American Music Awards: Rock Category Winners

There are three rock categories at the American Music Awards: Favorite Rock Artist, Favorite Rock Song and Favorite Rock Album. Scroll below to see who took home those honors in 2022.

Favorite Rock Artist
-Imagine Dragons
-Machine Gun Kelly (WINNER)
-Måneskin
-Red Hot Chili Peppers
-The Lumineers

Favorite Rock Song
-Foo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”
-Imagine Dragons x J.I.D., “Enemy”
-Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
-Måneskin, “Beggin’ ” (WINNER)
-Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”

Favorite Rock Album
-Coldplay, Music of the Spheres
-Ghost, Impera (WINNER)
-Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1
-Machine Gun Kelly, mainstream sellout
-Red Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love

Grammy Awards: 2023 Rock/Metal/Alternative Nominations

• Best Rock Performance

  Beck – “Old Man”
  The Black Keys – “Wild Child”
  Brandi Carlile – “Broken Horses”
  Bryan Adams – “So Happy It Hurts”
  Idles – “Crawl!”
  Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck – “Patient Number 9”
  Turnstile – “Holiday”

  Congratulations 65th #GRAMMYs Best Rock Performance nominees: @bryanadams; @beck; @theblackkeys; @brandicarlile; @idlesband; @OzzyOsbourne ft. @jeffbeckmusic; and @TURNSTILEHC: https://t.co/teqtZFcHL0 pic.twitter.com/aQoyD65HFn

  — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 15, 2022

• Best Metal Performance

  Ghost – “Call Me Little Sunshine”
  Megadeth – “We’ll Be Back”
  Muse – “Kill or Be Killed”
  Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi – “Degradation Rules”
  Turnstile – “Blackout”

  Congratulations 65th #GRAMMYs Best Metal Performance nominees: @thebandGHOST; @Megadeth; @muse; @OzzyOsbourne ft. @tonyiommi; and @TURNSTILEHC: https://t.co/teqtZFcHL0 pic.twitter.com/HlrAOVWREQ

  — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 15, 2022

• Best Rock Song

  Brandi Carlile – “Broken Horses”
  Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck – “Patient Number 9”
  Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer”
  Turnstile – “Blackout”
  The War on Drugs – “Harmonia’s Dream”

  Congratulations 65th #GRAMMYs Best Rock Song nominees: @ChiliPeppers; @TURNSTILEHC; @brandicarlile; @TheWarOnDrugs; and @OzzyOsbourne ft. @jeffbeckmusic: https://t.co/teqtZFcHL0 pic.twitter.com/srArjRtpXM

  — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 15, 2022

• Best Rock Album

  The Black Keys – Dropout Boogie
  Elvis Costello & The Imposters – The Boy Named If
  Idles – Crawler
  Machine Gun Kelly – Mainstream Sellout
  Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9
  Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa

  Congratulations 65th #GRAMMYs Best Rock Album nominees: @theblackkeys; @ElvisCostello & The Imposters; @idlesband; @machinegunkelly; @OzzyOsbourne; and @spoontheband: https://t.co/zovEzfXor6 pic.twitter.com/6gZJ6K8gnA

  — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 15, 2022

• Best Alternative Music Album

  Arcade Fire – WE
  Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
  Björk – Fossora
  Wet Leg – Wet Leg
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down

  Congratulations 65th #GRAMMYs Best Alternative Music Album nominees: @arcadefire; @bigthiefmusic; @bjork; @wetlegband; and @YYYs: https://t.co/zovEzfXor6 pic.twitter.com/heJSkIUlKj

  — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 15, 2022

• Best Alternative Music Performance

  Arctic Monkeys – “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball”
  Big Thief – “Certainty”
  Florence and the Machine – “King”
  Wet Leg – “Chaise Lounge”
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius – “Spitting Off the Edge of the World”

  Congratulations 65th #GRAMMYs Best Alternative Music Performance nominees: @ArcticMonkeys; @bigthiefmusic; @florencemachine; @wetlegband; and @YYYs ft. @perfumegenius: https://t.co/teqtZFcHL0 pic.twitter.com/TdkKTxc49X

  — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 15, 2022

• Record of the Year

  ABBA – Don’t Shut Me Down
  Adele – Easy on Me
  Beyoncé – Break My Soul
  Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius – You and Me on the Rock
  Doja Cat – Woman
  Harry Styles – As It Was
  Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
  Lizzo – About Damn Time
  Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous
  Steve Lacy – Bad Habit

  Congratulations 65th #GRAMMYs Record Of The Year nominees: @Abba; @Adele; @Beyonce; @MaryJBlige; @BrandiCarlile ft. @ilovelucius; @DojaCat; Steve Lacy; @KendrickLamar; @Lizzo; and @Harry_Styles: https://t.co/teqtZEUywS pic.twitter.com/mxTUZP0xaC

  — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 15, 2022

• Album of the Year

  ABBA – Voyage
  Adele – 30
  Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
  Beyoncé – Renaissance
  Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days
  Coldplay – Music of the Spheres
  Harry Styles – Harry’s House
  Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
  Lizzo – Special
  Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)

  Congratulations 65th #GRAMMYs Album Of The Year nominees: @Abba; @Adele; @sanbenito; @Beyonce; @MaryJBlige; @BrandiCarlile; @Coldplay; @KendrickLamar; @Lizzo; and @Harry_Styles: https://t.co/teqtZEUywS pic.twitter.com/HG7m4031Js

  — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 15, 2022

• Song of the Year

  Adele – “Easy on Me”
  Beyoncé – “Break My Soul”
  Bonnie Raitt – “Just Like That”
  DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – “God Did”
  Gayle – “ABCDEFU”
  Harry Styles – “As It Was”
  Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
  Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
  Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
  Taylor Swift – “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)

  Congratulations 65th #GRAMMYs Song Of The Year nominees (a songwriter(s) award): @whoisgayle; @Lizzo; @TaylorSwift13; @Harry_Styles; Steve Lacy; @Beyonce; @Adele; @djkhaled; @KendrickLamar; and @TheBonnieRaitt: https://t.co/zovEzfXor6 pic.twitter.com/yYcBYGjUyY

  — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 15, 2022

• Best New Artist

  Anitta
  Domi & JD Beck
  Latto
  Måneskin
  Molly Tuttle
  Muni Long
  Omar Apollo
  Samara Joy
  Tobe Nwigwe
  Wet Leg

  And the Best New Artist nominees for the 65th #GRAMMYs are… @Anitta; @omarapollo; @DOMiAndJDBECK; @SamaraJoy99; @Latto; @thisismaneskin; @munilong; @TobeNwigwe; @mollytuttle; and @wetlegband: https://t.co/zovEzfXor6 pic.twitter.com/7Up5ZOhHhz

  — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 15, 2022