The full rundown of who won what at Monday night’s awards ceremony
BTS accept the Artist of the Year Award on stage during the 2026 AMAs.VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images
The American Music Awards returned for the second year in a row on Memorial Day Monday to hand out trophies to the best in music. Queen Latifah served as host of the show, making her return as MC for the first time in more than 30 years.
Taylor Swift is the most nominated artist of the year with eight nominations. In addition to nominations for Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for The Life of a Showgirl, the album’s first single, “The Fate of Ophelia” is up for Song of the Year, Best Pop Song of the Year, and Best Music Video, while “Elizabeth Taylor” is nominated for Song of the Summer.
Just behind Swift, with seven nominations each are Sabrina Carpenter, Morgan Wallen, and first-time nominees Olivia Dean and Sombr. Dean and Sombr go head-to-head in the categories of New Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Breakthrough Album of the Year, one of 11 newly added categories for this year’s ceremony.
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”
