Taylor Swift Sets New American Music Awards Record for Women Not only did she open the show with “I Did Something Bad,” The ‘Reputation’ singer broke Whitney Houston’s record for the most AMAs won by a woman. After multiple
wins, Swift now
has a total of
22 trophies. The singer took home awards for tour of the year, favorite pop/rock album and artist of the year. The late Whitney Houston, previous record-holder, earned 21 AMAs during
her lifetime. Michael Jackson currently holds the title for the most AMAs won by anyone. The late singer earned a whopping
24 AMAs during his lifetime. Swift thanked her fellow Swifties for their support before encouraging them
to vote. Taylor Swift, at American Music Awards