Taylor Swift Leads 2026 American Music Awards With Eight Nominations

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Taylor Swift is the top nominee for the 2026 American Music Awards, CBS and Dick Clark Productions revealed Tuesday, with the world’s biggest superstar earning eight nominations for the upcoming ceremony.

Swift is already the most-awarded artist in AMA history with 40 wins, and she’s up for many of the top categories this year, including artist of the year, album of the year with The Life of a Showgirl and song of the year for The Fate of Ophelia.

Outside of Swift, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean and Sombr are in a four-way tie for second place, all earning seven nominations.

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Carpenter is up for artist, album and song of the year with Man’s Best Friend and its lead single “Manchild,” while Wallen is vying in the same categories for I’m The Problem. Dean and Sombr are vying

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