Taylor Swift was once again the biggest nominee at the American Music Awards, but she didn’t walk away with the most trophies this time around
The 2026 AMAs aired on Monday, May 25 from Las Vegas, with Queen Latifah hosting and Billy Idol winning the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Swift already has 40 career AMA wins, by far the most in history, ahead of Michael Jackson (24), Alabama (23), Whitney Houston (21), Kenny Rogers (19), Justin Bieber (18).
Thanks to their fan army, BTS won Artist of the Year and Song of the Summer.
See also our list of 2027 Grammy predictions and the list of winners from the 2026 ACM Awards for country music.
2026 American Music Awards: Most Nominations
Taylor Swift 8
Sombr 7
Sabrina Carpenter 7
Olivia Dean 7
Morgan Wallen 7
Lady Gaga 6
Alex Warren 6
Ella Langley 5
Fuerza Regida 5
Leon Thomas 5
Zara Larsson 5
2026 American Music Awards: Nominees and Winners by Category
Here’s a look at all the nominees. Winners will be updated and listed in BOLD as they are announced.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Bad Bunny
- Bruno Mars
- BTS – WINNER
- Harry Styles
- Justin Bieber
- Kendrick Lamar
- Lady Gaga
- Morgan Wallen
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Taylor Swift
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Alex Warren
- Ella Langley
- Katseye – WINNER
- 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 – WINNER
- Tate McRae — So Close to What
- Taylor Swift — The Life of a Showgirl
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Alex Warren — “Ordinary”
- Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas”
- Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami — “Golden” – WINNER
- Kehlani — “Folded”
- Leon Thomas — “Mutt”
- 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” – WINNER
- Shaboozey & Jelly Roll — “Amen”
SOCIAL SONG OF THE YEAR
- Tinashe & Disco Lines — “No Broke Boys”
- PinkPantheress — “Illegal”
- Role Model — “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”
- Tyla — “Chanel” – WINNER
- Zara Larsson — “Lush Life”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
- Katseye — “Gnarly” – WINNER
- 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 – WINNER
- 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 – WINNER
BREAKOUT TOUR
- Benson Boone — American Heart World Tour – WINNER
- 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 – WINNER
BEST THROWBACK SONG
- 4 Non Blondes — “What’s Up?”
- Black Eyed Peas — “Rock That Body” – WINNER
- Goo Goo Dolls — “Iris”
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE
- Alex Warren — “Ordinary”
- Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami — “Golden” – WINNER
- 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” – WINNER
- 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”
BEST MALE POP ARTIST
- Alex Warren
- Benson Boone
- Ed Sheeran
- Harry Styles
- Justin Bieber – WINNER
BEST FEMALE POP ARTIST
- Lady Gaga
- Olivia Dean
- Sabrina Carpenter – WINNER
- Tate McRae
- Taylor Swift
BREAKTHROUGH POP ARTIST
- Katseye – WINNER
- Sienna Spiro
- Zara Larsson
BEST POP SONG
- Alex Warren — “Ordinary”
- Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami — “Golden” – WINNER
- 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 – WINNER
- Tate McRae — So Close to What
- Taylor Swift — The Life of a Showgirl
BEST MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
- Jelly Roll
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen – WINNER
- Riley Green
- Shaboozey
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
- Ella Langley – WINNER
- 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 – WINNER
BREAKTHROUGH COUNTRY ARTIST
- Sam Barber – WINNER
- Tucker Wetmore
- Zach Top
BEST COUNTRY SONG
- BigXthaPlug & Bailey Zimmerman — “All the Way”
- Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas” – WINNER
- 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 – WINNER
- Morgan Wallen — I’m the Problem
- Sam Barber — Restless Mind
- Tucker Wetmore — What Not To
BEST MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
- Drake
- Future
- Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- Lil Baby
- Travis Scott
BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
- Cardi B – WINNER
- Doechii
- GloRilla
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Nicki Minaj
BREAKTHROUGH HIP-HOP ARTIST
- EsDeeKid
- Monaleo – WINNER
- Pluto
BEST HIP-HOP SONG
- Cardi B — “ErrTime” – WINNER
- Drake — “Nokia”
- Gunna, Burna Boy — “wgft”
- Playboi Carti, the Weeknd — “Rather Lie”
- YKNIECE, Quavo, Metro Boomin and Breskii — “Take Me Thru Dere”
BEST HIP-HOP ALBUM
- Cardi B — Am I the Drama? – WINNER
- Future & Metro Boomin — We Don’t Trust You
- Kendrick Lamar — GNX
- Playboi Carti — Music
- Travis Scott — Days Before Rodeo
BEST MALE R&B ARTIST
- Bruno Mars – WINNER
- Chris Brown
- Daniel Caesar
- PARTYNEXTDOOR
- The Weeknd
BEST MALE R&B ARTIST
- Kehlani
- Summer Walker
- SZA – WINNER
- Teyana Taylor
- Tyla
BREAKTHROUGH R&B ARTIST
- Leon Thomas – WINNER
- Mariah the Scientist
- Ravyn Lenae
BEST R&B SONG
- Bruno Mars — “I Just Might” – WINNER
- Chris Brown & Bryson Tiller — “It Depends”
- Kehlani — “Folded”
- Leon Thomas — “Mutt”
- Mariah the Scientist — “Burning Blue”
BEST R&B ALBUM
- Bruno Mars — The Romantic – WINNER
- Justin Bieber — Swag
- Leon Thomas — Mutt
- Mariah the Scientist — Hearts Sold Separately
- Summer Walker — Finally Over It
BEST MALE LATIN ARTIST
- Bad Bunny – WINNER
- Feid
- Peso Pluma
- Rauw Alejandro
- Tito Double P
BEST FEMALE LATIN ARTIST
- Gloria Estefan
- Karol G
- Natti Natasha
- Rosalía
- Shakira – WINNER
BEST LATIN DUO OR GROUP
- Fuerza Regida – WINNER
- Grupo Frontera
- Grupo Firme
- Jesse & Joy
- Wisin & Yandel
BREAKTHROUGH LATIN ARTIST
- Beele
- Kapo – WINNER
- Oscar Maydon
BEST LATIN SONG
- Bad Bunny — “NUEVAYoL” – WINNER
- Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera — “ME JALO”
- Fuerza Regida – “Marlboro Rojo”
- Karol G — “Latina Forever”
- benny blanco, Selena Gomez, The Marías – “Ojos Tristes”
BEST LATIN ALBUM
- Fuerza Regida — 111xpantia
- Karol G — Tropicoqueta – WINNER
- Netón Vega – Mi Vida Mi Muerte
- Peso Pluma, Tito Double P – DINASTÍA
- Rosalia — LUX
BEST ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
- Deftones
- Linkin Park
- The Marías
- Sleep Token
- Twenty One Pilots – WINNER
BREAKTHROUGH ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
- Geese
- Gigi Perez
- Sombr – WINNER
BEST ROCK/ALTERNATIVE SONG
- Noah Kahan – “The Great Divide”
- Linkin Park – “Up From the Bottom”
- sombr – “back to friends” – WINNER
- Sublime – “Ensenada”
- Tame Impala – “Dracula”
BEST ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
- Sleep Token — Even in Arcadia
- sombr – I Barely Know Her – WINNER
- Tame Impala – Deadbeat
- Twenty One Pilots – Breach
- Zach Bryan – With Heaven on Top
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
- Calvin Harris
- David Guetta – WINNER
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- ILLENIUM
- John Summit
BEST MALE K-POP ARTIST
- ATEEZ
- BTS – WINNER
- ENHYPEN
- Stray Kids
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER
BEST FEMALE K-POP ARTIST
- aespa
- BLACKPINK
- ILLIT
- LE SSERAFIM
- TWICE – WINNER
BEST AFROBEATS ARTIST
- Burna Boy
- MOLIY
- Rema
- Tyla – WINNER
- Wizkid
BEST AMERICANA/FOLK ARTIST
- Lord Huron
- The Lumineers
- Mumford & Sons
- Noah Kahan – WINNER
- Tyler Childers
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Billy Idol – WINNER
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Karol G – WINNER
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Last Updated on May 25, 2026