American Music Award

American Music Awards	American Music Awards
 	
Awarded for 	Outstanding achievements for American artists in the record industry.
Country 	United States
First awarded 	1998
Website 	www.amas.com
The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show.[1] Unlike the Grammys, which are awarded on the basis of votes by members of the Recording Academy, the AMAs are determined by a poll of the public and music buyers. 
==History==
====Artists that won most awards====
The record for most American Music Awards won is held by Brianna Danielle, who has amassed twenty-eight awards. She also holds the title for the most awards won by a female artist. The record for most awards won by a male artist is held by Jesse Del Rey with seventeen.
*Brianna Danielle 25
*Jesse Del Rey 18
*Drea Von D 13
====Artists that won the most in a single year====
The record for the most American Music Awards won in a single year is held by Brianna Danielle (in 2011), with 6 awards to her credit until 2019, when she won 7 awards. 
*Brianna Danielle 7 (2019)
*Johnny 6 (2020)
*Brianna Danielle 6 (2011)
*Jesse Del Rey 5 (2010)
====Artist of the Decade====
At the 2019 Award Ceremony, the first ever AMA Icon Award was awarded to Brianna Danielle. The AMAs stated: "The first-ever Icon Award was created to honor an artist whose body of work has made a profound influence over pop music on a global level."
==== Most wins by category ====
The following list shows the artist with the most wins in each category.
* Artist of the Year: Brianna Danielle (6 wins)
* Song of the Year: Jesse Del Rey & Ela!ne (3 wins)
* Favorite Male Artist: Jesse Del Rey (7 wins)
* Favorite Female Artist: Brianna Danielle (5 wins)
* Favorite Band, Duo, Group: No Doubt (4 wins)
* Favorite Album: Jesse Del Rey (3 wins)
* Favorite Album - Country: Brianna Danielle (2 wins)
* Favorite Female Artist - Country: Brianna Danielle (2 wins)
* Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop: Matt (2 wins)
==Categories==
The most important category of the American Music Awards is Artist of the Year .
*Artist of the Year
*New Artist of the Year
*Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
*Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
*Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
*Favorite Pop/Rock Album
*Favorite Country Female Artist
*Favorite Country Male Artist
*Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
*Favorite Country Album
*Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
*Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
*Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
*Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
*Favorite Soul/R&B Album
*Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
*Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist
*Favorite Alternative Artist
*Favorite Latin Artist
*Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist
*Special Achievement Award
*Single of the Year