From BTS Winning Big To Taylor Swift Getting Totally Snubbed, Here's What Went Down At The 2026 American Music Awards

BTS won the night's biggest award, Artist of the Year, and HUNTR/X of KPop Demon Hunters fame won Song of the Year for the Oscar-winning track, "Golden."

Surprisingly, Taylor Swift, who was nominated for 8 AMAs, was unopen retired of immoderate wins for the night.

If you missed the ceremonial (maybe due to the fact that you were watching the New York Knicks beforehand to the NBA Finals similar maine and Timothée Chalamet), here's a afloat database of the night's winners:

Artist of the Year Winner: BTS

New Artist of the Year Winner: KATSEYE

Album of the Year Winner: Sabrina Carpenter, Man’s Best Friend

Nominees included: 

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

Tate McRae – So Close to What

Taylor Swift – The Life of a Showgirl

Song of the Year Winner: HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami — “Golden”

Collaboration of the Year Winner: PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson – “Stateside”

Nominees included: 

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 Year Winner: Tyla – “Chanel”

Nominees included: 

Disco Lines, Tinashe – “No Broke Boys”

PinkPantheress – “Illegal”

Role Model – “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”

Zara Larsson – “Lush Life”

Best Music Video Winner: KATSEYE – “Gnarly”

Best Soundtrack Winner: KPop Demon Hunters

Tour of the Year Winner: Shakira – “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour”

Nominees included: 

Beyoncé – “Cowboy Carter Tour”

Kendrick Lamar, SZA – “Grand National Tour”

Lady Gaga – “The Mayhem Ball”

Oasis – “Oasis Live ‘25 Tour”

Breakout Tour Winner: Benson Boone – “American Heart World Tour”

Nominees included: 

Kali Uchis – “The Sincerely, Tour”

The Marías – “Submarine Tour”

Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay? Tour”

Sleep Token – “Even successful Arcadia Tour”

Breakthrough Album of the Year Winner: Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun

Nominees included: 

Olivia Dean – The Art of Loving

Sombr – I Barely Know Her

Best Throwback Song Winner: Black Eyed Peas – “Rock That Body”

Best Vocal Performance Winner: The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – “Golden”

Song of the Summer Winner: BTS – “SWIM”

Best Male Pop Artist Winner: Justin Bieber

Nominees included: 

Alex Warren

Benson Boone

Ed Sheeran

Harry Styles

Best Female Pop Artist Winner: Sabrina Carpenter

Nominees included: 

Lady Gaga

Olivia Dean

Tate McRae

Taylor Swift

Breakthrough Pop Artist Winner: KATSEYE

Nominees included: 

Sienna Spiro

Zara Larsson

Best Pop Song Winner: HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami – “Golden”

Nominees included: 

Alex Warren – “Ordinary”

Olivia Dean – “Man I Need”

Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”

Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia”

Best Pop Album Winner: Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend

Nominees included: 

Lady Gaga – Mayhem

Olivia Dean – The Art of Loving

Tate McRae – So Close to What

Taylor Swift – The Life of a Showgirl

Best Male Country Artist Winner: Morgan Wallen

Nominees included: 

Jelly Roll

Luke Combs

Riley Green

Shaboozey

Best Female Country Artist Winner: Ella Langley

Nominees included: 

Kelsea Ballerini

Lainey Wilson

Megan Moroney

Miranda Lambert

Best Country Duo oregon Group Winner: Zac Brown Band

Nominees included: 

Brooks & Dunn

Old Dominion

Rascal Flatts

Treaty Oak Revival

Breakthrough Country Artist Winner: Sam Barber

Best Country Song Winner: Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas”

Nominees included: 

Morgan Wallen – “Just successful Case”

Russell Dickerson – “Happen to Me”

Shaboozey – “Good News”

Best Country Album Winner: Megan Moroney – Cloud 9

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Winner: Kendrick Lamar

Nominees included: 

Playboi Carti

Tyler, The Creator

YoungBoy Never Broke Again

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Winner: Cardi B

Nominees included: 

Doechii

GloRilla

Sexyy Red

YKNIECE

Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist Winner: Monaleo

Best Hip-Hop Song Winner: Cardi B – “ErrTime”

Nominees included: 

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 Winner: Cardi B – AM I THE DRAMA?

Nominees included: 

Don Toliver – OCTANE

Gunna – The Last Wun

Playboi Carti – MUSIC

YoungBoy Never Broke Again – MASA

Best Male R&B Artist Winner: Bruno Mars

Nominees included: 

Chris Brown

Daniel Caesar

PARTYNEXTDOOR

The Weeknd

Best Female R&B Artist Winner: SZA

Breakthrough R&B Artist Winner: Leon Thomas

Best R&B Song Winner: Bruno Mars – “I Just Might”

Nominees included: 

Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller – “It Depends”

Kehlani – “Folded”

Leon Thomas – “MUTT”

Mariah the Scientist – “BURNING BLUE”

Best R&B Album Winner: Bruno Mars – The Romantic

Nominees included: 

Justin Bieber – SWAG

Leon Thomas – MUTT

Mariah the Scientist – HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY

Summer Walker – Finally Over It

Best Male Latin Artist Winner: Bad Bunny

Nominees included: 

Junior H

Peso Pluma

Rauw Alejandro

Tito Double P

Best Female Latin Artist Winner: Shakira

Nominees included: 

Gloria Estefan

KAROL G

Natti Natasha

Rosalía

Best Latin Duo oregon Group Winner: Fuerza Regida

Breakthrough Latin Artist Winner: Kapo

Nominees included: 

Beéle

Netón Vega

Best Latin Song Winner: Bad Bunny – “NUEVAYoL”

Nominees included: 

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 Winner: KAROL G – Tropicoqueta

Best Rock/Alternative Artist Winner: Twenty One Pilots

Breakthrough Rock/Alternative Artist Winner: Sombr

Best Rock/Alternative Song Winner: Sombr – “back to friends”

Nominees included: 

Noah Kahan – “The Great Divide”

Linkin Park – “Up From the Bottom”

Sublime – “Ensenada”

Tame Impala – “Dracula”

Best Rock/Alternative Album Winner: Sombr – I Barely Know Her

Best Dance/Electronic Artist Winner: David Guetta

Best Male K-Pop Artist Winner: BTS

Nominees included: 

ATEEZ

ENHYPEN

Stray Kids

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Best Female K-Pop Artist Winner: TWICE

Nominees included: 

aespa

BLACKPINK

ILLIT

LE SSERAFIM

Best Afrobeats Artist Winner: Tyla

Nominees included: 

Burna Boy

MOLIY

Rema

Wizkid

Best Americana/Folk Artist Winner: Noah Kahan

Nominees included: 

Lord Huro

The Lumineers

Mumford & Sons

Tyler Childers

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