American Music Awards 2020: BTS, The Weeknd and Taylor Swift win big

The 2020 American Music Awards are in full swing. A host of stars from the world of music turned out at the ceremony in person, with performances from Los Angeles' Microsoft Theatre from the likes of Dua Lipa, Maluma and Jennifer Lopez. Other stars have performed from a distance, including BTS in South Korea and The Weeknd, who used an empty street as his stage. It was a big night for The Weeknd, who picked up three of the eight awards he was nominated for so far – Favourite Male Soul / R&B Artist, Favourite Soul/R&B Album and Favourite Soul / R&B Song. On the night, he arrived and performed at the awards sporting a large white bandage wrapped around his face and nose. Click through the gallery above to see photos from performances at the 2020 American Music Awards. He gave no reason for his appearance, which confused fans on social media, but it appeared to be an artistic choice that started with his March album cover where he sported a bloodied and broken nose. The Weeknd and Californian rapper Roddy Ricch went into the fan-voted awards show with a leading eight nominations apiece. Both musicians are competing for the top award, Artist of the Year, along with Justin Bieber, Post Malone and Taylor Swift, but lost out to the Folklore singer – the only female nominated in the category. Along with The Weeknd, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift topped the winners list, with three awards each, followed by Dan + Shay, Bad Bunny, BTS, Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj, who each took home two apiece. The show was hosted by Golden Globe-winning actress, Taraji P Henson, who said as she opened the night: "I'm just happy to be off the couch and in some real fashion." The Empire actress wore a silver Armani Prive dress, Tom Ford shoes, and Tiffany & Co jewellery to arrive at the show. "It has been a long year and, now that 2020 is coming to an end, it's time to remember that we are one country, y'all. We need to heal," she added. Masked dancers and stripped-down performances were the order of the night, kicking off with Bieber singing his hits Lonely and Holy before being joined by Shawn Mendes for their duet Monster . The show celebrated the surge in popularity of Latin music with expanded categories and a performance by Jennifer Lopez and Colombian singer Maluma singing Lonely in both English and Spanish. Becky G, whose parents are Mexican-American, won Best Female Latin Artist and dedicated her award to immigrant workers. K-Pop stars BTS were named the Favourite Pop / Rock Group, and accepted their award from South Korea, after performing remotely during the show. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion marked her debut performance at the American Music Awards with Body and later accepted the Best Rap / Hip-Hop Song trophy for her summer collaboration WAP with Cardi B. Bieber and country singers Dan + Shay won Best Country Song and Best Collaboration for 10,000 Hours , while Katy Perry gave her first major performance since giving birth to a baby girl, Daisy, in August. WINNER: Taylor Swift Justin Bieber Post Malone Roddy Ricch The Weeknd WINNER: Doja Cat Lewis Capaldi DaBaby Lil Baby Roddy Ricch Megan Thee Stallion WINNER: Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, 10,000 Hours Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, WAP DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, Rockstar Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain On Me Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyonce, Savage (Remix) WINNER: BTS Billie Eilish Exo Ariana Grande NCT 127 WINNER: Taylor Swift, Cardigan Doja Cat, Say So Future featuring Drake, Life Is Good Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain On Me The Weeknd, Blinding Lights WINNER: Justin Bieber Post Malone The Weeknd WINNER: Taylor Swift Dua Lipa Lady Gaga WINNER: BTS Jonas Brothers Maroon 5 WINNER: Harry Styles, Fine Line Taylor Swift, Folklore The Weeknd, After Hours WINNER: Dua Lipa, Don’t Start Now Lewis Capaldi, Someone You Loved Post Malone, Circles Roddy Ricch, The Box The Weeknd, Blinding Lights WINNER: Kane Brown Luke Combs Morgan Wallen WINNER: Maren Morris Gabby Barrett Miranda Lambert WINNER: Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion WINNER: Blake Shelton, Fully Loaded: God’s Country Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get Morgan Wallen, If I Know Me WINNER: Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, 10,000 Hours Maren Morris, The Bones Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, Nobody But You WINNER: Juice WRLD DaBaby Roddy Ricch WINNER: Nicki Minaj Cardi B Megan Thee Stallion WINNER: Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial Lil Baby, My Turn Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake WINNER: Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, WAP DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, Rockstar Roddy Ricch, The Box WINNER: The Weeknd Chris Brown John Legend WINNER: Doja Cat Jhene Aiko Summer Walker WINNER: The Weeknd, After Hours Doja Cat, Hot Pink Summer Walker, Over It WINNER: The Weeknd, Heartless Chris Brown featuring Drake, No Guidance Summer Walker, Playing Games WINNER: Bad Bunny J Balvin Ozuna WINNER: Becky G Karol G Rosalia WINNER: Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG Anuel AA, Emmanuel Bad Bunny, Las que no iban a salir WINNER: Karol G and Nicki Minaj, Tusa Bad Bunny, Vete Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin, RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) WINNER: Twenty One Pilots Billie Eilish Tame Impala WINNER: Jonas Brothers Lewis Capaldi Maroon 5 WINNER: Lauren Daigle For King and Country Kanye West WINNER: Lady Gaga Kygo Marshmello WINNER: Birds of Prey: The Album Frozen II Trolls: World Tour Additional reporting by Reuters

American Music Awards 2020: BTS, The Weeknd and Taylor Swift win big

BTS have been named Best Pop / Rock Group at the Los Angeles awards ceremony