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The 2026 American Music Awards ceremony took place Monday evening at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The show, hosted by singer and actress Queen Latifah, was broadcast live on CBS, Interfax reports.
The ceremony opened with a pre-recorded performance by South Korean group BTS from their concert the previous day. Later, the band appeared on stage for the first time in four years and took home three awards, including the top prize, Artist of the Year. BTS also won the Song of the Summer category for their Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Swim." They also won the award for Top K-Pop Male Artist.
Sombr accepted two awards on stage: Best Rock/Alternative Song (Back to Friends) and Best Rock/Alternative Album (I Hardly Knew Her). Organizers later announced that he also won the Breakthrough Performance in Rock/Alternative category.
The Song of the Year award went to EJAE, Audrey Noona, and REI AMI—the vocalists of the HUNTR/X project from the K-Pop animated film Demon Hunters—for their song "Golden," which topped the Hot 100 for eight weeks.
Taylor Swift led the nominations with eight, followed by Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, and Sombr (seven each). The winners were determined by fan vote.
In March, Netflix reported that the livestream of BTS's first concert in four years attracted 18.4 million viewers on the streaming service. The broadcast entered the Netflix top 10 in 80 countries and reached number one in 24 countries.
