Hitmakers BTS stamp their authority on American Music Awards

BTS were the stars of the night (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

South Korean superstars BTS were crowned artist of the year at the American Music Awards on Sunday, brushing aside challenges from Taylor Swift, Drake and The Weeknd.

They took home three awards and teamed up with Coldplay for a raucous My Universe and closed the show with Butter.