The 2019 AMAs: Gulf News tabloid!'s top moments

SELENA'S COMEBACK: It's been two years since Selena Gomez performed at a live event, and she reminded the world how much it's missed her. Gomez, opened the awards show singing her new singles 'Lose You to Love Me' and 'Look at Her Now', songs many believe allude to her past romance with a certain pop star named Justin Bieber.

TAYLOR SWIFT RULES: The pop star was undoubtedly the queen of the night, what with her ongoing feud with Scooter Braun upping the stakes of her performance. She took home six honours including artist of the year and artist of the decade, beating Michael Jackson's record of 24 wins. “This year has been a lot of good, a lot of really complicated, so behalf of my family and me, thank you so much for being there and caring,” said Swift, who now has 29 AMAs.

SHAWN + CAMILA: Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello have been heating up social media with their PDAs. At the AMAs, they stood close together while singing their hit song ‘Senorita,’ staring in each other’s eyes as they sang from one microphone at times. They even rubbed noses at the end. The pair won collaboration of the year for their No 1 hit song.

SPICY LIZZO: 2019's spice girl Lizzo, who was nominated for three honours, walked away empty-handed. But she screamed at the top of her lungs while performing the ballad ‘Jerome,’ one of several songs from her album that earned her a leading eight Grammy nominations.

COLOUR ME HALSEY: The singer won some of the loudest applauds of the night for her performance, which saw her splashed in paint by a double as she performed 'Graveyard'. Halsey won an award for her hit song 'Without Me'.

OZZY'S STILL ROCKING: Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, who has been recovering from a bad fall that took place earlier this year, was another highlight as he performed with Post Malone and Travis Scott. The three musicians literally set the stage on fire.

BILLIE'S ON FIRE: Speaking of fire, Billie Eilish, who picked up two awards — new artist of the year and favourite alternative artist, also took the stage surrounded by fire to perform her song ‘All the Good Girls Go to Hell’. One of the year's breakout artists, this was Eilish's first televised award show.

CHRISTINA TAKES IT TO CHURCH: Christina Aguilera was a vocal powerhouse when she took the stage alongside A Great Big World to debut her new single 'Fall On Me'. The last time the two collaborated was for the massive hit 'Say Something'.

SHANIA'S Still THE ONE: Shania Twain closed the AMAs with a bang, returning to the event after 16 years. She performed some of her biggest hits and closed with the iconic 'You're Still the One'.