Lizzo walks away empty-handed (except for her tiny purse)

Taylor Swift now holds the record for most American Music Awards, beating the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson.

Swift won six AMAs at the annual awards show in Los Angeles on Sunday night, including artist of the decade, bringing her career total up to 29.

That beats Jackson’s record by five, knocking the hugely influential American pop star off the throne.

Despite allegations that tarnished his image toward the end of his career, Jackson was considered an unbeatable force in pop music. Now Swift has surpassed him with her AMA wins. (Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Swifties were quick to pick up on their Queen’s new credentials.

Swift also managed to perform a mashup of her greatest hits during the live show, which was broadcast on ABC, despite accusations that two music industry veterans were blocking her from doing that.

She didn’t mention the men who own her master recordings, Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun, during her acceptance speeches.

She did give her new label a shout-out, though.

“Thank you for being so generous to me and allowing me to make whatever music I want to make,” Swift said.

The BTS boys didn’t make it to Los Angeles for the show, but they added three American Music Awards to their collection. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

BTS and Khalid were also big winners, with three awards each, although none of them bothered to show up in person to collect their awards.

Billie Eilish went home with two awards and got to perform All the Good Girls Go to Hell while flames burned on stage.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello won an award for Señorita and managed to keep their performance PG — finishing their song by rubbing noses.

Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes didn’t quite kiss on stage but they did win an AMA for their collaboration on Señorita. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Lizzo walked away empty handed, despite being nominated for three awards.

She made an impression by screaming at the top of her lungs during her performance, though.

And showing up on the red carpet with a teeny tiny purse in tow.

Here’s the complete list of winners:

Artist of the Decade — Taylor Swift
Artist of the Year — Taylor Swift
New Artist of the Year — Billie Eilish
Collaboration of the Year — Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, Señorita
Tour of the Year — BTS
Favourite Music Video — Taylor Swift, You Need to Calm Down
Favourite Social Artist — BTS
Favourite Male Artist, Pop/Rock — Khalid
Favourite Female Artist, Pop/Rock — Taylor Swift

Favourite Duo or Group, Pop/Rock — BTS
Favourite Album, Pop/Rock — Taylor Swift, Lover
Favourite Song, Pop/Rock — Halsey, Without Me
Favourite Male Artist, Country — Kane Brown
Favourite Female Artist, Country — Carrie Underwood
Favourite Duo or Group, Country — Dan + Shay
Favourite Album, Country — Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty
Favourite Song, Country — Dan + Shay, Speechless
Favourite Artist, Rap/Hip-Hop — Cardi B
Favourite Album, Rap/Hip-Hop — Post Malone, Hollywood’s Bleeding
Favourite Song, Rap/Hip-Hop — Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, Old Town Road
Favourite Male Artist, Soul/R&B — Bruno Mars
Favourite Female Artist, Soul/R&B — Beyoncé
Favourite Album, Soul/R&B — Khalid, Free Spirit
Favourite Song, Soul/R&B — Khalid, Talk
Favourite Artist, Alternative Rock — Billie Eilish
Favourite Artist, Adult Contemporary — Taylor Swift
Favourite Artist, Latin — J Balvin
Favourite Artist, Contemporary Inspirational — Lauren Daigle
Favourite Artist, Electronic Dance Music (EDM) — Marshmello
Favourite Soundtrack — Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen