The nominees for the 2026 American Music Awards were announced yesterday, and Taylor Swift leads with eight. She’s currently the most-awarded artist in AMA history with 40 wins.
Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, and Sombr follow Taylor in a four-way tie for second place with seven nominations each. Alex Warren and Lady Gaga are third with six.
Taylor, Sabrina, Morgan, and Lady Gaga are all up for Artist of the Year, along with Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, BTS, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, and Kendrick Lamar.
Alex, Olivia, and Sombr are up for New Artist of the Year, along with Ella Langley, Katseye, and Leon Thomas.
The NEW categories this year include Breakout Tour, Breakthrough Album of the Year, Best Vocal Performance, and Song of the Summer. There’s also Best Throwback Song. The nominees for that are 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up”, Black Eyed Peas’ “Rock That Body”, and “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls.
The AMAs go down on Memorial Day . . . Monday, May 25th, on CBS and Paramount+. Queen Latifah is hosting.
Unlike many other award shows, the fans decide the winners. Voting is currently open.
(You can see all the nominees here.)
