American Music Awards 2026: check the list of winners

The 52nd edition of the American Music Awards takes place this Monday night (25) at the MGM Grand Gard Arena in Las Vegas. The night is being led by Grammy winner Queen Latifah.

The award ceremony also marks the return, after four years, of the k-pop group BTS, who were responsible for opening the night with a performance of the hit "Hooligan". The night will also feature a performance by the Pussycat Dolls, a group that returned to its formation after 12 years.

The night started with the victory of "back to friends", by Sombr, as the Alternative Rock Song. Then, "Golden", by the fictional group Huntrx from the film "K-Pop Warriors", became the winner of Song of the Year.

Check out the complete list of winners at the 2026 American Music Awards
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

- "AM I THE DRAMA?" - Cardi B
- "111xpantia" - Fuerza Regida
- "Swag" - Justin Bieber
- "Mayhem" - Lady Gaga
- "I'm The Problem" - Morgan Wallen
- "The Art of Loving" - Olivia Dean
- "Music" - Playboi Carti
- "Man's Best Friend" - Sabrina Carpenter
- "So Close To What" - Tate McRae
- "The Life of a Showgirl" - Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

- "Ordinary" - Alex Warren
- "Choosin' Texas" - Ella Langley
- "Golden" - HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami) - WINNER
- "Folded" - Kehlani
- "Mutt" - Leon Thomas
- "I'm The Problem" - Morgan Wallen
- "Man I Need" - Olivia Dean
- "Manchild" - Sabrina Carpenter
- "back to friends" - Sombr
- "The Fate of Ophelia" - 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 Clip

- "Gnarly" - KATSEYE
- "Berghain" - ROSALÍA, Björk, Yves Tumor
- "Manchild" - Sabrina Carpenter
- "The Fate of Ophelia" - Taylor Swift
- "Chanel" - Tyla

Best Soundtrack

- "F1 The Album"
- "Hazbin Hotel: Season Two"
- "K-pop Warriors"
- "Wicked: For Good"
- Charli xcx - "Wuthering Heights"

Tour of the Year

- "Cowboy Carter Tour" - Beyoncé
- "Grand National Tour" - Kendrick Lamar & SZA
- "The Mayhem Ball" - Lady Gaga
- "Oasis Live '25 Tour" - Oasis
- "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour" - Shakira

Revelation Tour

- "Breakout Tour" - Benson Boone
- "The Sincerely, Tour" - Kali Uchis
- "Submarine Tour" - The Marías
- "Am I Okay? Tour" - Megan Moroney
- "Even in Arcadia Tour" - Sleep Token

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

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

Music 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 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

New Pop Artist

- KATSEYE
- Sienna Spiro
- Zara Larsson

Best Pop Music

- "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 Carpent er
- "So Close To What" - Tate McRae
- "The Life of a Showgirl" - Taylor Swift

Best Male Country Artist

- Jelly Roll
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen
- Riley Green
- Shaboozey

Best Female Country Artist

- Ella Langley
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Lainey Wilson
- Megan Moroney
- Miranda Lambert

Best Country Duo or Group

- Brooks & Dunn
- Old Dominion
- Rascal Flatts
- Treaty Oak Revival
- Zac Brown Band

New Country Artist

- Sam Barber
- Tucker Wetmore
- Zach Top

Best Country Music

- "All the Way" - BigXthaPlug & Bailey Zimmerman
- "Choosin' Texas" - Ella Langley
- "Just In Case" - Morgan Wallen
- "Happen to Me" - Russell Dickerson
- "Good News" - Shaboozey

Best Country Album

- "I Hope You're Happy" - BigXthaPlug
- "Cloud 9" - Megan Moroney
- "I'm The Problem" - Morgan Wallen
- "Restless Mind" - Sam Barber
- "What Not To" - Tucker Wetmore

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

- Don Toliver
- Kendrick Lamar
- Playboi Carti
- Tyler, The Creator
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

- Cardi B
- Doechii
- GloRilla
- Sexyy Red
- YKNIECE

New Hip-Hop Artist

- EsDeeKid
- Monaleo
- Pluto

Best Hip-Hop Song

- "ErrTime" - Cardi B
- "Nokia" - Drake
- "wgft" - Gunna & Burna Boy
- "Rather Lie" - Playboi Carti & The Weeknd
- "Take Me Thru Dere" - YKNIECE, Quavo, Metro Boomin & Breskii

Best Hip-Hop Album

- "AM I THE DRAMA?" - Cardi B
- "Octane" - Don Toliver
- "The Last Wun" - Gunna
- "Music" - Playboi Carti
- "MASA" - YoungBoy Never Broke Again

Best Male R&B Artist

- Bruno Mars
- Chris Brown
- Daniel Caesar
- PartyNextDoor
- The Weeknd

Best Female R&B Artist

- Kehlani
- Summer Walker
- SZA
- Teyana Taylor
- Tyla

New R&B Artist

- Leon Thomas-WINNER
- Mariah the Scientist
- Ravyn Lenae

Best R&B Song

- "I Just Might" - Bruno Mars
- "It Depends" - Chris Brown & Bryson Tiller
- "Folded" - Kehlani
- "Mutt" - Leon Thomas
- "Burning Blue" - Mariah the Scientist

Best R&B Album

- "The Romantic" - Bruno Mars
- "Swag" - Justin Bieber
- "Mutt" - Leon Thomas
- "HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY" - Mariah the Scientist
- "Finally Over It" - Summer Walker

Best Male Latin Artist

- Bad Bunny
- Junior H
- Featherweight
- Rauw Alejandro
- Tito Double P

Best Female Latin Artist

- Gloria Estefan
- Karol G
- Natti Natasha
- Rosalía
- Shakira

Best Latin Duo or Group

- Clave Especial
- Fuerza Regida
- Grupo Firme
- Grupo Frontera
- Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda

New Latin Artist

- Beéle
- Kapo
- Netón Vega

Best Latin Music

- "NUEVAYoL" - Bad Bunny
- "Ojos Tristes" - Benny Blanco, Selena Gomez, The Marías
- "Marlboro Rojo" - Fuerza Regida
- "ME JALO" - Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
- "Latina Foreva" - Karol G

Best Latin Album

- "111xpantia" - Fuerza Regida
- "Tropicoqueta" - Karol G - WINNER
- "Mi Vida Mi Muerte" - Netón Vega
- "DINASTÍA" - Featherweight, Tito Double P
- "Lux" - Rosalía

Best Rock/Alternative Artist

- Deftones
- Linkin Park
- The Marías
- Sleep Token
- Twenty One Pilots-WINNER

New Rock/Alternative Artist

- Geese
- Gigi Perez
- Sombr

Best Rock/Alternative Song

- "The Great Divide" - Noah Kahan
- "Up From The Bottom" - Linkin Park
- "back to friends" - Sombr - VENCEDOR
- "Ensenada" - Sublime
- "Dracula" - Tame Impala

Best Rock/Alternative Album

- "Even In Arcadia" - Sleep Token
- "I Barely Know Her" - Sombr
- "Deadbeat" - Tame Impala
- "Breach" - Twenty One Pilots
- "With Heaven On Top" - Zach Bryan

Better Dance/Electronic Artist

- Calvin Harris
- David Guetta
- Fred again..
- ILLENIUM
- John Summit

Best Male K-Pop Artist

- ATEEZ
- BTS
- ENHYPEN
- Stray Kids
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Best Female K-Pop Artist

- aespa
- BLACKPINK
- ILLIT
- LE SSERAFIM
- TWICE

Best Afrobeats Artist

- Burna Boy
- MOLIY
- Rema
- Tyla
- Wizkid

Best Americana/Folk Artist

- Lord Huron
- The Lumineers
- Mumford & Sons
- Noah Kahan
- Tyler Childers

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Source: CNN