The full winners list for the 2026 American Music Awards is out after the live broadcast at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 25. Taylor Swift led the nominations with eight nods but was shut out for the second straight year, while BTS and sombr colle
The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas didn’t just fill up for the 2026 American Music Awards on Monday, May 25 — it also set the stage for one glaring twist: Taylor Swift entered the night with eight nominations and still went home empty-handed for the second year in a row.
The live TV telecast featured plenty of big moments with BTS and sombr stacking up multiple awards. But some categories weren’t announced during the show, leaving plenty of viewers waiting for the complete results.
That full winners list is now available online, spelling out who won across the wide range of AMAs categories.
Artist of the Year: BTS – WINNER; Bad Bunny; Bruno Mars; Harry Styles; Justin Bieber; Kendrick Lamar; Lady Gaga; Morgan Wallen; Sabrina Carpenter; Taylor Swift.
New Artist of the Year: KATSEYE – WINNER; Alex Warren; Ella Langley; Leon Thomas; Olivia Dean; sombr.
Album of the Year: Man’s Best Friend — Sabrina Carpenter – WINNER; AM I THE DRAMA? — Cardi B; 111xpantia — Fuerza Regida; Mayhem — Lady Gaga; I’m The Problem — Morgan Wallen; The Art of Loving — Olivia Dean; MUSIC — Playboi Carti; So Close To What — Tate McRae; The Life of a Showgirl — Taylor Swift.
Song of the Year: “Golden” — HUNTR/X (EJAE. Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami) – WINNER; “Ordinary” — Alex Warren; “Choosin’ Texas” — Ella Langley; “Folded” — Kehlani; “MUTT” — Leon Thomas; “I’m The Problem” — Morgan Wallen; “Man I Need” — Olivia Dean; “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter; “back to friends” — sombr; “The Fate of Ophelia” — Taylor Swift.
Collaboration of the Year: “Stateside” — PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson – WINNER; “All The Way” — BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman; “Gone Gone Gone” — David Guetta, Teddy Swims and Tones And I“What I Want” — Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae; “Amen” — Jelly Roll and Shaboozey.
Social Song of the Year: “CHANEL” — Tyla – WINNER; “No Broke Boys” — Disco Lines and Tinashe; “Illegal” — PinkPantheress; “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” — Role Model; “Lush Life” — Zara Larsson.
Best Music Video: “Gnarly” — KATSEYE – WINNER; “Berghain” — ROSALÍA, Björk and Yves Tumor; “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter; “The Fate of Ophelia” — Taylor Swift; “CHANEL” — Tyla.
Best Soundtrack: KPop Demon Hunters — Various Artists – WINNER; F1 The Album — Various Artists; Hazbin Hotel: Season Two — Various Artists; Wicked: For Good — Various Artists; Wuthering Heights — Charli xcx.
Tour of the Year: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour — Shakira – WINNER; Cowboy Carter Tour — Beyoncé; Grand National Tour — Kendrick Lamar and SZA; The Mayhem Ball — Lady Gaga; Oasis Live ’25 Tour — Oasis.
Breakout Tour: American Heart World Tour — Benson Boone – WINNER; The Sincerely, Tour — Kali Uchis; Submarine Tour — The Marías; Am I Okay? Tour — Megan Moroney; Even in Arcadia Tour — Sleep Token.
Breakthrough Album of the Year: Midnight Sun — Zara Larsson – WINNER; The Art of Loving — Olivia Dean; I Barely Know Her — sombr.
Best Throwback Song: “Rock That Body” — Black Eyed Peas – WINNER; “What’s Up” — 4 Non Blondes; “Iris” — Goo Goo Dolls.
Best Vocal Performance: “Golden” — HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami) – WINNER; “Ordinary” — Alex Warren; “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga; “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” — RAYE; “Die on this Hill” — SIENNA SPIRO.
Song of the Summer: “SWIM” — BTS – WINNER; “Fever Dream” — Alex Warren; “iloveitiloveitiloveit” — Bella Kay; “Choosin’ Texas” — Ella Langley; “American Girls” — Harry Styles; “The Great Divide” — Noah Kahan; “Stateside” — PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson; “Homewrecker” — sombr; “Dracula” — Tame Impala and JENNIE; “Elizabeth Taylor” — Taylor Swift.
Best Male Pop Artist: Justin Bieber – WINNER; Alex Warren; Benson Boone; Ed Sheeran; Harry Styles.
Best Female Pop Artist: Sabrina Carpenter – WINNER; Lady Gaga; Olivia Dean; Tate McRae; Taylor Swift.
Breakthrough Pop Artist: KATSEYE – WINNER; SIENNA SPIRO; Zara Larsson.
Best Pop Song: “Golden” — HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami) – WINNER; “Ordinary” — Alex Warren; “Man I Need” — Olivia Dean; “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter; “The Fate of Ophelia” — Taylor Swift.
Best Pop Album: So Close To What — Tate McRae – WINNER; Mayhem — Lady Gaga; The Art of Loving — Olivia Dean; Man’s Best Friend — Sabrina Carpenter; The Life of a Showgirl — Taylor Swift.
Best Male Country Artist: Morgan Wallen – WINNERR; Jelly Roll; Luke Combs; Riley Green; Shaboozey.
Best Female Country Artist: Ella Langley – WINNER; Kelsea Ballerini; Lainey Wilson; Megan Moroney; Miranda Lambert.
Best Country Duo or Group: Zac Brown Band – WINNER; Brooks & Dunn; Old Dominion; Rascal Flatts; Treaty Oak Revival; Zac Brown Band.
Breakthrough Country Artist: Sam Barber – WINNERT; Tucker Wetmore; Zach Top.
Best Country Song: “Choosin’ Texas” — Ella Langley – WINNER; “All The Way” — BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman; “Just In Case” — Morgan Wallen; “Happen To Me” — Russell Dickerson; “Good News” — Shaboozey.
Best Country Album: Cloud 9 — Megan Moroney – WINNER; I Hope You’re Happy — BigXthaPlug; I’m The Problem — Morgan Wallen; Restless Mind — Sam Barber; What Not To — Tucker Wetmore.
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist: Kendrick Lamar – WINNER; Don Toliver; Playboi Carti; Tyler, The Creator; YoungBoy Never Broke Again.
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: Cardi B – WINNER; Doe chii; GloRilla; Sexxy Red; YKNIECE.
Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist: PLUTO – WINNER; EsDee; KidMonaleo; (WINNER)PLUTO.
Best Hip-Hop Song: “ErrTime” — Cardi B – WINNER; “NOKIA” — Drake; “wgft” — Gunna, Burna Boy; “Rather Lie” — Playboi Carti and The Weeknd; “Take Me Thru Dere” — YKNIECE, Quavo, Metro Boomin and Breskii.
Best Hip-Hop Album: AM I THE DRAMA? — Cardi B – WINNEROCTANE — Don Toliver; The Last Wun — Gunna; MUSIC — Playboi Carti; MASA — YoungBoy Never Broke Again.
Best R&B Artist: Bruno Mars – WINNER; Chris Brown; Daniel Caesar; PARTYNEXTDOOR; The Weeknd.
Best Female R&B Artist: Kehlani – WINNERT; Summer Walker; SZA – WINNER; Teyana Taylor; Tyla.
Breakthrough R&B Artist: Leon Thomas – WINNER; Mariah the Scientist; Ravyn Lenae.
Best R&B Song: “I Just Might” — Bruno Mars – WINNER; “It Depends” — Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller; “Folded” — Kehlani; “MUTT” — Leon Thomas; “BURNING BLUE” — Mariah the Scientist.
Best R&B Album: The Romantic — Bruno Mars – WINNERSWAG — Justin Bieber; MUTT — Leon Thomas; HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY — Mariah the Scientist; Finally Over It — Summer Walker.
Best Male Latin Artist: Bad Bunny – WINNER; Junior H; Peso Pluma; Rauw Alejandro; Tito Double P.
Best Female Latin Artist: Shakira – WINNER; Gloria Estefan; KAROL GNatti Natasha; ROSALÍAS.
Best Latin Duo or Group: Fuerza Regida – WINNER; Clave Especial; Grupo Firme; Grupo Frontera; Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda.
Breakthrough Latin Artist: Kapo – WINNER; Beéle; Kapo; Netón Vega.
Best Latin Song: “NUEVAYoL” — Bad Bunny – WINNER; “Ojos Tristes” — benny blanco, Selena Gomez, The Marías; “Marlboro Rojo” — Fuerza Regida; “ME JALO” — Fuerza Regida; “LATINA FOREVA” — KAROL G.
Best Latin Album: Tropicoqueta — KAROL G – WINNER; 111xpantia — Fuerza Regida; Mi Vida Mi Muerte — Netón Vega; DINASTÍA — Peso Pluma and Tito Double PLux — ROSALÍA.
Best Rock/Alternative Artist: Twenty One Pilots – WINNER; Deftones; Linkin Park; The Marías; Sleep Token.
Breakthrough Rock/Alternative Artist: sombr – WINNER; Geese; Gigi Perez; (WINNER)sombr.
Breakthrough Rock/Alternative Song: “back to friends” — sombr – WINNER; “The Great Divide” — Noah Kahan; “Up From the Bottom” — Linkin Park; “Ensenada” — Sublime; “Dracula” — Tame Impala.
Breakthrough Rock/Alternative Album: I Barely Know Her — sombr – WINNER; Even in Arcadia — Sleep Token; Deadbeat — Tame Impala; Breach — Twenty One Pilots; With Heaven On Top — Zach Bryan.
Best Dance/Electronic Artist: David Guetta – WINNER; Calvin Harris; Fred again…; ILLENIUM; John Summit.
Best Male K-Pop Artist: BTS – WINNER; ATEEZ; ENHYPEN; Stray Kids; TOMORROW X TOGETHER.
Best Female K-Pop Artist: aespa – WINNER; BLACKPINK; ILLIITLE SSERAFIM; TWICE.
Best Afrobeats Artist: Tyla – WINNER; Burna Boy; MOLIY; Rema; WizKid.
Best Americana/Folk Artist: Noah Kahan – WINNERT; Lord Huron; The Lumineers; Mumford & Sons; Tyler Childers.
A full list of winners from the 2026 American Music Awards has been released online, along with coverage encouraging viewers to see pics of everyone who attended the show.
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