50+ AMAs Pictures You Need to See Now

Updated on 10/13/2018 at 12:16 PM

The American Music Awards went down in LA on Tuesday evening, and it was all about the fans. Host Tracee Ellis Ross was a perfect emcee, stunning the crowd in a bevy of gorgeous outfits by black designers throughout the night (oh, her opening dance number was not to be missed). Along with Tracee's moves, we also got to witness performances from Cardi B, Mariah Carey, and Taylor Swift, who opened the show with an electrifying rendition of "I Did Something Bad." And, thankfully, the AMAs made sure to pay tribute to the late Aretha Franklin with a beautiful gospel performance from a handful of legendary artists, including Gladys Knight and CeCe Winans.

Overall, the show was a fun-filled event for music fans, who voted for the winner of each category. The crowd went wild for acceptance speeches from Khalid, Camila Cabello, and Taylor Swift, whose 22 trophies now make her the most decorated female artist in AMAs history. Keep reading to see all the moments you may have missed from this year's AMAs, in pictures.

Pictured: Taylor Swift

Pictured: Rita Ora

Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross

Pictured: Kane Brown

Pictured: Cardi B and Gladys Knight

Pictured: G-Eazy and Halsey

Pictured: Post Malone

Pictured: Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello

Pictured: Carrie Underwood

Pictured: Busy Philipps

Pictured: Camila and Alejandro Cabello

Pictured: Taylor Swift

Pictured: Khalid and Halsey

Pictured: Mariah Carey

Pictured: Normani

Pictured: Jennifer Lopez

Pictured: Amber Heard

Pictured: Carrie Underwood

Pictured: Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson

Pictured: Cobie Smulders

Pictured: Post Malone

Pictured: Shawn Mendes

Pictured: Tyra Banks, Evan Ross, and Ashlee Simpson

Pictured: Dua Lipa

Pictured: Bebe Rexha, Jennifer Lopez, and Alex Rodriguez

Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross

Pictured: Lexy Panterra and Qveen Herby

Pictured: Zedd and Post Malone

Pictured: Cardi B

Pictured: Chloe x Halle

Pictured: Miles Brown and Marsai Martin

Pictured: Amandla Stenberg

Pictured: Camila Cabello

Pictured: Ella Mai

Pictured: Camila Cabello

Pictured: Cardi B

Pictured: Vanessa Hudgens

Pictured: Jennifer Lopez

Pictured: Bad Bunny and J Balvin

Pictured: Taylor Swift

Pictured: John Stamos

Pictured: Heidi Klum

Pictured: Kelsea Ballerini

Pictured: Offset and Cardi B

Pictured: Dua Lipa and Kelsea Ballerini

Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross

Pictured: Camilla and Alejandro Cabello

Pictured: Lenny Kravitz

Pictured: Tracee Ellis Ross

Pictured: Cardi B and Offset

Pictured: Taylor Swift

Pictured: Ciara

Pictured: Brian Kelley, Brittney Marie Cole, Kelsea Ballerini, Hayley Stommel, Tyler Hubbard, and Andrew Taggart

Pictured: Mariah Carey

Pictured: Constance Wu

Pictured: Taylor Swift