Nigerian music star, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has made history as the first artist to win the Favorite Afrobeats Artiste category at the American Music Awards.
The 50th edition of the event took place on Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in California.
For the first time, the Favorite Afrobeats Artiste category was included in the award ceremony.
Wizkid battled it out with fellow Nigerians including Burna Boy, CKay, Fireboy DML and Tems for the novel award.
His collaboration with Tems on Essence also won the R&B Song Favorite category at the event.
Essence continues to win awards two years after its release in October 2020, as Made in Lagos is the 11th track from Wizkid’s fourth studio album.
American singer Tailor Swift was the biggest winner of the night, picking up a total of six awards, including Artist of the Year 2022. With the win, he extends the record for the most awarded artist in AMA history with a total of 40 wins.
Below is the full list of winners
Artist of the year
Taylor Swift – WINNER
New artist of the year
Dove Cameron – WINNER
Annual partnership
Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix” – WINNER
Favorite Male Pop Artist
Harry Styles – WINNER
Favorite Female Pop Artist
Taylor Swift – WINNER
Favorite pop duo or group
BTS – WINNER
Favorite pop album
Taylor Swift, “Red (Taylor’s Version)” – WINNER
Favorite Pop Song
Harry Styles, “As It Was” – WINNER
Favorite Music Video
Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” – WINNER
Favorite Male Country Artist
Morgan Wallen – WINNER
Country’s favorite female artist
Taylor Swift – WINNER
Favorite country band or couple
Dan & Shay – WINNER
Favorite male hip-hop artist
Kendrick Lamar -WINNER
Favorite female hip-hop artist
Nicki Minaj – WINNER
Favorite hip-hop song
Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U” – WINNER
Favorite Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown -WINNER
Favorite Female R&B Artist
Beyoncé – WINNER
Favorite R&B song
Wizkid ft Tems, “Essence” – WINNER
Favorite rock artist
Machine Gun Kelly – WINNER
Favorite rock song
Moonshine, “Beggin'” – WINNER
Favorite Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny – WINNER
Favorite Female Latin Artist
Anita *WINNER
Favorite Afrobeats artist
Wizkid – WINNER
Favorite K-pop artist
BTS – WINNER
