《全美音樂獎 》表揚多種音樂類型藝人,包括流行/搖滾、另類搖滾、鄉村、說唱/嘻哈、騷靈/節奏藍調、成人當代、當代福音、拉丁、電子舞曲、和原生配樂,還有年度新人獎、合作年獎、巡迴年獎、視頻年獎、最喜愛歌曲和年度藝人。
The American Music Awards honors artists in multiple musical genres, including Pop/Rock , Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Conte,porary, Countemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM and Soudtrack, alongside awards for New Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year, Tour of the Year, Video of the Year, Favorite Song and Artist of the Year.