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BTS Takes Artist of the Year at AMAs After Hiatus; Katseye, Sombr, and ‘Golden’ Also Honored

Despite a hiatus for military service, BTS claimed their second fan-voted Artist of the Year award at Monday’s American Music Awards, following their initial win in 2021. Katseye, Sombr, and "Golden" also received top honors during the cere

Variety Music·May 26, 2026·via Variety Music

BTS Takes Artist of the Year at AMAs After Hiatus; Katseye, Sombr, and ‘Golden’ Also Honored

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May 25, 2026 8:15pm PT

BTS Wins Artist of the Year at American Music Awards, as Katseye, Sombr, ‘Golden’ Also Score Top Honors: Complete Winners List

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A hiatus was no damper on fan love for BTS : The group won Artist of the Year prize at the American Music Awards Monday night, scoring that fan-voted honor for a second time, and for the first time since going on a hiatus for military service. They previously picked it up in 2021.

Katseye draws some of that same level of fan hysteria, so it was little surprise to see that group winning New Artist of the Year, although the competition for that trophy was particularly fierce, with newly minted stars Sombr, Olivia Dean, Ella Langley, Leon Thomas and Alex Warren also in the mix.