Held at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, the fourth-annual SONA Warrior Awards honored the work of "often unsung, unsexy work" of songwriter advocates.
Someone had the bright idea to first remind the audience of the AMAs’ considerable history before relaunching the show.
The single is one of 19 No. 1s she's earned on the Billboard Hot 100.
The South Korean boy band tore it up on the American Music Awards special.
Other top winners during the awards show included KB, Jason Ingram, Anne Wilson & Maverick City Music.
In other news, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones could be headed for their first Grammy showdown.
She's won the major Grammy prize more than any artist in history. Will The Tortured Poets Department yield another win — and should she want one?
The Screening Committee’s oft-stated aim is to be inclusive rather than exclusive, and they demonstrated that this year.
The hitmaker could achieve a historic four-peat in the producer of the year category.