Taylor Swift Leads 2026 American Music Awards Nominations

While Taylor Swift led the pack at the American Music Awards with eight nominations, the night’s top winners were KATSEYE, SOMBR, Sabrina Carpenter, BTS and Bruno Mars. They each had three wins.

Carpenter took home her first-ever AMAs for Album of the Year, Best Female Pop Artist, and Best Pop Album. BTS won for Artist of the Year, Song of the Summer and Best Male K-Pop Artist.

The winners were announced live tonight from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event aired on CBS and Paramount+.

See the full winners list below.

52nd American Music Awards Winners

New Artist of the Year: KATSEYE

Album of the Year: Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend  

Song of the Year: The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – “Golden”

Collaboration of the Year: PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson – “Stateside”

Social Song of the Year: Tyla – “CHANEL”

Best Music Video: KATSEYE – “Gnarly”

Best Soundtrack: KPop Demon Hunters 

Tour of the Year: Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour

Breakout Tour: Benson Boone – American Heart World Tour

Breakthrough Album of the Year: Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun 

Best Throwback Song: Black Eyed Peas – “Rock That Body” 

Best Vocal Performance: The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – “Golden”

Song of the Summer: BTS – “SWIM”

Best Male Pop Artist: Justin Bieber

Best Female Pop Artist: Sabrina Carpenter

Breakthrough Pop Artist: KATSEYE

Best Pop Song: The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – “Golden”

Best Pop Album: Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend

Best Male Country Artist: Morgan Wallen

Best Female Country Artist: Ella Langley

Best Country Duo or Group: Zac Brown Band

Breakthrough Country Artist: Sam Barber

Best Country Song: Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas”

Best Country Album: Megan Moroney – Cloud 9

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist: Kendrick Lamar

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: Cardi B 

Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist: Monaleo

Best Hip-Hop Song: Cardi B – “ErrTime”

 Best Hip-Hop Album: Cardi B – AM I THE DRAMA?

Best Male R&B Artist: Bruno Mars

Best Female R&B Artist: SZA

Breakthrough R&B Artist: Leon Thomas

Best R&B Song: Bruno Mars – “I Just Might”

Best R&B Album: Bruno Mars – The Romantic

Best Male Latin Artist: Bad Bunny 

Best Female Latin Artist: Shakira

Best Latin Duo or Group: Fuerza Regida

Breakthrough Latin Artist: Kapo

Best Latin Song: Bad Bunny – “NUEVAYoL”

Best Latin Album: KAROL G – Tropicoqueta

Best Rock/Alternative Artist: Twenty One Pilots

Breakthrough Rock/Alternative Artist: SOMBR

Best Rock/Alternative Song: SOMBR – “back to friends”

Best Rock/Alternative Album: SOMBR – I Barely Know Her

Best Dance/Electronic Artist: David Guetta

Best Male K-Pop Artist: BTS 

Best Female K-Pop Artist: TWICE

Best Afrobeats Artist: Tyla

Best Americana/Folk Artist: Noah Kahan

Full Nominees List

GENERAL CATEGORIES

Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny 
Bruno Mars 
BTS
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen 
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift 

New Artist of the Year

Alex Warren
Ella Langley 
KATSEYE 
Leon Thomas
Olivia Dean 
sombr

Album of the Year 

Cardi B – “AM I THE DRAMA?”
Fuerza Regida – “111xpantia”
Justin Bieber – “SWAG”
Lady Gaga – “Mayhem” 
Morgan Wallen – “I’m The Problem”
Olivia Dean – “The Art of Loving” 
Playboi Carti – “MUSIC” 
Sabrina Carpenter – “Man’s Best Friend” 
Tate McRae – “So Close To What”
Taylor Swift – “The Life of a Showgirl”

Song of the Year

Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas”
The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – “Golden”
Kehlani – “Folded”
Leon Thomas – “MUTT”
Morgan Wallen – “I’m The Problem”
Olivia Dean – “Man I Need”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild” 
sombr – “back to friends”
Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia”

Collaboration of the Year

BigXthaPlug, Bailey Zimmerman – “All The Way”
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones And I – “Gone Gone Gone”
Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae – “What I Want”
PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson – “Stateside”
Shaboozey, Jelly Roll – “Amen”

Social Song of the Year

Disco Lines, Tinashe – “No Broke Boys”
PinkPantheress – “Illegal”
Role Model – “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out”
Tyla – “CHANEL”
Zara Larsson – “Lush Life”

Best Music Video

KATSEYE – “Gnarly”
ROSALÍA, Björk, Yves Tumor – “Berghain”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia” 
Tyla – “CHANEL”

Best Soundtrack

F1 The Album
Hazbin Hotel: Season Two
KPop Demon Hunters 
Wicked: For Good
Charli xcx – Wuthering Heights

Tour of the Year

Beyoncé – “Cowboy Carter Tour”
Kendrick Lamar, SZA – “Grand National Tour”
Lady Gaga – “The Mayhem Ball”
Oasis – “Oasis Live ‘25 Tour”
Shakira – “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour”

Breakout Tour

Benson Boone – “American Heart World Tour”
Kali Uchis – “The Sincerely, Tour”
The Marías – “Submarine Tour”
Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay? Tour”
Sleep Token – “Even in Arcadia Tour”

Breakthrough Album of the Year

Olivia Dean – “The Art of Loving”
sombr – “I Barely Know Her”
Zara Larsson – “Midnight Sun”

Best Throwback Song

4 Non Blondes – “What’s Up”
Black Eyed Peas – “Rock That Body” 
Goo Goo Dolls – “Iris”

Best Vocal Performance

Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – “Golden”
Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”
RAYE – “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!”
SIENNA SPIRO – “Die on this Hill”

Song of the Summer

Alex Warren – “FEVER DREAM”
Bella Kay – “iloveitiloveitiloveit”
BTS – “SWIM”
Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas”
Harry Styles – “American Girls”
Noah Kahan – “The Great Divide”
PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson – “Stateside”
sombr – “Homewrecker”
Tame Impala, JENNIE – “Dracula”
Taylor Swift – “Elizabeth Taylor”

POP CATEGORIES

Best Male Pop Artist

Alex Warren
Benson Boone
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber

Best Female Pop Artist

Lady Gaga 
Olivia Dean
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift

Breakthrough Pop Artist

KATSEYE
SIENNA SPIRO
Zara Larsson

Best Pop Song

Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – “Golden”
Olivia Dean – “Man I Need”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia”

Best Pop Album

Lady Gaga – “Mayhem”
Olivia Dean – “The Art of Loving” 
Sabrina Carpenter – “Man’s Best Friend”
Tate McRae – “So Close To What”
Taylor Swift – “The Life of a Showgirl”

COUNTRY CATEGORIES

Best Male Country Artist

Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Riley Green
Shaboozey

Best Female Country Artist

Ella Langley
Kelsea Ballerini 
Lainey Wilson 
Megan Moroney
Miranda Lambert

Best Country Duo or Group

Brooks & Dunn
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Treaty Oak Revival
Zac Brown Band

Breakthrough Country Artist

Sam Barber
Tucker Wetmore
Zach Top

Best Country Song

BigXthaPlug, Bailey Zimmerman – “All The Way”
Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas”
Morgan Wallen – “Just In Case”
Russell Dickerson – “Happen To Me” 
Shaboozey – “Good News”

Best Country Album

BigXthaPlug – “I Hope You’re Happy”
Megan Moroney – “Cloud 9”
Morgan Wallen – “I’m The Problem”
Sam Barber – “Restless Mind”
Tucker Wetmore – “What Not To”

HIP-HOP CATEGORIES

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

Don Toliver
Kendrick Lamar
Playboi Carti
Tyler, The Creator
YoungBoy Never Broke Again

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Cardi B 
Doechii 
GloRilla
Sexyy Red 
YKNIECE

Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist

EsDeeKid
Monaleo
PLUTO

Best Hip-Hop Song

Cardi B – “ErrTime”
Drake – “NOKIA” 
Gunna, Burna Boy – “wgft”
Playboi Carti, The Weeknd – “Rather Lie”
YKNIECE, Quavo, Metro Boomin, Breskii – “Take Me Thru Dere”

Best Hip-Hop Album 

Cardi B – “AM I THE DRAMA?”
Don Toliver – “OCTANE”
Gunna – “The Last Wun”
Playboi Carti – “MUSIC” 
YoungBoy Never Broke Again – “MASA”

R&B CATEGORIES

Best Male R&B Artist

Bruno Mars
Chris Brown 
Daniel Caesar
PARTYNEXTDOOR 
The Weeknd

Best Female R&B Artist

Kehlani
Summer Walker
SZA
Teyana Taylor 
Tyla

Breakthrough R&B Artist

Leon Thomas
Mariah the Scientist
Ravyn Lenae

Best R&B Song

Bruno Mars – “I Just Might”
Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller – “It Depends”
Kehlani – “Folded”
Leon Thomas – “MUTT”
Mariah the Scientist – “BURNING BLUE”

Best R&B Album

Bruno Mars – “The Romantic”
Justin Bieber – “SWAG”
Leon Thomas – “MUTT”
Mariah the Scientist – “HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY”
Summer Walker – “Finally Over It”

LATIN CATEGORIES

Best Male Latin Artist

Bad Bunny 
Junior H 
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P

Best Female Latin Artist

Gloria Estefan
KAROL G 
Natti Natasha
ROSALÍA
Shakira

Best Latin Duo or Group

Clave Especial
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Firme 
Grupo Frontera 
Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda

Breakthrough Latin Artist

Beéle
Kapo
Netón Vega

Best Latin Song

Bad Bunny – “NUEVAYoL”
benny blanco, Selena Gomez, The Marías – “Ojos Tristes”
Fuerza Regida – “Marlboro Rojo”
Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera – “ME JALO”
KAROL G – “LATINA FOREVA”

Best Latin Album

Fuerza Regida – “111xpantia”
KAROL G – “Tropicoqueta”
Netón Vega – “Mi Vida Mi Muerte”
Peso Pluma, Tito Double P – “DINASTÍA”
ROSALÍA – “Lux”

ROCK CATEGORIES

Best Rock/Alternative Artist

Deftones
Linkin Park
The Marías 
Sleep Token
Twenty One Pilots

Breakthrough Rock/Alternative Artist

Geese
Gigi Perez 
sombr

Best Rock/Alternative Song

Noah Kahan – “The Great Divide”
Linkin Park – “Up From The Bottom”
sombr – “back to friends”
Sublime – “Ensenada”
Tame Impala – “Dracula”

Best Rock/Alternative Album

Sleep Token – “Even In Arcadia”
sombr – “I Barely Know Her”
Tame Impala – “Deadbeat” 
Twenty One Pilots – “Breach”
Zach Bryan – “With Heaven On Top”

DANCE/ELECTRONIC CATEGORIES

Best Dance/Electronic Artist

Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Fred again..
ILLENIUM
John Summit

K-POP CATEGORIES

Best Male K-Pop Artist

ATEEZ
BTS
ENHYPEN
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Best Female K-Pop Artist

aespa
BLACKPINK
ILLIT
LE SSERAFIM 
TWICE

AFROBEATS CATEGORIES

Best Afrobeats Artist

Burna Boy
MOLIY
Rema 
Tyla
Wizkid

AMERICANA/FOLK CATEGORIES

Best Americana/Folk Artist

Lord Huron
The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons
Noah Kahan
Tyler Childers