The 2026 American Music Awards kicked off on Monday (May 26), spotlighting the most iconic music of the year.

The genre-spanning event is hailed the largest fan-voted show in the world, with artists nominated via “fan engagement across streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay and tour grosses,” per the American Music Awards. Since the inaugural AMAs in 1974, the show is known for its “iconic performances and enduring moments that have defined and shaped pop culture, as well as a history of introducing audiences to breakthrough artists.”

Viewers can catch the AMAs live on CBS or streaming live on Paramount+ with a premium subscription. The show is taking place at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. See photos from the 2026 AMAs red carpet here. Scroll below to keep up with iHeartRadio for the live-updated list of winners, determined entirely by fan voting, throughout the night.

Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny
Bruno Mars
BTS — WINNER
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift

New Artist of the Year

Alex Warren
Ella Langley
KATSEYE — WINNER
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 — WINNER
Tate McRae - So Close to What
Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl

Song of the Year

Alex Warren - "Ordinary"
Ella Langley - "Choosin' Texas"
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami - "Golden" — WINNER
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" — WINNER
Shaboozey, Jelly Roll - "Amen"

Social Song of the Year

Disco Lines, Tinashe - "No Broke Boys"
PinkPantheress - "Illegal"
Role Model - "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out"
Tyla - "CHANEL" — WINNER
Zara Larsson - "Lush Life"

Best Music Video

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

Best Soundtrack

F1 The Album
Hazbin Hotel: Season Two
KPop Demon Hunters — WINNER
Wicked: For Good
Charli xcx - Wuthering Heights

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" — WINNER

Breakout Tour

Benson Boone - "American Heart World Tour" — WINNER
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 Year

Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving
sombr - I Barely Know Her
Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun — WINNER

Best Throwback Song

4 Non Blondes - "What's Up"
Black Eyed Peas - "Rock That Body" — WINNER
Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris"

Best Vocal Performance

Alex Warren - "Ordinary"
The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami - "Golden" — WINNER
Lady Gaga - "Abracadabra"
RAYE - "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!"
Sienna Spiro - "Die on this Hill"

Song of the Summer

Alex Warren - "FEVER DREAM"
Bella Kay - "iloveitiloveitiloveit"
BTS - "SWIM" — WINNER
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"

International Artist of Excellence

Karol G — WINNER

Veterans Voice Award

Darius Rucker — WINNER

Best Male Pop Artist

Alex Warren
Benson Boone
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber — WINNER

Best Female Pop Artist

Lady Gaga
Olivia Dean
Sabrina Carpenter — WINNER
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift

Breakthrough Pop Artist

KATSEYE — WINNER
Sienna Spiro
Zara Larsson

Best Pop Song

Alex Warren - "Ordinary"
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami - "Golden" — WINNER
Olivia Dean - "Man I Need"
Sabrina Carpenter - "Manchild"
Taylor Swift - "The Fate of Ophelia"

Best Pop Album

Lady Gaga - Mayhem
Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving
Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend — WINNER
Tate McRae - So Close to What
Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl

Best Male Country Artist

Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen — WINNER
Riley Green
Shaboozey

Best Female Country Artist

Ella Langley — WINNER
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 — WINNER

Breakthrough Country Artist

Sam Barber — WINNER
Tucker Wetmore
Zach Top

Best Country Song

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

Best Country Album

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

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

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

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Cardi B — WINNER
Doechii
GloRilla
Sexyy Red
YKNIECE

Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist

EsDeeKid
Monaleo — WINNER
PLUTO

Best Hip-Hop Song

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

Best Hip-Hop Album

Cardi B - AM I THE DRAMA? — WINNER
Don Toliver - OCTANE
Gunna - The Last Wun
Playboi Carti - MUSIC
YoungBoy Never Broke Again - MASA

Best Male R&B Artist

Bruno Mars — WINNER
Chris Brown
Daniel Caesar
PARTYNEXTDOOR
The Weeknd

Best Female R&B Artist

Kehlani
Summer Walker
SZA — WINNER
Teyana Taylor
Tyla

Breakthrough R&B Artist

Leon Thomas — WINNER
Mariah the Scientist
Ravyn Lenae

Best R&B Song

Bruno Mars - "I Just Might" — WINNER
Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller - "It Depends"
Kehlani - "Folded"
Leon Thomas - "MUTT"
Mariah the Scientist - "BURNING BLUE"

Best R&B Album

Bruno Mars - The Romantic — WINNER
Justin Bieber - SWAG
Leon Thomas - MUTT
Mariah the Scientist - HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY
Summer Walker - Finally Over It

Best Male Latin Artist

Bad Bunny — WINNER
Junior H
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P

Best Female Latin Artist

Gloria Estefan
KAROL G
Natti Natasha
ROSALÍA
Shakira — WINNER

Best Latin Duo or Group

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

Breakthrough Latin Artist

Beéle
Kapo — WINNER
Netón Vega

Best Latin Song

Bad Bunny - "NUEVAYoL" — WINNER
benny blanco, Selena Gomez, The Marías - "Ojos Tristes"
Fuerza Regida - "Marlboro Rojo"
Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera - "ME JALO"
KAROL G - "LATINA FOREVA"

Best Latin Album

Fuerza Regida - 111xpantia
KAROL G - Tropicoqueta — WINNER
Netón Vega - Mi Vida Mi Muerte
Peso Pluma, Tito Double P - DINASTÍA
ROSALÍA - Lux

Best Rock/Alternative Artist

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

Breakthrough Rock/Alternative Artist

Geese
Gigi Perez
sombr — WINNER

Best Rock/Alternative Song

Noah Kahan - "The Great Divide"
Linkin Park - "Up From the Bottom"
sombr - "back to friends" — WINNER
Sublime - "Ensenada"
Tame Impala - "Dracula"

Best Rock/Alternative Album

Sleep Token - Even in Arcadia
sombr - I Barely Know Her — WINNER
Tame Impala - Deadbeat
Twenty One Pilots - Breach
Zach Bryan - With Heaven on Top

Best Dance/Electronic Artist

Calvin Harris
David Guetta — WINNER
Fred again..
ILLENIUM
John Summit

Best Male K-Pop Artist

ATEEZ
BTS — WINNER
ENHYPEN
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Best Female K-Pop Artist

aespa
BLACKPINK
ILLIT
LE SSERAFIM
TWICE — WINNER

Best Afrobeats Artist

Burna Boy
MOLIY
Rema
Tyla — WINNER
Wizkid

Best Americana/Folk Artist

Lord Huro
The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons
Noah Kahan — WINNER
Tyler Childers

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