Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Beat Out Kendrick Lamar & Jay Z for AMA’s Rap/Hip-Hop “Album of the Year”11/26/2013 The 2013 American Music Awards aired tonight. Going in, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis lead the pack with six nominations, beating out both Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift, who had five each. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis didn’t win all their categories, but they did end up taking home the Favorite Album (Rap/Hip-Hop) award; which found The Heistbeating out Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city and Jay Z’s Magna Carta… Holy Grail. During his acceptance speech (shown below), the Seattle emcee dedicated the award to Trayvon Martin and took some time to speak on racial profiling. A complete list of winners can be found below. Artist of the Year Taylor Swift [WINNER] Justin Timberlake Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Rihanna Bruno Mars Single of the Year Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly – “Cruise” [WINNER] Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell & T.I. – “Blurred Lines” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz – “Thrift Shop” Icon Award Rihanna New Artist of the Year Ariana Grande [WINNER] Florida Georgia Line Imagine Dragons Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Phillip Phillips Favorite Male Artist — Pop/Rock Justin Timberlake [WINNER] Bruno Mars Robin Thicke Favorite Artist — Rap/Hip-Hop Jay Z Lil Wayne Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis [WINNER] Favorite Album — Rap/Hip-Hop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist [WINNER] Jay Z – Magna Carta… Holy Grail Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city Favorite Male Artist — Soul/R&B Justin Timberlake [WINNER] Miguel Robin Thicke Favorite Female Artist — Soul/R&B Rihanna [WINNER] Ciara Alicia Keys Favorite Album — Soul/R&B Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience [WINNER] Rihanna – Unapologetic Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
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