Who we were rooting for at the American Music Awards 2021
All Time Low and Chris Stapleton stole the show
Published 27.11.21, 09:23 AM
Machine Gun Kelly may have won the Favourite Rock Artist award at the AMAs but our hearts were set on American rock band All Time Low’s victory in this category. Heartthrobs Alex Gaskarth (lead vocalist), Jack Barakat (lead guitarist), Zack Merrick (bassist), and Rian Dawson (drummer) released their first studio album The Party Scene in 2005 and have been a crucial name in American rock. The band blessed us with the sentimental album Wake Up, Sunshine in 2020 that led Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart for several weeks. There’s something exceedingly special about the album that draws the listeners in and fills them with nostalgia.
Another singer that won us over is Chris Stapleton with his charming country tune Starting Over. Gabby Barrett, who beat Stapleton to win the Best Country Song Award for her track The Good Ones, made some of the most noteworthy country tunes this year. But Starting Over has its own unique charm — it is a Stapleton composition, after all. Featuring his wife Morgane, the track boasts Stapleton’s patented old-school country vocals and its lyrics speak about the strength one needs to start over, especially when heartbroken.
“Let's take our chances and roll the dice
I can be your lucky penny, you can be my four-leaf clover
Starting over…”
