American Music Awards 2026 Winners: Full Nominees/Winners List

The American Music Awards 2026 winners list is finally here, and music fans around the world are already calling this one of the most unpredictable and exciting AMA ceremonies in recent memory. From shocking upsets to emotional acceptance speeches and historic victories, the 52nd annual American Music Awards celebrated the biggest names in music across pop, hip-hop, R&B, country, Latin, Afrobeats, K-pop, and rock. Held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and hosted by Queen Latifah, the event delivered unforgettable moments that instantly dominated social media conversations worldwide.

The American Music Awards 2026 winner’s announcement brought major surprises, especially with BTS making a triumphant return and taking home some of the night’s biggest awards. Meanwhile, artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Cardi B, SZA, and Bad Bunny continued proving their global dominance. The ceremony also highlighted the growing influence of Afrobeats, K-pop, and Latin music on the international stage.

If you missed the event or simply want a complete breakdown of every category, this detailed guide contains the full winners list, major highlights, and the biggest talking points from music’s biggest fan-voted night. 

Full Winners List

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 Gómez, 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 & Alternative 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 Category

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 Category

Best Afrobeats Artist

• Burna Boy
• Moliy
• Rema
• Tyla 🏆
• Wizkid

From BTS winning Artist of the Year to Sabrina Carpenter dominating pop categories and Tyla continuing Afrobeats’ worldwide rise, this year’s ceremony celebrated artists from every corner of the industry.

As social media continues buzzing with reactions, debates, and performance clips, one thing is certain: the American Music Awards 2026 delivered unforgettable moments that fans will continue discussing for months to come.