American Music Awards 2026: BTS wins three while Taylor Swift misses out on all 8 nominations

The 52nd American Music Awards was presented on Memorial Day in Las Vegas on Monday (25th) where BTS secured three awards -Artist of the Year, Song of the Summer for the song "Swim" and Best Male K-pop artist. BTS was not the standout winner others like Bruno Mars, KATSEYE, Sabrina Carpenter and The Singing Voices of Hunter bagged three awards.

Whereas Taylor Swift led with eight nominations— including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for The Life of a Showgirl, and Song of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia” but won none. She also skipped the ceremony. Despite the shutout, she still holds the AMA record with 40 total wins in the history.

AMA awards are solely voted by the fans, yet many Swifties were shocked and condemned this on social media with some posts in Spanish which roughly translated into "BTS hasn't done anything to deserve another Artist of the Year. The only recent thing they have is a flop album and the massive support from a highly questionable fandom".

The Swifties also blame the vote dynamics that affected Taylor's prospects.

However, BTS army is extremely happy, celebrate and back them for their win.

Hosted by Queen Latifah, the 52nd AMAs introduced 12 new categories this year. For BTS, the win brings their AMA total to 14 since their 2017 debut.