American Music Awards: The Complete Winners List

By Althea Legaspi

Althea Legaspi

The American Music Awards returned for the second year in a row on Memorial Day Monday to hand out trophies to the best in music. Queen Latifah served as host of the show, making her return as MC for the first time in 30 years.

Taylor Swift is the most nominated artist of the year with eight nominations. In addition to nominations for Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for The Life of a Showgirl, the album’s first single, “The Fate of Ophelia” is up for Song of the Year, Best Pop Song of the Year, and Best Music Video, while “Elizabeth Taylor” is nominated for Song of the Summer.

Just behind Swift, with seven nominations each are Sabrina Carpenter, Morgan Wallen, and first-time nominees Olivia Dean and Sombr. Dean and Sombr go head-to-head  in the categories of New Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Breakthrough Album of the Year, one of 11 newly added categories for this year’s ceremony.

See the full list of winners (in bold) below.

Artist of the Year Bad Bunny  Bruno Mars  BTS Harry Styles Justin Bieber Kendrick Lamar Lady Gaga Morgan Wallen  Sabrina Carpenter Taylor Swift 

New Artist of the Year Alex Warren Ella Langley  Katseye Leon Thomas Olivia Dean  Sombr

Album of the Year  Cardi B, Am I the Drama? Fuerza Regida, 111xpantia Justin Bieber, Swag Lady Gaga, Mayhem Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem Olivia Dean, The Art of Loving Playboi Carti, Music Sabrina Carpenter, Man’s Best Friend  Tate McRae, So Close to What Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl

Song of the Year Alex Warren “Ordinary” Ella Langley “Choosin’ Texas” The Singing Voices of Huntr/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami “Golden” Kehlani “Folded” Leon Thomas “Mutt” Morgan Wallen “I’m the Problem” Olivia Dean “Man I Need” Sabrina Carpenter “Manchild” Sombr “Back to Friends” Taylor Swift “The Fate of Ophelia”

Collaboration of the Year BigXthaPlug, Bailey Zimmerman “All the Way” David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones And I “Gone Gone Gone” Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae “What I Want” PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson “Stateside” Shaboozey, Jelly Roll “Amen”

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Social Song of the Year Disco Lines, Tinashe “No Broke Boys” PinkPantheress “Illegal” Role Model “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” Tyla “Chanel” Zara Larsson “Lush Life”

Best Music Video Katseye “Gnarly” Rosalía, Björk, Yves Tumor “Berghain” Sabrina Carpenter “Manchild” Taylor Swift “The Fate of Ophelia”  Tyla “Chanel”

Best Soundtrack F1 the Album Hazbin Hotel: Season Two KPop Demon Hunters  Wicked: For Good Charli XCX, Wuthering Heights

Tour of the Year Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter Tour Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Grand National Tour Lady Gaga, The Mayhem Ball Oasis, Oasis Live ‘25 Tour Shakira, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour

Breakout Tour (New) Benson Boone, American Heart World Tour Kali Uchis, The Sincerely, Tour The Marías, Submarine Tour Megan Moroney, Am I Okay? Tour Sleep Token, Even in Arcadia Tour

Breakthrough Album of the Year (New) Olivia Dean, The Art of Loving Sombr, I Barely Know Her Zara Larsson, Midnight Sun

Best Throwback Song (New) 4 Non Blondes “What’s Up” Black Eyed Peas “Rock That Body”  Goo Goo Dolls “Iris”

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Best Vocal Performance (New) Alex Warren “Ordinary” The Singing Voices of Huntr/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami “Golden” Lady Gaga “Abracadabra” Raye “Where Is My Husband!” Sienna Spiro “Die on this Hill”

Song of the Summer (New) Alex Warren “Fever Dream” Bella Kay “iloveitiloveitiloveit” BTS “Swim” Ella Langley “Choosin’ Texas” Harry Styles “American Girls” Noah Kahan “The Great Divide” PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson “Stateside” Sombr “Homewrecker” Tame Impala, Jennie “Dracula” Taylor Swift “Elizabeth Taylor”

Best Male Pop Artist Alex Warren Benson Boone Ed Sheeran Harry Styles Justin Bieber

Best Female Pop Artist Lady Gaga  Olivia Dean Sabrina Carpenter Tate McRae Taylor Swift

Breakthrough Pop Artist (New) Katseye Sienna Spiro Zara Larsson

Best Pop Song Alex Warren “Ordinary” The Singing Voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami “Golden” Olivia Dean “Man I Need” Sabrina Carpenter “Manchild” Taylor Swift “The Fate of Ophelia”

Best Pop Album  Lady Gaga Mayhem Olivia Dean The Art of Loving Sabrina Carpenter Man’s Best Friend Tate McRae So Close to What Taylor Swift The Life of a Showgirl

Best Male Country Artist Jelly Roll Luke Combs Morgan Wallen Riley Green Shaboozey

Best Female Country Artist Ella Langley Kelsea Ballerini  Lainey Wilson  Megan Moroney Miranda Lambert 

Best Country Duo or Group Brooks & Dunn Old Dominion Rascal Flatts Treaty Oak Revival Zac Brown Band

Breakthrough Country Artist (New) Sam Barber Tucker Wetmore Zach Top

Best Country Song BigXthaPlug, Bailey Zimmerman “All the Way” Ella Langley “Choosin’ Texas” Morgan Wallen “Just in Case” Russell Dickerson “Happen to Me”  Shaboozey “Good News”

Best Country Album BigXthaPlug, I Hope You’re Happy Megan Moroney, Cloud 9 Morgan Wallen, I’m the Problem Sam Barber, Restless Mind Tucker Wetmore, What Not To

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist  Don Toliver Kendrick Lamar Playboi Carti Tyler, The Creator YoungBoy Never Broke Again

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Cardi B  Doechii  GloRilla Sexyy Red  YKNiece

Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist (New) EsDeeKid Monaleo Pluto

Best Hip-Hop Song  Cardi B “ErrTime” Drake “Nokia”  Gunna, Burna Boy “wgft” Playboi Carti, The Weeknd “Rather Lie” YKNiece, Quavo, Metro Boomin, Breskii “Take Me Thru Dere”

Best Hip-Hop Album  Cardi B, Am I the Drama? Don Toliver, Octane Gunna, The Last Wun Playboi Carti, Music YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Masa

Best Male R&B Artist Bruno Mars Chris Brown  Daniel Caesar PartyNextDoor The Weeknd 

Best Female R&B Artist Kehlani Summer Walker SZA Teyana Taylor  Tyla

Breakthrough R&B Artist Leon Thomas Mariah the Scientist Ravyn Lenae 

Best R&B Song Bruno Mars “I Just Might” Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller “It Depends” Kehlani “Folded” Leon Thomas “Mutt” Mariah the Scientist “Burning Blue”

Best R&B Album Bruno Mars, The Romantic Justin Bieber, Swag Leon Thomas, Mutt Mariah the Scientist, Hearts Sold Separately Summer Walker, Finally Over It

Best Male Latin Artist Bad Bunny  Junior H  Peso Pluma Rauw Alejandro Tito Double P 

Best Female Latin Artist  Gloria Estefan Karol G  Natti Natasha Rosalía Shakira

Best Latin Duo or Group  Clave Especial Fuerza Regida Grupo Firme  Grupo Frontera  Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda 

Breakthrough Latin Artist (New) Beéle Kapo Netón Vega

Best Latin Song  Bad Bunny “Nuevayol” Benny Blanco, Selena Gomez, the Marías “Ojos Tristes” Fuerza Regida “Marlboro Rojo” Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera “Me Jalo” Karol G “Latina Foreva”

Best Latin Album  Fuerza Regida, 111xpantia Karol G, Tropicoqueta Netón Vega, Mi Vida Mi Muerte Peso Pluma, Tito Double P, Dinastía Rosalía, Lux

Best Rock/Alternative Artist Deftones Linkin Park The Marías  Sleep Token Twenty One Pilots

Breakthrough Rock/Alternative Artist (New) Geese Gigi Perez Sombr

Best Rock/Alternative Song Noah Kahan “The Great Divide” Linkin Park “Up From the Bottom” Sombr “Back to Friends” Sublime “Ensenada” Tame Impala “Dracula” 

Best Rock/Alternative Album Sleep Token, Even in Arcadia Sombr, I Barely Know Her Tame Impala, Deadbeat Twenty One Pilots, Breach Zach Bryan, With Heaven on Top

Best Dance/Electronic Artist Calvin Harris David Guetta Fred again.. Illenium John Summit

Best Male K-Pop Artist ATEEZ BTS ENHYPEN Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together

Best Female K-Pop Artist Aespa Blackpink ILLIT Le Sserafim TWICE

Best Afrobeats Artist Burna Boy Moliy Rema  Tyla Wizkid 

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