AMAs nominations drop
The 2026 American Music Awards nominations were announced yesterday, and the Artist of the Year list includes Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, BTS, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift among others. (x.com) Song of the Summer nominees highlighted on the same posts include Taylor Swift’s “Elizabeth Taylor,” BTS’ “SWIM,” and Tame Impala x JENNIE’s “Dracula,” and fans are being directed to vote at AMAs.com. (x.com)
The 2026 American Music Awards nominations are out, with Taylor Swift leading the field and fan voting now open ahead of the May 25 ceremony. (theamas.com) The American Music Awards said April 14 that Swift has eight nominations, while Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter and sombr each have seven. Queen Latifah is set to host the 52nd ceremony from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (theamas.com) Artist of the Year nominees are Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, BTS, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift. The full nominee list was posted April 15 on the awards’ official site. (theamas.com) Song of the Summer, one of the fan-voted categories now open, includes BTS’s “SWIM,” Harry Styles’ “American Girls,” Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula,” and Taylor Swift’s “Elizabeth Taylor.” Alex Warren, Bella Kay, Ella Langley, Noah Kahan, PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson, and sombr are also nominated in that category. (theamas.com) The show airs live on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, at 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific on CBS and Paramount+. Dick Clark Productions and CBS said fans can vote at VoteAMAs.com and through the AMAs Instagram account. (theamas.com) This year’s awards are returning to a broadcast network after the AMAs last held a regular fall ceremony in 2022 on ABC. The official AMAs site now says the show “kicks off summer” with a Memorial Day broadcast, and CBS is carrying the 2026 edition. (abc.com) (theamas.com) The category list has also expanded sharply over the years. Billboard reported in March that the 2026 show will present 50 categories, up from 15 when the awards began. (billboard.com) Swift entered the nominations as the most-awarded artist in AMAs history with 40 wins, according to Billboard. That record gives her room to extend a lead over Michael Jackson, who Billboard listed in second place with 24. (billboard.com) For now, the nominations stage puts the focus on fan turnout as much as chart performance: the ballots are live, the top categories are set, and Las Vegas gets the show on May 25. (theamas.com)
