American Music Awards 2026 Winners List: BTS, KATSEYE, Shakira, Sabrina Carpenter, Cardi B And Other Top Winners

The American Music Awards 2026 brought together in Las Vegas some of the biggest names in global music for the industry’s most talked-about nights. Hosted by Queen Latifah, the AMA 2026 ceremony delivered major wins, surprise moments and standout performances across pop, hip-hop, K-pop and Latin music categories. While Taylor Swift entered the night with the highest number of nominations, the awards ultimately belonged to several other chart-dominating artists. Here we showcase the American Music Awards 2026 winners list, including BTS, KATSEYE, Shakira, Sabrina Carpenter, Cardi B, Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar and more.

BTS emerged as one of the biggest winners after taking home Artist of the Year and Best Male K-Pop Artist. Rising group KATSEYE also had a breakthrough evening with multiple wins, including New Artist of the Year and Best Music Video for ‘Gnarly.’ Meanwhile, Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar, Shakira and Bruno Mars dominated their respective genres with major victories.

American Music Awards 2026 Winners List

1. Artist of the Year — BTS

2. New Artist of the Year — KATSEYE

3. Album of the Year — Sabrina Carpenter (Man’s Best Friend)

4. Song of the Year — EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI (Golden)

5. Collaboration of the Year — PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson (Stateside)

6. Social Song of the Year — Tyla (CHANEL)

7. Best Music Video — KATSEYE (Gnarly)

8. Best Soundtrack — KPop Demon Hunters

9. Tour of the Year — Shakira (Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour)

10. Breakout Tour — Benson Boone (American Heart World Tour)

11. Breakthrough Album of the Year — Zara Larsson (Midnight Sun)

12. Best Throwback Song — Black Eyed Peas (Rock That Body)

13. Best Vocal Performance — HUNTR/X vocalists (Golden)

14. Song of the Summer — BTS (SWIM)

15. Best Male Pop Artist — Justin Bieber

16. Best Female Pop Artist — Sabrina Carpenter

17. Breakthrough Pop Artist — KATSEYE

18. Best Male Country Artist — Morgan Wallen

19. Best Female Country Artist — Ella Langley

20. Best Country Song — Ella Langley (Choosin’ Texas)

21. Best Country Album — Megan Moroney (Cloud 9)

22. Best Female Hip-Hop Artist — Cardi B

23. Best Male Hip-Hop Artist — Kendrick Lamar

24. Best Hip-Hop Song — Cardi B (ErrTime)

25. Best Hip-Hop Album — Cardi B (AM I THE DRAMA?)

26. Best Male R&B Artist — Bruno Mars

27. Best Female R&B Artist — SZA

28. Best R&B Song — Bruno Mars (I Just Might)

29. Best R&B Album — Bruno Mars (The Romantic)

30. Best Male Latin Artist — Bad Bunny

31. Best Female Latin Artist — Shakira

32. Best Latin Song — Bad Bunny (NUEVAYoL)

33. Best Latin Album — KAROL G (Tropicoqueta)

34. Best Rock/Alternative Artist — Twenty One Pilots

35. Best Rock/Alternative Song — sombr (back to friends)

36. Best Rock/Alternative Album — sombr (I Barely Know Her)

37. Best Dance/Electronic Artist — David Guetta

38. Best Male K-Pop Artist — BTS

39. Best Female K-Pop Artist — TWICE

40. Best Afrobeats Artist — Tyla

41. Best Americana/Folk Artist — Noah Kahan