American Music Awards 2026: From BTS taking home 1st AMA in 4 years to Billy Idol’s much awaited return – Full winner list |

This year’s AMA awards were a big celebration of music from all around the world. A lot of talented stars took the stage to showcase their talent and take home their well-deserved awards. From SOMBR leading the winning list, to BTS sweeping the award show with all three nominations, as well as Darius Rucker’s veteran award, here is a full list of all of the winners for AMA 2026.

Winner list of AMA 2026

Artist of the YearWINNER: BTSBad BunnyBruno MarsHarry StylesJustin BieberKendrick LamarLady GagaMorgan WallenSabrina CarpenterTaylor SwiftNew Artist of the YearWINNER: KATSEYEAlex WarrenElla LangleyLeon ThomasOlivia DeanSombrAlbum of the YearWINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best FriendCardi B – AM I THE DRAMA?Fuerza Regida – 111xpantiaJustin Bieber – SWAGLady Gaga – MayhemMorgan Wallen – I’m The ProblemOlivia Dean – The Art of LovingPlayboi Carti – MUSICTate McRae – So Close To WhatTaylor Swift – The Life of a ShowgirlSong of the YearWINNER: The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – ‘Golden’Alex Warren – ‘Ordinary’Ella Langley – ‘Choosin’ Texas’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 YearWINNER: PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson – ‘Stateside’BigXthaPlug, Bailey Zimmerman – ‘All The Way’David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones And I – ‘Gone Gone Gone’Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae – ‘What I Want’Shaboozey, Jelly Roll – ‘Amen’Social Song of the YearWINNER: Tyla – ‘CHANEL’Disco Lines, Tinashe – ‘No Broke Boys’PinkPantheress – ‘Illegal’Role Model – ‘Sally, When The Wine Runs Out’Zara Larsson – ‘Lush Life’Best Music VideoWINNER: KATSEYE – ‘Gnarly’ROSALÍA, Björk, Yves Tumor – ‘Berghain’Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’Taylor Swift – ‘The Fate of Ophelia’Tyla – ‘CHANEL’Best SoundtrackWINNER: KPop Demon HuntersF1 The AlbumHazbin Hotel: Season TwoWicked: For GoodCharli xcx – Wuthering HeightsTour of the YearWINNER: Shakira – ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour’Beyoncé – ‘Cowboy Carter Tour’Kendrick Lamar, SZA – ‘Grand National Tour’Lady Gaga – ‘The Mayhem Ball’Oasis – ‘Oasis Live ‘25 Tour’Breakout TourWINNER: Benson Boone – ‘American Heart World Tour’Kali Uchis – ‘The Sincerely, Tour’The Marías – ‘Submarine Tour’Megan Moroney – ‘Am I Okay? Tour’Sleep Token – ‘Even in Arcadia Tour’Breakthrough Album of the YearWINNER: Zara Larsson – Midnight SunOlivia Dean – The Art of LovingSombr – I Barely Know HerBest Throwback SongWINNER: Black Eyed Peas – ‘Rock That Body’4 Non Blondes – ‘What’s Up’Goo Goo Dolls – ‘Iris’Best Vocal PerformanceWINNER: The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – ‘Golden’Alex Warren – ‘Ordinary’Lady Gaga – ‘Abracadabra’RAYE – ‘WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!’SIENNA SPIRO – ‘Die on this Hill’Song of the SummerWINNER: BTS – ‘SWIM’Alex Warren – ‘FEVER DREAM’Bella Kay – ‘iloveitiloveitiloveit’Ella Langley – ‘Choosin’ Texas’Harry Styles – ‘American Girls’Noah Kahan – ‘The Great Divide’PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson – ‘Stateside’Sombr – ‘Homewrecker’Tame Impala, JENNIE – ‘Dracula’Taylor Swift – ‘Elizabeth Taylor’Best Male Pop ArtistWINNER: Justin BieberAlex WarrenBenson BooneEd SheeranHarry StylesBest Female Pop ArtistWINNER: Sabrina CarpenterLady GagaOlivia DeanTate McRaeTaylor SwiftBreakthrough Pop ArtistWINNER: KATSEYESIENNA SPIROZara LarssonBest Pop SongWINNER: The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – ‘Golden’Alex Warren – ‘Ordinary’Olivia Dean – ‘Man I Need’Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Manchild’Taylor Swift – ‘The Fate of Ophelia’Best Pop AlbumWINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best FriendLady Gaga – MayhemOlivia Dean – The Art of LovingTate McRae – So Close To WhatTaylor Swift – The Life of a ShowgirlBest Male Country ArtistWINNER: Morgan WallenJelly RollLuke CombsRiley GreenShaboozeyBest Female Country ArtistWINNER: Ella LangleyKelsea BalleriniLainey WilsonMegan MoroneyMiranda LambertBest Country Duo or GroupWINNER: Zac Brown BandBrooks & DunnOld DominionRascal FlattsTreaty Oak RevivalBreakthrough Country ArtistWINNER: Sam BarberTucker WetmoreZach TopBest Country SongWINNER: Ella Langley – ‘Choosin’ Texas’BigXthaPlug, Bailey Zimmerman – ‘All The Way’Morgan Wallen – ‘Just In Case’Russell Dickerson – ‘Happen To Me’Shaboozey – ‘Good News’Best Country AlbumWINNER: Megan Moroney – Cloud 9BigXthaPlug – I Hope You’re HappyMorgan Wallen – I’m The ProblemSam Barber – Restless MindTucker Wetmore – What Not ToBest Male Hip-Hop ArtistWINNER: Kendrick LamarDon ToliverPlayboi CartiTyler, The CreatorYoungBoy Never Broke AgainBest Female Hip-Hop ArtistWINNER: Cardi BDoechiiGloRillaSexyy RedYKNIECEBreakthrough Hip-Hop ArtistWINNER: MonaleoEsDeeKidPLUTOBest Hip-Hop SongWINNER: Cardi B – ‘ErrTime’Drake – ‘NOKIA’Gunna, Burna Boy – ‘wgft’Playboi Carti, The Weeknd – ‘Rather Lie’YKNIECE, Quavo, Metro Boomin, Breskii – ‘Take Me Thru Dere’Best Hip-Hop AlbumWINNER: Cardi B – AM I THE DRAMA?Don Toliver – OCTANEGunna – The Last WunPlayboi Carti – MUSICYoungBoy Never Broke Again – MASABest Male R&B ArtistWINNER: Bruno MarsChris BrownDaniel CaesarPARTYNEXTDOORThe WeekndBest Female R&B ArtistWINNER: SZAKehlaniSummer WalkerTeyana TaylorTylaBreakthrough R&B ArtistWINNER: Leon ThomasMariah the ScientistRavyn LenaeBest R&B SongWINNER: Bruno Mars – ‘I Just Might’Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller – ‘It Depends’Kehlani – ‘Folded’Leon Thomas – ‘MUTT’Mariah the Scientist – ‘BURNING BLUE’Best R&B AlbumWINNER: Bruno Mars – The RomanticJustin Bieber – SWAGLeon Thomas – MUTTMariah the Scientist – HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELYSummer Walker – Finally Over ItBest Male Latin ArtistWINNER: Bad BunnyJunior HPeso PlumaRauw AlejandroTito Double PBest Female Latin ArtistWINNER: ShakiraGloria EstefanKarol GNatti NatashaROSALÍABest Latin Duo or GroupWINNER: Fuerza RegidaClave EspecialGrupo FirmeGrupo FronteraJulión Álvarez y su Norteño BandaBreakthrough Latin ArtistWINNER: KapoBeéleNetón VegaBest Latin SongWINNER: Bad Bunny – ‘NUEVAYoL’benny blanco, Selena Gomez, The Marías – ‘Ojos Tristes’Fuerza Regida – ‘Marlboro Rojo’Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera – ‘ME JALO’Karol G – ‘LATINA FOREVA’Best Latin AlbumWINNER: Karol G – TropicoquetaFuerza Regida – 111xpantiaNetón Vega – Mi Vida Mi MuertePeso Pluma, Tito Double P – DINASTÍAROSALÍA – LuxBest Rock/Alternative ArtistWINNER: Twenty One PilotsDeftonesLinkin ParkThe MaríasSleep TokenBreakthrough Rock/Alternative ArtistWINNER: SombrGeeseGigi PerezBest Rock/Alternative SongWINNER: Sombr – ‘back to friends’Noah Kahan – ‘The Great Divide’Linkin Park – ‘Up From The Bottom’Sublime – ‘Ensenada’Tame Impala – ‘Dracula’Best Rock/Alternative AlbumWINNER: Sombr – I Barely Know HerSleep Token – Even In ArcadiaTame Impala – DeadbeatTwenty One Pilots – BreachZach Bryan – With Heaven On TopBest Dance/Electronic ArtistWINNER: David GuettaCalvin HarrisFred again..ILLENIUMJohn SummitBest Male K-Pop ArtistWINNER: BTSATEEZENHYPENStray KidsTOMORROW X TOGETHERBest Female K-Pop ArtistWINNER: TWICEaespaBLACKPINKILLITLE SSERAFIMBest Afrobeats ArtistWINNER: TylaBurna BoyMOLIYRemaWizkidBest Americana/Folk ArtistWINNER: Noah KahanLord HuronThe LumineersMumford & SonsTyler ChildersSPECIAL AWARDSLifetime Achievement Award: Billy JoelInternational Artist Award of Excellence: Karol GVeterans Voice Award: Darius Rucker