Dove Cameron wins Best New Artist of the Year at the 2022 AMAs

Dove Cameron made an important statement as she won the honors for best new artist of the year at the 2022 American Music Awards held in Los Angeles. Cameron, 26, defeated fellow nominees GAYLE, Latto, Måneskin and Steve Lacy for the honor, and the Disney Channel alum thanked 'the queer community at large' in accepting the award just two years after coming out as bisexual.

'This is so meaningful to me,' she said. 'I want to start by saying that every award that I ever win will always first and foremost be dedicated to the queer community at large. On the heels of what happened at Club Q in Colorado Springs, I want to remind everyone how important queer visibility is and how important our community is. And I want to direct your attention to organizations like GLAAD and The Trevor Project for what you can do right now ... thank you for holding the space - I'm holding it for you too.'