American Music Awards 2026 Winners



THE 52ND AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES

wish the pussycat dolls didn't just cancel their tour!!!!! like forgot how many bangers they have!!! like damn, they should just rescheduled their tour for next year 

Kinda feels like a. slow award show but like I know BTS,  was awesome and Sombr this new kid sounds great live, but damnn love a throwback. Hootie was also fun, 

Als can't believe they started off with the song of the year being Golden: great song, and was everywhere on the radio, swore it was probably gunna be Manchild with Sabrina being everywhere. but Golden is such a cute catchy song

Best Rock/alt artists being the pilots makes too much sense, there really hasn't been a huge act in a minute out of that group, maybe Linkin? or sleep token

Somber being best alt song was really cute, he sounds amazing live young talent, excited to see where he goes from here

Aw cute seeing Leon win, and shouting out the victorious fanbase so cute! break through artists r&b for sure for sure. 

Karol G was perfect during coachella and brought a different vibe almost to the ward show, wonder if her tour is gunna be more like this? 

is she like the next Shakira? feels very Shakira, during coachella felt it was paying more homage to the Spanish culture, this felt so Shakira, with the outfit dancing, simplicity of her performance. feels like more of a grammy performance maybe?

 in my mind, those are more polished and more showcasey where the AMAs is kinda like just a smaller awards, great show tho! not super familiar with her but she's doing stadium tours so like that's huge huge!

she also won latin best album as well as winning international artist award honor. 

best throwback song seemed to be presented by social medial im sure like TikTok trends and such , the Black Eyed Peas won for Rkock that body which im sure is a huge dance trend or something? not sure, I should probably get on TikTok....congrats tho! im sure those royalty checks are loveddddd

Twenty One Pilots performed and they always sound lovely, BTS arrived to give SZA award for best female r&b  artists, the room got loudddd when BTS got on stage like so so loud.  

Pinky Up was a cute song by Katseye, kinda wild they're touring now, I feel like they are such a new new group. Sombr got best rock/alt album. oh Riley green performed and Twenty One Pilots. 

Keith urban performs, honestly ooo wait he's singing summer breeze???? best yacht rock song....perfect for the memorial day weekend!

song of the summer isssss BTS Swim, they do have a huge fanbase so totally totally makes sense, and they're currently on a huge stadium tour, so the fans are plugged in to everything BTS, proud of them I think, this is their comeback tour and they all seem like a great group of guys.

 I would have picked Midnight Sun by Zara but like BTS has a huge huge huge fanbase so completely makes sense they won lol. 
teyana Taylor performed and I feel bad but just never knew she was a singer... 

new artist of the year honestly I feel like it could be any of them, they're all the topic their genre. but the winner is Katseye, huge for their up coming tour, and sometimes people can't believe how popular they really are but im telling you, their coachella set and fans were everywhereeeee like largest audience for sure like went all the way to the dolab!

teddy swings has to be one of the best live people everrrr like don't know a lot of his stuff but I have to catch his full live set or concert. Mr Know it all sounds like a fun easy song to sing along to . 

BTS won artist of the year, they have a massive fanbase so well deserved fans! well deserved artists and team! and billy idol put on the best performance love him!! great energy! 

Artist of the Year

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

*** BTS is doing their comeback stadium tour now, honestly has probably. great show for stadiums, great energy. 

New Artist of the Year

Alex Warren
Ella Langley
KATSEYE
Leon Thomas
Olivia Dean
SOMBR


*******these guys were al huge at coachella and stagecoach Katseye seems to be next up, their crowd at coachella was huge, Alex warren went from zero to household name but feels established. 


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”

makes sense she's been doing every festival and headlined but would have chosen gaga I think or even right now culturally bieber even though I am unfamiliar with the album, anything to pump up him

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”

***their song was everywhere last year, whether it was the kids or what not, such a good song, ordinary or man child maybe if I were to pick others!

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”


**never knew this was a collab thought it was just zara lol all the way was everywhere last year

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”

**must be huge on tikTok? cute song tho, I think I've seen all these songs have TikTok dances and stuff

Best Music Video

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

***she has the highest numbers of views for YouTube and need to check out a couple of theses acts cuz I am so unfamiliar.

Best Soundtrack

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

makes sense! great songs pound for pound, beside f1 maybe!

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”

***nothing feels more like 2025 tour besides Gaga. Coachella was such a good preview of her tour and honestly awesome, great performance, Kendrick, Beyonce not too familiar even with his Super Bowl performances

Oasis is such a British staple that it was huge too and Shakira, is always awesome, but gaga for sure USA at least was huge, on radio, festivals, and concerts. 


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”

**feel like all these tours are so different besides being arena tours but benson must be doing something right for this feedback! actually maybe all these tours for being the final list of nominees, touring is a grind!

Breakthrough Album of the Year

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

**should check this out cuz zara has been around for a minuteee


Best Throwback Song

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


***all these songs are so random for random tikTok trends and dances I love the throwback and im sure the producers too lol

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”

**all these seem like great vocals! unformailar with Sienna but hats off, Hunter/x good job, they keep performing their one song, so crazy

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”

**biggest fanbase for sure! wonder what the song is gunna be, feel ike kpop is niche sometimes, the great divide maybe? or Dracula, trying to see if anything appeals to other genre fans. 

POP CATEGORIES



Best Male Pop Artist

Alex Warren
Benson Boone
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber

***hes the only one doing stadium tours, but in terms of voting maybe more active fanbases might be Harry or even Bieber after Bieberchella cuz he for sure could do a stadium tour if he has a good team behind him. 

Could see the same for Alex and Benson in the future, both similar vibe , great voices and stage presents

Best Female Pop Artist

Lady Gaga
Olivia Dean
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift


**duh headliner and more in the news than gaga or swift for music

Breakthrough Pop Artist

KATSEYE
SIENNA SPIRO
Zara Larsson


**duh biggest out of all them

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”


**figured man I need or man child, always wonder if hungry/x is too niche

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”

'**figured gaga had the bigger songs out of a whole album but Sabrina has a bigger fanbase for sure!

COUNTRY CATEGORIES



Best Male Country Artist

Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Riley Green
Shaboozey

**Riley green I thought would win, Luke combs is also on top but Riley is growing

Best Female Country Artist

Ella Langley
Kelsea Ballerini
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Miranda Lambert

**besides miranda, all these girls their names feel everywhere but can't place a face to the name

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 "

**figured them or all the way or 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”

**arena touring maybe the only one?

HIP-HOP CATEGORIES



Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

Don Toliver
Kendrick Lamar
Playboi Carti
Tyler, The Creator
YoungBoy Never Broke Again
***probably him cuz he's the only one doing stadium tours? though feel like Don Olivier is coming up and Tyler as well, he's been around awhile 


Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Cardi B
Doechii
GloRilla
Sexyy Red
YKNIECE

**biggest out of all of them for sureeee

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"      

**no se mthought Nokia for sure

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”

**don Oliver seems to be the biggest maybe? 

R&B CATEGORIES



Best Male R&B Artist

Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
Daniel Caesar
PARTYNEXTDOOR
The Weeknd

**bruno is for sure the biggest right now out of all them, Chris brown and The Weeknd both have done stadium tours and kinda think. bruno and The Weeknd both seem to be necessary tours

Best Female R&B Artist

Kehlani
Summer Walker
SZA
Teyana Taylor
Tyla

**biggest out of all them the girls for sure!

Breakthrough R&B Artist

Leon Thomas
Mariah the Scientist
Ravyn Lenae


**Leon is huge, could be arena touring in the future for sure!

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 "
 

***only one doing stadium tours so duhh

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”

***figured león or bieber cuz of bieberchella!

LATIN CATEGORIES



Best Male Latin Artist

Bad Bunny
Junior H
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P


***duhhhh  was everywhere

Best Female Latin Artist

Gloria Estefan
KAROL G
Natti Natasha
ROSALÍA
Shakira

**always on toppp

Best Latin Duo or Group

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

**next up?

Breakthrough Latin Artist

Beéle
Kapo
Netón Vega

**next up?

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 "
***duhhhh

 



Best Latin Album

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

**makes sense she headlined coachella so makes sense!

ROCK CATEGORIES



Best Rock/Alternative Artist

Deftones
Linkin Park
The Marías
Sleep Token
Twenty One Pilots


deftness or Marias for this year maybe but the pilots seem to have the biggest fans so makes sense!

Breakthrough Rock/Alternative Artist

Geese
Gigi Perez
SOMBR

**figured him pro Gigi seem to be everywhere now, so happy!

Best Rock/Alternative Song

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

***great divide feels like it could be such a defining song this year with Dracula , don't vibe a whole lot with the new linkin park . Sombr seems sweet, sublime seems alright , love the og music, staple for sure. 
 



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”


need to check out the album, haven't listened to an album, straight through in a minute , Zach Bryan has some nice songs, but don't think I want to support him as a person, maybe try sleep token or tame impala. 

DANCE/ELECTRONIC CATEGORIES



Best Dance/Electronic Artist
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Fred again..
ILLENIUM
John Summit

would have though John summit, Quetta has been around forever so makes sense, all theses guys seems established, only summit with his fans, maybe not production? but damn EDC changed my mind on him

K-POP CATEGORIES



Best Male K-Pop Artist

ATEEZ
BTS
ENHYPEN
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER


killin ittttt
Best Female K-Pop Artist

aespa
BLACKPINK
ILLIT
LE SSERAFIM
TWICE

know them from kpop demon hunters, but maybe they're the new black pink like cortis?

AFROBEATS CATEGORIES



Best Afrobeats Artist

Burna Boy
MOLIY
Rema
Tyla
Wizkid

makes sense, only one I knowww

AMERICANA/FOLK CATEGORIES



Best Americana/Folk Artist

Lord Huron
The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons
Noah Kahan
Tyler Childers

**Noah is next up for sure , feels super young with all this success, hope he isn't working too much 

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