With these three top victories at the fan-voted show, Swift broke her own record for the highest number of AMA wins.

The cold war started when the singer left music Big Machine Label Group – whose founder and chief executive, Borchetta, signed her as a 14-year-old. Together they had recorded six albums. The singer signed Universal Music Group in November 2018 and thus began a battle between the two.

Pop star Selena Gomez, who accepted the award for Favourite Female Artist in the pop/rock genre at the American Music Awards on Sunday night, stunned the audience with a heart-melting speech about the pressures of fame.