Taylor Swift not only opened the American Music Awards with a fiery performance of I Did Something Bad, but she went on to dominate the show.<\/p>\n
The star won four trophies, including artist of the year, making her the ceremony’s most-decorated female ever.<\/p>\n
She now holds 23 AMAs, beating a record previously held by Whitney Houston.<\/p>\n
Swift, who recently broke years of political silence to declare support for two Democrats, again\u00a0urged fans to take part in the US mid-term elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n Accepting artist of the year, she said: “This award, and every single award given out tonight, were voted on by the people.<\/p>\n “And you know what else is voted on by the people? The midterm elections on November 6. Get out and vote. I love you guys.”<\/p>\n Swift’s touring partner Camila Cabello also won four awards at the ceremony; while British singers Ella Mai and Dua Lipa gave show-stopping performances.<\/p>\n Here are some of the best bits.<\/p>\n Cardi B performed I Like It… on a bicycle<\/p>\n