American Music Awards posts winners list

TotalMusicAwards posted a 2026 American Music Awards winners-and-nominees page on May 23, 2026, ahead of the televised ceremony scheduled for Monday in Las Vegas. The page presented a category-by-category rundown and said winners would be updated in bold as they were announced. The posting appeared a day before the 52nd annual American Music Awards were set to air from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The AMAs’ official nominees page separately lists this year’s contenders, and trade coverage said Queen Latifah is set to host the ceremony. ### What exactly was posted on May 23? The May 23 post on TotalMusicAwards was not a final post-show recap. The article was framed as a live or rolling list, telling readers that winners would be marked in bold as they were announced. It also included nominee slates across major categories including artist, album, song, pop and tour fields. (totalmusicawards.com) The TotalMusicAwards page said it was a “complete list of winners, nominees,” but the text visible in search results showed nominee fields and event context rather than a finished tally. That matters because the ceremony itself was still scheduled for May 25, 2026. ### Which names stood out on the list? Taylor Swift was listed as the top nominee with eight nods, according to TotalMusicAwards and Billboard’s nominations coverage. (totalmusicawards.com) Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter and sombr followed with seven nominations each, while Alex Warren and Lady Gaga had six, Billboard reported. The AMAs’ official nominees page listed Kendrick Lamar among the contenders for Artist of the Year and showed Kendrick Lamar and SZA nominated for Tour of the Year for the Grand National Tour. (totalmusicawards.com) The same official page also listed nominees across pop, soundtrack, collaboration and social-song categories. ### Did the posted page show Kendrick Lamar’s results? The material surfaced from the May 23 TotalMusicAwards page did not show a Kendrick Lamar win in the search excerpt. (totalmusicawards.com) The excerpt identified Kendrick as an Artist of the Year nominee on the official AMAs site, but the third-party winners page preview did not display a Kendrick outcome in the portion available. (theamas.com) That does not establish that Kendrick Lamar lost. It shows only that the visible excerpt from the page available on May 24 did not include a Kendrick-specific result, while the page said winners would be updated as announcements were made. ### Was this the official AMAs winners list? The official AMAs website page available in search results was a nominees page, not a completed winners page. (totalmusicawards.com) TotalMusicAwards is a separate music site that aggregates award-show information and has published similar nominee-and-winner roundups for other ceremonies, including the 2026 ACM Awards and the 2026 Grammys. The distinction is straightforward: the AMAs site is the primary source for nominations, while the TotalMusicAwards page appears to be an external roundup timed to the broadcast. (totalmusicawards.com) Readers looking for confirmed category outcomes would need the ceremony results once voting winners are announced. ### What had the AMAs already confirmed about the ceremony? (theamas.com) The 2026 American Music Awards are scheduled for Monday, May 25, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, according to event coverage and reference material indexed on May 24. Parade reported that Billy Idol and New Kids on the Block were set to perform, while TotalMusicAwards said Billy Idol would receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. (totalmusicawards.com) Queen Latifah is set to host the ceremony, according to the event listings surfaced in search results. The official AMAs nominees page and outside coverage also place the awards in the broader run-up to Monday night’s broadcast. ### Where can readers track the next update? The next concrete milestone is Monday, May 25, when the 2026 American Music Awards are scheduled to air from Las Vegas. (parade.com) The official AMAs nominees page and the TotalMusicAwards roundup are the two pages already surfaced online for readers tracking nominees now and winners once categories are announced. (totalmusicawards.com) (theamas.com)