The musician is one of the most nominated artists of the night with seven total nods including New Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Summer, and more<\/p>\n
\n\tSombr<\/a> brought his pop-rock act to the American Music Awards<\/a> stage. The musician made his debut at the show with a performance of \u201cHomewrecker,\u201d which is nominated for Song of the Summer at this year\u2019s awards ceremony.<\/p>\n \n\tThe singer appeared after winning Best Rock\/Alternative Song for \u201cBack to Friends.\u201d As he sang the aching chorus of \u201cHomewrecker\u201d for the AMAs, lighting struck in the background and a cascade of rain began to pour on the stage. Naturally, Sombr relished the moment by slicking back his hair and wiping his eyeliner to end the song with a flourish.<\/p>\n \n\tSombr is one of the most nominated artists of the night with seven total nods. In addition to his Best Rock\/Alternative Song win and Song of the Summer nod, the 20-year-old is up for New Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Rock\/Alternative Artist, Song of the Year, and Breakthrough Album of the Year and Best Rock\/Alternative Album for I Barely Know Her.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cSombr performs with a distinct internal confidence and external charm that has been notably absent in the withering releases from many of his male contemporaries in pop,\u201d Rolling Stone wrote in a review of I Barely Know Her<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tEarlier this year, Sombr performed the album\u2019s propulsive fourth single \u201c12 to 12\u201d during the Best New Artist medley<\/a> at the 2026 Grammy Awards. He also made his debut at Coachella in April, running through a quickly-expanding catalog of hits with a special appearance <\/a>from the Smashing Pumpkins\u2019 Billy Corgan. <\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\tSombr\u2019s American Music Awards performance follows appearances at the Brit Awards, where he performed \u201cUndressed\u201d and \u201cBack to Friends,\u201d and the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, where he performed \u201c12 to 12\u201d and \u201cBack to Friends.\u201d<\/p>\n