BTS Wins Artist of the Year, Katseye Takes New Artist at American Music Awards
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Chris Willman
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Summary
BTS won Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards for the second time (previously won in 2021), marking their first win since going on hiatus for military service. Katseye won New Artist of the Year, beating out strong competition including Sombr, Olivia Dean, Ella Langley, Leon Thomas, and Alex Warren. Sombr and 'Golden' also took home top honors at the ceremony.
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Katseye draws some of that same level of fan hysteria, so it was little surprise to see that group winning New Artist of the Year, although the competition for that trophy was particularly fierce, with newly minted stars Sombr, Olivia Dean, Ella Langley, Leon Thomas and Alex Warren also in the mix.
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