{"id":398027,"date":"2026-04-14T14:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/398027\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:10:08","slug":"taylor-swift-leads-2026-american-music-awards-nominations-with-eight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/398027\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Leads 2026 American Music Awards Nominations With Eight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTaylor Swift<\/a>, by most measures the all-time queen of the American Music Awards<\/a>, has plenty of chances to extend her historic lead even further this year. She leads the race for the 2026 AMAs with eight nominations, in a ballot revealed Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

\n\tFour artists are tied for second place in the nominations tally, with seven nods each: Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean<\/a>, Sombr<\/a> and Morgan Wallen.<\/p>\n

\n\tLady Gaga and Alex Warren run close behind that group with six nominations each. Earning five apiece: current Hot 100 chart-topper Ella Langley, Latin group Fuerza Regida, Leon Thomas and Zara Larsson. The artists who picked up four nominations are Cardi B, Justin Bieber, Playboi Carti, Bruno Mars, Tate McRae and Tyla. (Scroll down for a complete list of nominations.)<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year\u2019s telecast takes place May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and will air on CBS for the second year after a decades-long run on ABC, with Queen Latifah hosting. It will be the 52nd telecast for the Dick Clark Productions show that was conceived in the 1970s as a populist alternative to the Grammys. Nominations are based on commercial performance, with the public voting on winners via a website and social media.<\/p>\n

\n\tSwift is up for artist of the year and best female pop artist. \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d is contending for album of the year and best pop album. \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d is nominated for song of the year, best pop song and best music video. Her contender for Song of the Summer, meanwhile, is \u201cElizabeth Taylor,\u201d recently promoted as her 2025 album\u2019s third single. Going into the \u201926 awards, she has a record 40 career wins at the AMAs.<\/p>\n

\n\tDean and Sombr reached the impressive tally of seven nominations as each as first-time nominees. They will compete for new artist of the year, of course, as well as breakthrough album of the year and song of the year. <\/p>\n

\n\tOther first-time nominees include Teyana Taylor, Raye, Alex Warren, Katseye, Leon Thomas, Tate McRae, Sienna Spiro, BigXthaPlug, Pink Pantheress and the singing voices of Huntr\/X from \u201cKPop Demon Hunters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 10 artist of the year nominees are Swift, Carpenter, Wallen, Bieber, Gaga, Mars, BTS, Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar and Harry Styles.<\/p>\n

\n\tEleven new categories have been added for 2026. They include: breakout tour, breakthrough album, best throwback song, best vocal performance, song of the summer, breakthrough pop artist, breakthrough country artist, breakthrough hip-hop artist, breakthrough Latin artist, breakthrough rock\/alternative artist, and best Americana\/folk artist.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe complete list of nominees: <\/p>\n

\n\tGENERAL CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

\n\tArtist of the Year
Bad Bunny
Bruno Mars
BTS
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift<\/p>\n

\n\tNew Artist of the Year
Alex Warren
Ella Langley
KATSEYE
Leon Thomas
Olivia Dean
sombr<\/p>\n

\n\tAlbum of the Year
Cardi B \u2013 \u201cAM I THE DRAMA?\u201d
Fuerza Regida \u2013 \u201c111xpantia\u201d
Justin Bieber \u2013 \u201cSWAG\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cMayhem\u201d
Morgan Wallen \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m The Problem\u201d
Olivia Dean \u2013 \u201cThe Art of Loving\u201d
Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cMUSIC\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cMan\u2019s Best Friend\u201d
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cSo Close To What\u201d
Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSong of the Year
Alex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d
Ella Langley \u2013 \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d
The Singing Voices of HUNTR\/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami \u2013 \u201cGolden\u201d
Kehlani \u2013 \u201cFolded\u201d
Leon Thomas \u2013 \u201cMUTT\u201d
Morgan Wallen \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m The Problem\u201d
Olivia Dean \u2013 \u201cMan I Need\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
sombr \u2013 \u201cback to friends\u201d
Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCollaboration of the Year
BigXthaPlug, Bailey Zimmerman \u2013 \u201cAll The Way\u201d
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones And I \u2013 \u201cGone Gone Gone\u201d
Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cWhat I Want\u201d
PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson \u2013 \u201cStateside\u201d
Shaboozey, Jelly Roll \u2013 \u201cAmen\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSocial Song of the Year
Disco Lines, Tinashe \u2013 \u201cNo Broke Boys\u201d
PinkPantheress \u2013 \u201cIllegal\u201d
Role Model \u2013 \u201cSally, When The Wine Runs Out\u201d
Tyla \u2013 \u201cCHANEL\u201d
Zara Larsson \u2013 \u201cLush Life\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Music Video
KATSEYE \u2013 \u201cGnarly\u201d
ROSAL\u00cdA, Bj\u00f6rk, Yves Tumor \u2013 \u201cBerghain\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d
Tyla \u2013 \u201cCHANEL\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Soundtrack
F1 The Album
Hazbin Hotel: Season Two
KPop Demon Hunters
Wicked: For Good
Charli xcx \u2013 Wuthering Heights<\/p>\n

\n\tTour of the Year
Beyonc\u00e9 \u2013 \u201cCowboy Carter Tour\u201d
Kendrick Lamar, SZA \u2013 \u201cGrand National Tour\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cThe Mayhem Ball\u201d
Oasis \u2013 \u201cOasis Live \u201825 Tour\u201d
Shakira \u2013 \u201cLas Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW \u2013 Breakout Tour
Benson Boone \u2013 \u201cAmerican Heart World Tour\u201d
Kali Uchis \u2013 \u201cThe Sincerely, Tour\u201d
The Mar\u00edas \u2013 \u201cSubmarine Tour\u201d
Megan Moroney \u2013 \u201cAm I Okay? Tour\u201d
Sleep Token \u2013 \u201cEven in Arcadia Tour\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW \u2013 Breakthrough Album of the Year
Olivia Dean \u2013 \u201cThe Art of Loving\u201d
sombr \u2013 \u201cI Barely Know Her\u201d
Zara Larsson \u2013 \u201cMidnight Sun\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW \u2013 Best Throwback Song
4 Non Blondes \u2013 \u201cWhat\u2019s Up\u201d
Black Eyed Peas \u2013 \u201cRock That Body\u201d
Goo Goo Dolls \u2013 \u201cIris\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW \u2013 Best Vocal Performance
Alex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d
The Singing Voices of HUNTR\/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami \u2013 \u201cGolden\u201d
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cAbracadabra\u201d
RAYE \u2013 \u201cWHERE IS MY HUSBAND!\u201d
SIENNA SPIRO \u2013 \u201cDie on this Hill\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW \u2013 Song of the Summer
Alex Warren \u2013 \u201cFEVER DREAM\u201d
Bella Kay \u2013 \u201ciloveitiloveitiloveit\u201d
BTS \u2013 \u201cSWIM\u201d
Ella Langley \u2013 \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d
Harry Styles \u2013 \u201cAmerican Girls\u201d
Noah Kahan \u2013 \u201cThe Great Divide\u201d
PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson \u2013 \u201cStateside\u201d
sombr \u2013 \u201cHomewrecker\u201d
Tame Impala, JENNIE \u2013 \u201cDracula\u201d
Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPOP CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Male Pop Artist
Alex Warren
Benson Boone
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Female Pop Artist
Lady Gaga
Olivia Dean
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW \u2013 Breakthrough Pop Artist
KATSEYE
SIENNA SPIRO
Zara Larsson<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Pop Song
Alex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d
The Singing Voices of HUNTR\/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami \u2013 \u201cGolden\u201d
Olivia Dean \u2013 \u201cMan I Need\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cManchild\u201d
Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Pop Album
Lady Gaga \u2013 \u201cMayhem\u201d
Olivia Dean \u2013 \u201cThe Art of Loving\u201d
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cMan\u2019s Best Friend\u201d
Tate McRae \u2013 \u201cSo Close To What\u201d
Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCOUNTRY CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Male Country Artist
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Riley Green
Shaboozey<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Female Country Artist
Ella Langley
Kelsea Ballerini
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Miranda Lambert<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Country Duo or Group
Brooks & Dunn
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Treaty Oak Revival
Zac Brown Band<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW \u2013 Breakthrough Country Artist
Sam Barber
Tucker Wetmore
Zach Top<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Country Song
BigXthaPlug, Bailey Zimmerman \u2013 \u201cAll The Way\u201d
Ella Langley \u2013 \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d
Morgan Wallen \u2013 \u201cJust In Case\u201d
Russell Dickerson \u2013 \u201cHappen To Me\u201d
Shaboozey \u2013 \u201cGood News\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Country Album
BigXthaPlug \u2013 \u201cI Hope You\u2019re Happy\u201d
Megan Moroney \u2013 \u201cCloud 9\u201d
Morgan Wallen \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m The Problem\u201d
Sam Barber \u2013 \u201cRestless Mind\u201d
Tucker Wetmore \u2013 \u201cWhat Not To\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHIP-HOP CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Male Hip-Hop Artist
Don Toliver
Kendrick Lamar
Playboi Carti
Tyler, The Creator
YoungBoy Never Broke Again<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Female Hip-Hop Artist
Cardi B
Doechii
GloRilla
Sexyy Red
YKNIECE<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW \u2013 Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist
EsDeeKid
Monaleo
PLUTO<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Hip-Hop Song
Cardi B \u2013 \u201cErrTime\u201d
Drake \u2013 \u201cNOKIA\u201d
Gunna, Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cwgft\u201d
Playboi Carti, The Weeknd \u2013 \u201cRather Lie\u201d
YKNIECE, Quavo, Metro Boomin, Breskii \u2013 \u201cTake Me Thru Dere\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Hip-Hop Album
Cardi B \u2013 \u201cAM I THE DRAMA?\u201d
Don Toliver \u2013 \u201cOCTANE\u201d
Gunna \u2013 \u201cThe Last Wun\u201d
Playboi Carti \u2013 \u201cMUSIC\u201d
YoungBoy Never Broke Again \u2013 \u201cMASA\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tR&B CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Male R&B Artist
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
Daniel Caesar
PARTYNEXTDOOR
The Weeknd<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Female R&B Artist
Kehlani
Summer Walker
SZA
Teyana Taylor
Tyla<\/p>\n

\n\tBreakthrough R&B Artist
Leon Thomas
Mariah the Scientist
Ravyn Lenae<\/p>\n

\n\tBest R&B Song
Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cI Just Might\u201d
Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller \u2013 \u201cIt Depends\u201d
Kehlani \u2013 \u201cFolded\u201d
Leon Thomas \u2013 \u201cMUTT\u201d
Mariah the Scientist \u2013 \u201cBURNING BLUE\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest R&B Album
Bruno Mars \u2013 \u201cThe Romantic\u201d
Justin Bieber \u2013 \u201cSWAG\u201d
Leon Thomas \u2013 \u201cMUTT\u201d
Mariah the Scientist \u2013 \u201cHEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY\u201d
Summer Walker \u2013 \u201cFinally Over It\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLATIN CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Male Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Junior H
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Female Latin Artist
Gloria Estefan
KAROL G
Natti Natasha
ROSAL\u00cdA
Shakira<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Latin Duo or Group
Clave Especial
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Firme
Grupo Frontera
Juli\u00f3n \u00c1lvarez y su Norte\u00f1o Banda<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW \u2013 Breakthrough Latin Artist
Be\u00e9le
Kapo
Net\u00f3n Vega<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Latin Song
Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cNUEVAYoL\u201d
benny blanco, Selena Gomez, The Mar\u00edas \u2013 \u201cOjos Tristes\u201d
Fuerza Regida \u2013 \u201cMarlboro Rojo\u201d
Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera \u2013 \u201cME JALO\u201d
KAROL G \u2013 \u201cLATINA FOREVA\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Latin Album
Fuerza Regida \u2013 \u201c111xpantia\u201d
KAROL G \u2013 \u201cTropicoqueta\u201d
Net\u00f3n Vega \u2013 \u201cMi Vida Mi Muerte\u201d
Peso Pluma, Tito Double P \u2013 \u201cDINAST\u00cdA\u201d
ROSAL\u00cdA \u2013 \u201cLux\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tROCK CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Rock\/Alternative Artist
Deftones
Linkin Park
The Mar\u00edas
Sleep Token
Twenty One Pilots<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW \u2013 Breakthrough Rock\/Alternative Artist
Geese
Gigi Perez
Sombr<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Rock\/Alternative Song
Noah Kahan \u2013 \u201cThe Great Divide\u201d
Linkin Park \u2013 \u201cUp From The Bottom\u201d
Sombr \u2013 \u201cback to friends\u201d
Sublime \u2013 \u201cEnsenada\u201d
Tame Impala \u2013 \u201cDracula\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Rock\/Alternative Album
Sleep Token \u2013 \u201cEven In Arcadia\u201d
Sombr \u2013 \u201cI Barely Know Her\u201d
Tame Impala \u2013 \u201cDeadbeat\u201d
Twenty One Pilots \u2013 \u201cBreach\u201d
Zach Bryan \u2013 \u201cWith Heaven On Top\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDANCE\/ELECTRONIC CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Dance\/Electronic Artist
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Fred again..
ILLENIUM
John Summit<\/p>\n

\n\tK-POP CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Male K-Pop Artist
ATEEZ
BTS
ENHYPEN
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Female K-Pop Artist
Aespa
BLACKPINK
ILLIT
LE SSERAFIM
TWICE<\/p>\n

\n\tAFROBEATS CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

\n\tBest Afrobeats Artist
Burna Boy
MOLIY
Rema
Tyla
Wizkid<\/p>\n

\n\tAMERICANA\/FOLK CATEGORIES<\/p>\n

\n\tNEW \u2013 Best Americana\/Folk Artist
Lord Huron
The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons
Noah Kahan
Tyler Childers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift, by most measures the all-time queen of the American Music Awards, has plenty of chances to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":398028,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[171684,93,61,60,278,33350,76276,6543],"class_list":{"0":"post-398027","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-american-music-awards","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-olivia-dean","14":"tag-sombr","15":"tag-taylor-swift"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}