AMAs voting opens

Voting for the 2026 American Music Awards opened Tuesday, April 14, with fan ballots live until May 8 on the show’s website and Instagram. (theamas.com) The Artist of the Year field includes Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, BTS, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift. (theamas.com) Swift leads the overall nominations with eight, according to Billboard, while Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter and sombr each have seven. (billboard.com) The 2026 ballot spans 50 categories, up from 15 when the American Music Awards began, and the show added genre-specific awards including Best Male K-pop Artist and Best Female K-pop Artist. (billboard.com) That expansion puts more international acts directly on the fan ballot instead of folding them into broader pop categories. The nominee list includes BTS in Artist of the Year, KATSEYE in New Artist of the Year and Tyla in multiple song and video races. (theamas.com) The American Music Awards use fan voting rather than an academy or industry panel for most winners. The show says fans can vote either on the AMAs site or by commenting with category hashtags on pinned Instagram “VOTE HERE” posts. (theamas.com) This year’s ceremony is scheduled for Monday, May 25, 2026, on Memorial Day, and it will air live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on CBS and Paramount+. (billboard.com) The AMAs said performers, presenters, special honorees and ticket-sale details will be announced in the coming weeks. For now, the immediate deadline is May 8, when this round of fan voting closes. (theamas.com)