"52nd American Music Awards" Nominations Revealed
Apr 21, 2026 04:39PM ● By Kelsey Swire
Taylor Swift Leads with Eight Nominations,
Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter and SOMBR Follow with Seven Each
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CBS and Dick Clark Productions (DCP), the world’s largest owner and producer of televised live event entertainment programming, announced the nominations for the 52ND AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (AMAs), which will kick off summer with host Queen Latifah live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the largest venue in the show’s history, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. As one of music’s most anticipated nights of the year, the 52ND AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS returns to CBS and Paramount+* to honor the most influential artists and songs of today alongside unforgettable performances and special moments in a multi-genre, cross-generational celebration of music.
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The 52ND AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS nominees are based on key fan interactions, including streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay and tour grosses. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and Luminate, the entertainment industry’s most trusted data partner, and cover the data tracking eligibility period of March 21, 2025 through March 26, 2026.
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52ND AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS Nominee Highlights:
Taylor Swift, the winningest artist in AMAs history, could add to her record-shattering 40 wins, having been nominated in eight categories including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (The Life of a Showgirl), Song of the Year (“The Fate of Ophelia”), Best Music Video (“The Fate of Ophelia”), Song of the Summer (“Elizabeth Taylor”), Best Female Pop Artist, Best Pop Song (“The Fate of Ophelia”) and Best Pop Album (The Life of a Showgirl).
Breakout stars Olivia Dean and SOMBR impressed as first-time nominees, earning seven nods each, and going up against each other in the New Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Breakthrough Album of the Year categories.
Other first-time nominees include Alex Warren, BigXthaPlug, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, PinkPantheress, RAYE, Role Model, SIENNA SPIRO, Tate McRae and more.
Teyana Taylor’s knockout year continues, proving she can do it all. After receiving multiple wins, nominations and accolades for her acting chops, she is a first-time American Music Award nominee this year for Best Female R&B Artist.
Also crossing over from the big screen, The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X from “KPop Demon Hunters”: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, were nominated in three categories – Song of the Year, Best Vocal Performance and Best Pop Song – for their omnipresent hit “Golden” from the film “KPop Demon Hunters.” This would mark their first American Music Award(s) if they take any of the three categories.
The full list of nominees can be found below.
About the American Music Awards
Celebrating the year’s most iconic music, the American Music Awards is the world’s largest fan-voted awards show, honoring today’s most influential artists and their passionate fanbases.
Created by legendary producer and visionary Dick Clark and first awarded in 1974, the American Music Awards is known for delivering half a century worth of iconic performances and enduring moments that have defined and shaped pop culture, as well as a history of introducing audiences to breakthrough artists.
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