Music’s biggest party! Carrie Underwood, Pink and more brought their A-games to the 2022 American Music Awards on Sunday, November 20.
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Breaking boundaries. Yola was named the first ever Song of Soul winner ahead of the 2022 American Music Awards on Sunday, November 20.
The “Diamond Studded Shoes” songstress, 39, will perform her track “Break the Bough” live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, marking her first appearance on the awards show. “I have long dreamed of performing at the American Music Awards, and honored to be included during the ‘Song of the Soul’ moment,” the Elvis actress said in a statement in October. “I hope the song brings a little peace and joy to anyone who has lost someone close to them regardless of how challenging the relationship may have been.”
The U.K. native went on to explain that she wrote “Break the Bough” in tribute to her mother, who died in 2013. “‘Break the Bough’ creates a loving false construct of what I hope my mother experienced in her afterlife,” Yola — whose full name is Yolanda Quartey — explained. “A mix of all the things she held dear and brought her happiness during her life. Specifically, her pre-Windrush Barbados childhood, disco and sci-fi.”
Though Yola’s AMAs honor includes the world “soul,” her music also incorporates elements of rock, Americana, R&B and country — and she likes to keep listeners guessing. “You might go, ‘That’s quite a countrified song’ — then you listen to the drums, and it’s kind of a Mersey beat,” she told Variety of her song “Whatever You Want” in July 2021. “Then you go, ‘OK, that’s maybe a bit Stax-ier than I thought it was. But that doesn’t really sound like a soul melody. Hmm, there’s something a little bit Brit-y here. Is that … Stone Roses?’ Yeah! It’s Britpop, people. I’m English!”
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Music’s biggest party! Carrie Underwood, Pink and more brought their A-games to the 2022 American Music Awards on Sunday, November 20.
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The American Music Awards 2022 brought the stars together under the Microsoft Theatre roof in Downtown Los Angeles. As the celebrities made their way into the venue, they flashed some of their fashion looks showcasing their personality.
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2022 were held on Sunday, November 20 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, with musicians like , , Ari Lennox, and gracing the red carpet in fine form (as always).The awards show has had some iconic moments throughout the years—remember when arrived on a human-powered horse? AMAs 2013, baby!—and 2022 delivered the oomph we've come to anticipate. From Sheryl Lee Ralph in a Barbie pink gown to Bebe Rexha's voluminous red ruffles, the stars brought a little something and then some.Scroll below to see the best looks from the American Music Awards 2022.Horizontal lineLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 20: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Machine Gun Kelly attends the 2022 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
are full of bold fashion statements. These are musicians and performers, after all—they know a thing or two about dramatic style. Kim Petras used her fashion choices to pay homage to .
A family affair! Pink was joined by her husband, Carey Hart, and their two children as she posed for photos on the red carpet at the 2022 American Music Awards.
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