: 'Thank you so much to the fans. This is such an amazing honor. The fact that you would do this for Evermore, I've always looked at it as sort of Folklore's fun, younger sister.' She beat out heavy competition including: Ariana Grande (Positions), Dua Lipa (Future Nostalgia), Olivia Rodrigo (SOUR), and The Kid LAROI (F*CK LOVE). 'This is such an amazing honor': Taylor Swift thanked her fans - AKA Swifties - for their votes as she earned favorite pop album for Evermore as she did not attend the event in person but did send in a video to express her appreciation to her loyal fanbase Taylor concluded her acceptance speech for thanking Swifties for their continued support of the rerelease of her album Red last week. She concluded: 'And thank you for the amazing support you've thrown my way with Red, my version. Have a great night. Love you guys.' The highly-anticipated award show is taking place at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles as the event marks one of music's biggest nights of the year recognizing the most popular artists, singles and albums. Earlier in the evening, Bad Bunny took home the first award of the night. The 27-year-old Puerto Rican artist thanked his fans as he earned favorite Latin album for his 2020 project titled El Último Tour Del Mundo. The crowd cheered loudly for the star as he accepted the honor in Spanish but did say: 'I want to thank every people who is here supporting me.' Top of the food chain: Bad Bunny took home the first award as he earned favorite Latin album for his 2020 project titled El Último Tour Del Mundo Double duty: The 27-year-old Puerto Rican hitmaker earned favorite Latin male artist earlier in the night as he posed in the press room with his two shiny new trophies He beat out heavy competition including: Kali Uchis, KAROL G, Maluma, and Rauw Alejandro. The second award of the night was given to Machine Gun Kelly in the favorite rock artist category. The 31-year-old pop punk rapper revealed that he almost didn't get to have his big moment on television as he explained: 'Before I accept this award, I just want to say, this wasn't going to be televised, but my fans spoke loudly. So I want to give them their credit.' He went on to praise other aspiring musicians whether they are in the rock or hip-hop genres. 'My fans spoke loudly. So I want to give them their credit': The second award of the night was given to Machine Gun Kelly in the favorite rock artist category as he revealed that he almost didn't get to have his big moment on television MGK beat out: AJR, All Time Low, Foo Fighters, and Glass Animals. He finished out the speech with an edgy defiant stand as he said: 'And lastly, I read a headline that said the age of the rock star is dead. But looks pretty alive to me.' The most famous music group in the world, BTS, earned favorite pop group or duo. The South Korean pop boyband gave all credit to their very loyal fans, the BTS Army, during their speech as rapper RM spoke on behalf of the group and said: 'Thank you so much. And this means to us even more because we were actually a small boy band from Korea. 'This means to us even more because we were actually a small boy band from Korea': The most famous music group in the world, BTS, earned favorite pop group or duo as rapper RM spoke on behalf of the group Worlds colliding: BTS also performed with Coldplay for collaborative track My Universe from the British band's latest album Music Of The Spheres 'We just got united by the love for our music. And all we want to do is just spread love, good vibes, and energy through music and performance. But without you guys, army, it could have never done nothing. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Thank you.' The seven member group beat out AJR, Glass Animals, Maroon 5, and Silk Sonic. Cardi B is taking on a new role as host of the award show making her only the second female rapper in history to do so behind Queen Latifah in 1995. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak's R&B group Silk Sonic kicked off the night as they performed their latest single titled Smokin Out The Window. It will also be a night of exciting performances as global megastar groups BTS and Coldplay will be taking the stage together to perform smash hit collaborative track My Universe from the British band's latest album Music Of The Spheres. Red-dy for their close-up: Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak's R&B group Silk Sonic kicked off the night as they performed their latest single titled Smokin Out The Window Hamming it up: The handsome crooners happily posed n front of their fans as they sported matching red velvet suits BTS will certainly have a busy night as they will be hitting he stage with Megan Thee Stallion to perform Butter. Pop newcomer Olivia Rodrigo - who has the most nominations at the event with seven - is also set to perform as she already has a catalog of chart-topping hits. Silk Sonic - an R&B group consisting of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak - will also be hitting the stage just weeks after the release of their debut album. Tyler, The Creator will also be performing as he released yet another critically-acclaimed album - titled Call Me If You Get Lost - earlier this year. Chloe Bailey from the group Chloe x Halle will be making her solo performance debut at the event as she recently released debut single Have Mercy. Country fans certainly have plenty to look forward to as Carrie Underwood will be joining forces with Jason Aldean as Kane Brown is also set to hit the stage in addition to Mickey Guyton. Boyband fans of the Eighties and Nineties will be excited to know that New Edition and New Kids On The Block will be performing together. Diplo, Walker Hayes, Zoe Wees, and Maneskin are also slated to perform. The aforementioned Olivia Rodrigo earned the most nods as she will compete for the top prize against fan favorites like Taylor Swift, BTS and Drake. Rodrigo, 18, who burst onto the charts in January, got seven nods including artist of the year, best new artist, and favorite pop song for her debut single, Drivers License. Canadian R&B singer The Weeknd followed with six, while Doja Cat, reggaeton star Bad Bunny and first-time nominee R&B singer Giveon had five apiece. Billie Eilish was notably absent from the nominations list despite releasing her second album in July. Kanye West, whose Donda album had the biggest first-week sales of 2021, got just one nod, for favorite gospel artist. Rodrigo, The Weeknd, K-Pop band BTS, rapper Drake and Ariana Grande will face off for artist of the year against Swift, who last year won the title for a record sixth time. It is important to note that the event is fan-voted and is one of the largest music award shows in the US. The nominations are based on performances on the Billboard music charts, streaming and album sales, radio play and social media engagement. First-time nominees, including rappers Saweetie, 24kGoldn and the late Pop Smoke, dominated the list. Silk Sonic, the new R&B duo formed in March by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, got three nods including favorite pop duo or group. BTS, whose single Butter, ruled the Billboard singles charts for 10 weeks this past summer, will compete in three categories - artist of the year, favorite pop group, and favorite pop song. American Music Awards 2021: WINNERS Artist of the year: Ariana Grande BTS Drake Olivia Rodrigo Taylor Swift The Weeknd Red-dy for another big win: Taylor Swift is nominated for three including artist of the year New artist of the year: 24kGoldn Giveon Masked Wolf Olivia Rodrigo The Kid LAROI Collaboration of the year: 24kGoldn ft. iann dior, “Mood” Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “DÁKITI” Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy” Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More” - WINNER Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon, “Peaches” Interesting: Justin Bieber (right) is nominated for collaboration of the year with Daniel Caesar and Giveon (left) Favorite trending song: Erica Banks, “Buss It” Måneskin, “Beggin’” Megan Thee Stallion, “Body” Olivia Rodrigo, “drivers license” Popp Hunna, “Adderall (Corvette Corvette)” Favorite music video: Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), “Leave the Door Open” Cardi B, “Up” Lil Nas X, “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” - WINNER Olivia Rodrigo, “drivers license” The Weeknd, “Save Your Tears” Favorite male pop artist: Drake Ed Sheeran - WINNER Justin Bieber Lil Nas X The Weeknd Favorite female pop artist: Ariana Grande Doja Cat Dua Lipa Olivia Rodrigo Taylor Swift - WINNER Fast rising: Olivia Rodrigo earned the most nominations with seven Favorite pop duo or group: AJR BTS - WINNER Glass Animals Maroon 5 Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) Favorite pop album: Ariana Grande, Positions Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR Taylor Swift, evermore - WINNER The Kid LAROI, F*CK LOVE Favorite pop song: BTS, “Butter” Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More” Dua Lipa, “Levitating” Olivia Rodrigo, “drivers license” The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears (Remix)” Pretty in pink: Dua Lipa has three nominations including favorite pop song for Levitating Favorite male country artist: Chris Stapleton Jason Aldean Luke Bryan - WINNER Luke Combs Morgan Wallen Favorite female country artist: Carrie Underwood - WINNER Gabby Barrett Kacey Musgraves Maren Morris Miranda Lambert Favorite country duo or group: Dan + Shay - WINNER Florida Georgia Line Lady A Old Dominion Zac Brown Band Favorite country album: Chris Stapleton, Starting Over Gabby Barrett, Goldmine - WINNER Lee Brice, Hey World Luke Bryan, Born Here Live Here Die Here Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album Favorite country song: Chris Stapleton, “Starting Over” Chris Young & Kane Brown, “Famous Friends” Gabby Barrett, “The Good Ones” - WINNER Luke Combs, “Forever After All” Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like” Man with the plan: Chris Stapleton is nominated for three including favorite male country artist Favorite male hip-hop artist: Drake - WINNER Lil Baby Moneybagg Yo Polo G Pop Smoke Favorite female hip-hop artist: Cardi B Coi Leray Erica Banks Megan Thee Stallion - WINNER Saweetie Tap in: Saweetie is nominated for favorite female hip-hop artist Favorite hip-hop album: Drake, Certified Lover Boy Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die Megan Thee Stallion, Good News - WINNER Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon Rod Wave, SoulFly Favorite hip-hop song: Cardi B, “Up” - WINNER Internet Money ft. Gunna, Don Toliver & NAV, “Lemonade” Lil Tjay ft. 6LACK, “Calling My Phone” Polo G, “RAPSTAR” Pop Smoke, “What You Know Bout Love” Favorite male R&B artist: Chris Brown Giveon Tank The Weeknd - WINNER Usher Golden boy: The Weeknd has six nods including favorite male R&B artist Favorite female R&B artist: Doja Cat - WINNER H.E.R. Jazmine Sullivan Jhené Aiko SZA Favorite R&B album: Doja Cat, Planet Her - WINNER Giveon, When It’s All Said and Done… Take Time H.E.R., Back of My Mind Jazmine Sullivan, Heaux Tales Queen Naija, missunderstood Favorite R&B song: Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), “Leave the Door Open” - WINNER Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy” Giveon, “Heartbreak Anniversary” H.E.R., “Damage” Jazmine Sullivan, “Pick Up Your Feelings” Favorite male Latin artist: Bad Bunny - WINNER J Balvin Maluma Ozuna Rauw Alejandro Favorite female Latin artist: Becky G Kali Uchis KAROL G Natti Natasha ROSALÍA Beautiful: Rosalia has two nominations including favorite female Latin artist Favorite Latin duo or group: Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga - WINNER Calibre 50 Eslabon Armado La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho Los Dos Carnales Favorite Latin album: Bad Bunny, El Último Tour Del Mundo - WINNER Kali Uchis, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) KAROL G, KG0516 Maluma, Papi Juancho Rauw Alejandro, Afrodisíaco Favorite Latin song: Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “DÁKITI” Bad Bunny x ROSALÍA, “LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE” Farruko, “Pepas” Kali Uchis, “telepatía” Maluma & The Weeknd, “Hawái (Remix)” Favorite rock artist: AJR All Time Low Foo Fighters Glass Animals Machine Gun Kelly - WINNER Rock on: Machine Gun Kelly is up for favorite rock artist Favorite inspirational artist: CAIN Carrie Underwood Elevation Worship Lauren Daigle Zach Williams Favorite gospel artist: Kanye West - WINNER Kirk Franklin Koryn Hawthorne Maverick City Music Tasha Cobbs Leonard Favorite dance/electronic artist: David Guetta ILLENIUM Marshmello - WINNER Regard Tiësto Advertisement All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility