2016 American Music Awards Winners— Country Genre

2016 american music awards winners

photo: 2016 AMAs

Which country music stars won big at tonight's American Music Awards? See the category breakdown right here!

The 2016 American Music Awards featured performances from some of today’s hottest artists and presented fan-voted awards in the categories of Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM, Soundtrack, Single of The Year, New Artist of the Year, and Artist of the Year.

Here are the five Country music award categories and the winners below:

Favorite Country Male Artist- Winner, Blake Shelton (beat out Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett)

Favorite Country Female Artist- Winner, Carrie Underwood (won over Cam and Kelsea Ballerini

Favorite Country Duo or Group- Winner, Florida Georgia Line (topped Old Dominion and Zac Brown Band)

Favorite Country Album- Winner, Carrie Underwood’s Storyteller

Favorite Country Song- Winner, Tim McGraw “Humble and Kind” (beat out Florida Georgia Line‘s “H.O.L.Y.” and Thomas Rhett‘s “Die a Happy Man”) 

Congrats to all of tonight’s winners!

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