{"id":665218,"date":"2026-05-26T02:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T02:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/665218\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T02:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T02:40:09","slug":"2026-american-music-awards-winners-list-updating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/665218\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 American Music Awards: Winners List (Updating)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 2026 American Music Awards<\/a> are underway from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Queen Latifah<\/a>-hosted show kicked off with a pre-taped performance from BTS at the K-pop group\u2019s concert the night before. Latifah then took the stage with a brief monologue, where she shouted out this year\u2019s nominees.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe first awards<\/a> were presented by Nikki Glaser (best rock\/alternative song to Sombr) and Paula Abdul with Jason Derulo (song of the year to Huntrix singers EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami for \u201cGolden\u201d from KPop Demon Hunters).<\/p>\n

\n\tHootie and the Blowfish also performed a medley of their \u201990s hits \u201cHold My Hand\u201d and \u201cOnly Wanna Be With You.\u201d And shortly after winning an AMA, Sombr took the stage for an intense performance filled with flashing lights that ended with him getting caught in a rain storm. He later returned to accept the award for best rock\/alternative album.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Pussycat Dolls returned to the AMAs<\/a> stage for a medley of hits including \u201cDont Cha,\u201d \u201cButtons\u201d and \u201cWhen I Grow Up\u201d where Nicole Scherzinger and her bandmates were joined by Busta Rhymes.<\/p>\n

\n\tKarol G performed and received the International Artist Award of Excellence from John Legend.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Black Eyed Peas won best throwback song for \u201cRock That Body,\u201d with will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo joined by erstwhile member Fergie who got emotional as she thanked the fans and spoke about how she was happy to accept the award alongside her friends and shouted out her son Axl.<\/p>\n

\n\tBTS later returned to the stage, making their first awards appearance in four years and winning song of the summer. <\/p>\n

\n\tPresenters include Alysa Liu, Anthony Ramos, EJAE, Gabriel \u201cFluffy\u201d Iglesias, Hannah Berner, Hilary Duff, Jason Derulo, John Legend, Lisa Rinna, Ludacris, Mariah the Scientist, Matt Rife, Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs, Melanie Martinez, Nikki Glaser, Paula Abdul, REI AMI and Russell Dickerson.<\/p>\n

\n\tAdditional performers include lifetime achievement award recipient Billy Idol, KATSEYE, New Kids on the Block, Keith Urban, Maluma, Riley Green, Teddy Swims, Teyana Taylor and Twenty One Pilots.<\/p>\n

\n\tGoing into Monday night\u2019s show, Taylor Swift leads with eight nominations<\/a>, followed by seven-time nominees Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean and Sombr. Winners are determined entirely by fan voting.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 2026 AMAs are airing live coast-to-coast on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe AMAs were created by Dick Clark Productions. DCP is owned by Penske Media Corporation, The Hollywood Reporter\u2018s parent company, in a subsidiary joint venture between Penske Media and Eldridge.<\/p>\n

\n\tA complete list of the 2026 AMA nominees follows. Winners will be updated as they\u2019re announced live. Refresh for the latest.<\/p>\n

\t\tArtist of the Year\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBad Bunny\u00a0
Bruno Mars\u00a0
BTS
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen\u00a0
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tNew Artist of the Year\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAlex Warren
Ella Langley\u00a0
KATSEYE\u00a0(WINNER)
Leon Thomas
Olivia Dean\u00a0
sombr<\/p>\n

\t\tAlbum of the Year\u00a0\t<\/p>\n

\n\tCardi B \u2013 AM I THE DRAMA?
Fuerza Regida \u2013 111xpantia
Justin Bieber \u2013 SWAG
Lady Gaga \u2013 Mayhem
Morgan Wallen \u2013 I\u2019m The Problem
Olivia Dean \u2013 The Art of Loving
Playboi Carti \u2013 MUSIC<\/a>\u00a0
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Man\u2019s Best Friend\u00a0
Tate McRae \u2013 So Close To What
Taylor Swift \u2013The Life of a Showgirl<\/p>\n

\t\tSong of the Year\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAlex Warren \u2013 \u201cOrdinary\u201d
Ella Langley \u2013 \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d
The Singing Voices of Huntrix: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami \u2013 \u201cGolden\u201d (WINNER)
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\u00a0
sombr \u2013 \u201cback to friends\u201d
Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tCollaboration of the Year\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBigXthaPlug, 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

\t\tSocial Song of the Year\t<\/p>\n

\n\tDisco 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

\t\tBest\u00a0Music\u00a0Video\t<\/p>\n

\n\tKATSEYE \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\u00a0
Tyla \u2013 \u201cCHANEL\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Soundtrack\t<\/p>\n

\n\tF1 The Album
Hazbin Hotel: Season Two
KPop Demon Hunters\u00a0
Wicked: For Good
Charli xcx \u2013 Wuthering Heights<\/p>\n

\t\tTour of the Year\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBeyonc\u00e9 \u2013 Cowboy Carter Tour
Kendrick Lamar, SZA \u2013 Grand National Tour
Lady Gaga \u2013 The Mayhem Ball
Oasis \u2013 Oasis Live \u201825 Tour
Shakira \u2013 Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour<\/p>\n

\t\tBreakout Tour\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBenson Boone \u2013 American\u00a0Heart World Tour
Kali Uchis \u2013 The Sincerely, Tour
The Mar\u00edas \u2013 Submarine Tour
Megan Moroney \u2013 Am I Okay? Tour
Sleep Token \u2013 Even in Arcadia Tour<\/p>\n

\t\tBreakthrough Album of the Year\t<\/p>\n

\n\tOlivia Dean \u2013 The Art of Loving
sombr \u2013 I Barely Know Her
Zara Larsson \u2013 Midnight Sun<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Throwback Song\t<\/p>\n

\n\t4 Non Blondes \u2013 \u201cWhat\u2019s Up\u201d
Black Eyed Peas \u2013 \u201cRock That Body\u201d (WINNER)\u00a0
Goo Goo Dolls \u2013 \u201cIris\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Vocal Performance\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAlex 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

\t\tSong of the Summer\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAlex Warren \u2013 \u201cFEVER DREAM\u201d
Bella Kay \u2013 \u201ciloveitiloveitiloveit\u201d
BTS \u2013 \u201cSWIM\u201d (WINNER)
Ella Langley \u2013 \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d
Harry Styles \u2013 \u201cAmerican\u00a0Girls\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

\t\tBest Male Pop Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAlex Warren
Benson Boone
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Female Pop Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tLady Gaga\u00a0
Olivia Dean
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift<\/p>\n

\t\tBreakthrough Pop Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tKATSEYE
SIENNA SPIRO
Zara Larsson<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Pop Song\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAlex 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

\t\tBest Pop Album\u00a0\t<\/p>\n

\n\tLady Gaga \u2013 Mayhem
Olivia Dean \u2013 The Art of Loving\u00a0
Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Man\u2019s Best Friend
Tate McRae \u2013 So Close To What
Taylor Swift \u2013 The Life of a Showgirl<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Male Country Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tJelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Riley Green
Shaboozey<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Female Country Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tElla Langley
Kelsea Ballerini\u00a0
Lainey Wilson\u00a0
Megan Moroney
Miranda Lambert\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Country Duo or Group\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBrooks & Dunn
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Treaty Oak Revival
Zac Brown Band<\/p>\n

\t\tBreakthrough Country Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tSam Barber (WINNER)
Tucker Wetmore
Zach Top<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Country Song\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBigXthaPlug, 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\u00a0
Shaboozey \u2013 \u201cGood News\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Country Album\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBigXthaPlug \u2013 I Hope You\u2019re Happy
Megan Moroney \u2013 Cloud 9
Morgan Wallen \u2013 I\u2019m The Problem
Sam Barber \u2013 Restless Mind
Tucker Wetmore \u2013 What Not To<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Male Hip-Hop Artist\u00a0\t<\/p>\n

\n\tDon Toliver
Kendrick Lamar
Playboi Carti
Tyler, The Creator
YoungBoy Never Broke Again<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Female Hip-Hop Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tCardi B\u00a0
Doechii\u00a0
GloRilla
Sexyy Red\u00a0
YKNIECE<\/p>\n

\t\tBreakthrough Hip-Hop Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tEsDeeKid
Monaleo
PLUTO<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Hip-Hop Song\u00a0\t<\/p>\n

\n\tCardi B \u2013 \u201cErrTime\u201d
Drake \u2013 \u201cNOKIA\u201d\u00a0
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

\t\tBest Hip-Hop Album\u00a0\t<\/p>\n

\n\tCardi B \u2013 AM I THE DRAMA?
Don Toliver \u2013 OCTANE
Gunna \u2013 The Last Wun
Playboi Carti \u2013 MUSIC
YoungBoy Never Broke Again \u2013 MASA<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Male R&B Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBruno Mars
Chris Brown\u00a0
Daniel Caesar
PARTYNEXTDOOR\u00a0
The Weeknd\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Female R&B Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tKehlani
Summer Walker
SZA (WINNER)
Teyana Taylor\u00a0
Tyla<\/p>\n

\t\tBreakthrough R&B Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tLeon Thomas (WINNER)
Mariah the Scientist
Ravyn Lenae\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tBest R&B Song\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBruno 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

\t\tBest R&B Album\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBruno Mars \u2013 The Romantic
Justin Bieber \u2013 SWAG
Leon Thomas \u2013 MUTT
Mariah the Scientist \u2013 HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY
Summer Walker \u2013 Finally Over It<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Male Latin Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBad Bunny\u00a0
Junior H\u00a0
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Female Latin Artist\u00a0\t<\/p>\n

\n\tGloria Estefan
KAROL G\u00a0
Natti Natasha
ROSAL\u00cdA
Shakira<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Latin Duo or Group\u00a0\t<\/p>\n

\n\tClave Especial
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Firme\u00a0
Grupo Frontera\u00a0
Juli\u00f3n \u00c1lvarez y su Norte\u00f1o Banda\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tBreakthrough Latin Artist\u00a0\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBe\u00e9le
Kapo
Net\u00f3n Vega<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Latin Song\u00a0\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBad 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

\t\tBest Latin Album\u00a0\t<\/p>\n

\n\tFuerza Regida \u2013 111xpantia
Karol G \u2013 Tropicoqueta (WINNER)
Net\u00f3n Vega \u2013 Mi Vida Mi Muerte
Peso Pluma, Tito Double P \u2013 DINAST\u00cdA
ROSAL\u00cdA \u2013 Lux<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Rock\/Alternative Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tDeftones
Linkin Park
The Mar\u00edas\u00a0
Sleep Token
Twenty One Pilots (WINNER)<\/p>\n

\t\tBreakthrough Rock\/Alternative Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tGeese
Gigi Perez\u00a0
sombr<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Rock\/Alternative Song\t<\/p>\n

\n\tNoah Kahan \u2013 \u201cThe Great Divide\u201d
Linkin Park \u2013 \u201cUp From The Bottom\u201d
sombr \u2013 \u201cback to friends\u201d (WINNER)
Sublime \u2013 \u201cEnsenada\u201d
Tame Impala \u2013 \u201cDracula\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Rock\/Alternative Album\t<\/p>\n

\n\tSleep Token \u2013 Even In Arcadia
sombr \u2013 I Barely Know Her (WINNER)
Tame Impala \u2013 Deadbeat
Twenty One Pilots \u2013 Breach
Zach Bryan \u2013 With Heaven On Top<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Dance\/Electronic Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tCalvin Harris
David Guetta
Fred again..
ILLENIUM
John Summit<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Male K-Pop Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tATEEZ
BTS
ENHYPEN
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Female K-Pop Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\taespa
BLACKPINK
ILLIT
LE SSERAFIM\u00a0
TWICE<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Afrobeats Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBurna Boy
MOLIY
Rema\u00a0
Tyla
Wizkid\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\tBest\u00a0Americana\/Folk Artist\t<\/p>\n

\n\tLord Huron
The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons
Noah Kahan
Tyler Childers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 American Music Awards are underway from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Queen…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":665219,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[251224,290761,290762,64212,10546,236,88,216,92946],"class_list":["post-665218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-amas","tag-amas-2026","tag-amas-winners","tag-american-music-awards","tag-awards","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-queen-latifah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}