Who won Collaboration of the Year at the 2022 AMAs for "Cold Heart"?

Elton John and Dua Lipa won Collaboration of the Year at the 2022 American Music Awards for “Cold Heart (Pnau remix).”

The winning track combines John’s vocals and songwriting with Lipa’s performance, while Australian trio Pnau reworked elements from several songs in John’s catalog. Released in 2021, “Cold Heart” incorporates recognizable material from “Rocket Man,” “Kiss That Frog,” “Sacrifice,” and “Where’s the Shoorah?” Its bright dance-pop production helped turn the cross-generational collaboration into a global hit.

At the November 20, 2022 ceremony, the song defeated collaborations including “Industry Baby” by Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow, “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, and “Wait for U” by Future featuring Drake and Tems. The category’s official title was Collaboration of the Year, rather than a general song-of-the-year award.

The result also marked Elton John’s first AMA win since 1988. He had first been nominated at the inaugural American Music Awards in 1974, giving him one of the longest spans between recognition and victory in the ceremony’s history.