2026 American Music Awards

[TaylorSwift 161,246]

 

The show is set to air live coast-to-coast on Monday (May 25) at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m.  

Special Appearance By
BTS

Performers 

Billy Idol (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Hootie & the Blowfish
KAROL G (International Artist Award of Excellence)
KATSEYE
Keith Urban
Maluma
New Kids on the Block
The Pussycat Dolls + Busta Rhymes
Riley Green
Sombr
Teddy Swims
Teyana Taylor
Twenty One Pilots

 

Nominees/✔ winners

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

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”

Best Female Pop Artist
Lady Gaga 
Olivia Dean
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift

Best Vocal Performance 
Ordinary – Alex Warren
Golden – HUNTR/X (EJAE, Rei Ami, Audrey Nuna)
Abracadabra – Lady Gaga
Where Is My Husband! – RAYE
Die on this Hill – Sienna Spiro

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”

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”

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

Song of the Summer 
FEVER DREAM – Alex Warren
iloveitiloveitiloveit – Bella Kay
Swim – BTS 
Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley
American Girls – Harry Styles
The Great Divide – Noah Kahan
Stareside – PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson
Homewrecker – Sombr
Dracula – Tame Impala, JENNIE
Elizabeth Taylor – Taylor Swift

Best Male Pop Artist 
Alex Warren
Benson Boone
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber

Best Female Pop Artist 
Lady Gaga
Olivia Dean
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift

Breakthrough Pop Artist 
KATSEYE
Sienna Spiro
Zara Larsson

Best Pop Song 
Ordinary – Alex Warren
Golden – HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
Man I Need – Olivia Dean
Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
The Fate of Ophelia – Taylor Swift

Best Pop Album 
Mayhem – Lady Gaga
The Art of Loving – Olivia Dean
Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
So Close To What – Tate McRae
The Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift

Collaboration of the Year 
All the Way – BigXthaPlug & Bailey Zimmerman
Gone Gone Gone – David Guetta, Teddy Swims & Tones and I
What I Want – Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae
Stateside – PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson
Amen – Shaboozey & Jelly Roll

Social Song of the Year 
No Broke Boys – Tinashe & Disco Lines
Illegal – PinkPantheress
Sally, When the Wine Runs Out – Role Model
Chanel – Tyla
Lush Life – Zara Larsson

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

Breakthrough Album of the Year 
The Art of Loving – Olivia Dean
I Barely Know Her – Sombr
Midnight Sun – Zara Larsson

Throwback Song of the Year 
What’s Up – 4 Non Blondes
Rock That Body – Black Eyed Peas
Iris – Goo Goo Dolls

Edited May 26 by Teletubby

[TaylorSwift 161,246]

 

[TylerMedeiros 849]

Ok so is she at least attending or what….?

 

also, sucks she’s not performing. Unless it’s a surprise but doesn’t look like it, so.

 

AND IF she isn’t attending then why would she be nominated for so many things. I feel edged. 
 

like should I watch or not. Bc these kind of award shows have been low brow for a while.

[TaylorSwift 161,246]

1 minute ago, TylerMedeiros said:

Ok so is she at least attending or what….?

 

also, sucks she’s not performing. Unless it’s a surprise but doesn’t look like it, so.

 

AND IF she isn’t attending then why would she be nominated for so many things. I feel edged. 
 

like should I watch or not. Bc these kind of award shows have been low brow for a while.

no, she's not attending

 

[MarvinGa 711]

She may not be performing MAYHEM material but she could perform Runway with Doechii or SOAW 

[River 126,291]

2026?

[LadyxGaGa 3,199]

ok that lineup alone is enough to tune in and watch the magic come to life 

 

:333

[LadyxGaGa 3,199]

36 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

no, she's not attending

 

ok nvm 

[TaylorSwift 161,246]

who are all those people on the carpet? influencers? 

[Linus Gaga 8,494]

Time really has changed, these shows doesn't have stars anymore

[Agunimon 703]

No one is actually attending but social media influencers. This award show doesn't matter.

[LadyxGaGa 3,199]

54 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

 

this carpet is kinda something else and that is putting it kindly 

[Rahrahbitchson 22,894]

Im surprised you guys are watching this show, AMA's are not a thing since 10 years ago 

[Killa 18,743]

Bebe rexha here Is a real celebrity

No here Is Queen latifah .

[TaylorSwift 161,246]

2 minutes ago, Killa said:

No here Is Queen latifah .

she is hosting, they paid her to come