The award has gone in previous years to such road warriors as Taylor Swift (twice), Coldplay, U2 and Elton John. Harry Styles won tour of the year, an award that wasn’t presented last year because of the pandemic. The show presented new artist awards in seven genres – Rodrigo (pop), Måneskin (alternative), Mammoth WVH (rock), Lainey Wilson (country), Yung Bleu (hip-hop), Giveon (R&B), and Grupo Firme (Latin).īTS won two socially-voted awards – best fan army for the fifth consecutive year and best music video for “Butter.” David Guetta won dance artist of the year, also for the first time. Machine Gun Kelly won alternative rock artist of the year for the first time.

Drake won hip-hop artist of the year for the fourth time, though his run hasn’t been consecutive.įoo Fighters took rock artist of the year for the second time. Luke Combs won country artist of the year for the fourth consecutive year.

It beat, among others, a second Bieber collab, “Peaches,” which featured Daniel Caesar and Giveon. “Stay” by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber won best collaboration.

And Rodrigo’s pop-punk smash “good 4 u,” which shows the influence of such Lavigne hits as “Sk8er Boi,” resulted in an award to another artist.Ĭamila Cabello won best cover song, a socially voted category, for her cover version of “good 4 u.” Rodrigo was likewise 17 when she scored her breakthrough smash, “driver’s license.” Rodrigo also won the award for new pop artist. “It’s OK to be delusional when you’re chasing your dreams,” he concluded.Īvril Lavigne, who landed her first hit on the Billboard Hot 100, “Complicated,” when she was just 17, presented Rodrigo’s award.

In accepting his award, Lil Nas X pointed out that he was “delusional” to think he could drop out of school and make it big, come out of the closet at the peak of his career, and record a song about gay lust (“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”) and have it become a smash hit. 'Barbie' Trailer, Posters Give First Look at Star-Studded Cast of Humans and Dolls

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