Twenty One Pilots & More Nominated For 2026 American Music Awards

The nominations for the 2026 American Music Awards have been announced, and many popular rock and alternative bands are on the list. Sleep Token, Linkin Park, Twenty One Pilots, and Deftones are all competing for important awards this year.

In the category for Best Rock/Alternative Artist, the nominees include Deftones, Linkin Park, Sleep Token, Twenty One Pilots, and The Marías.

Sleep Token and Twenty One Pilots are also nominated for Best Rock/Alternative Album. Sleep Token are nominated for their record Even In Arcadia, while Twenty One Pilots are nominated for Breach. Other albums in this category include Deadbeat by Tame Impala and I Barely Know Her by SOMBR.

Linkin Park have earned a nomination for Best Rock/Alternative Song with their track Up From The Bottom. They are nominated alongside Sublime for the song Ensenada. Additionally, Sleep Token are up for a third award in the Breakout Tour category for their Even In Arcadia Tour.

The award ceremony will be held on May 25 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Let us know who you’d vote for!