Overview
- The 52nd American Music Awards took place Monday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with Queen Latifah hosting and the show airing live on CBS and Paramount+.
- Major outlets published full winners lists after the ceremony, documenting results across dozens of categories and the newly added award slate.
- Taylor Swift led the field with eight nominations, while Sabrina Carpenter, Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean and Sombr each received seven nominations with Dean and Sombr earning their first-time nods.
- The AMAs expanded their categories this year—reporting identified 11 newly added awards—intended to spotlight breakout artists and genres previously less recognized.
- Nominations were based on Billboard/Luminate measures such as sales, streaming, airplay and touring, while winners were decided by fan voting, a process that helped elevate emerging acts and could change career momentum for first-time nominees.