Cardi B received the most nominations for the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards with 12 mentions , winning three awards . She also tied with Drake for the most nominations at the 2018 American Music Awards . She won three AMAs and performed at the ceremony . Her single " Money " and her collaboration with DJ Snake " Taki Taki " entered the top 20 on the Hot 100 . " Taki Taki " topped the charts in a number of Hispanic countries and has garnered more than 1 billion views . '' People en Español '' named her Star of the Year . '' Entertainment Weekly '' deemed her " a pop culture phenomenon " , as she was named one of " 2018 Entertainers of the Year . " On November 30 , 2018 , Cardi B was honored at '' Ebony '' s annual Power 100 Gala . Cardi ranked fifth on the 2018 '' Billboard '' Year-End Top Artists chart , while '' Invasion of Privacy '' ranked sixth . She also topped streaming services ' rankings , including Apple Music ( the most-streamed album of the year by a female artist globally ) and Spotify ( the most streamed female artist of the year in the United States ) . Editorial staff from Apple Music and '' Billboard '' named " I Like It " the best song of 2018 , while '' Time '' magazine and '' Rolling Stone '' named '' Invasion of Privacy '' the best album of the year . Articles by several publications , including '' The Hollywood Reporter '' and '' Billboard '' , have called her " hip-hop 's current reigning queen . " Also in 2018 , '' Time '' included her on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world
2018 American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2018
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