Annual Pollstar Awards 2026: Complete list of nominees explored

The Annual Pollstar Awards have officially revealed their nominees for this year. The Annual Pollstar Awards ceremony will take place at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, during Pollstar Live!.

Annual Pollstar Awards' 2025 winners were as follows:

Major Tour of the Year: Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour
Rock Tour of the Year: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 2024 World Tour
Pop Tour of the Year: Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour
Country Tour of the Year: Jelly Roll, The Beautifully Broken Tour
Hip Hop Tour of the Year: Missy Elliott, Out of This World, The Missy Elliott Experience
R and B Tour of the Year: Usher, Past Present Future
Latin Tour of the Year: Bad Bunny, Most Wanted Tour
Comedy Tour of the Year: Nate Bargatze, The Be Funny Tour
New Headliner of the Year: Chappell Roan
Support or Special Guest of the Year: Chappell Roan with Olivia Rodrigo
Residency of the Year: Dead and Company, Sphere
Hall of Fame: Stevie Nicks, Barrie Marshall, Louis Messina, Ryman Auditorium
Lifetime Achievement Award: Gary Kurfirst
Visionary Award: Steve Ballmer
Billie Eilish Award for Sustainability: Sustainability Champion: Mike Sciortino, UBS Arena. Sustainability Venue: Climate Pledge Arena
Stadium of the Year U.S.: SoFi Stadium
Stadium of the Year Outside U.S.: Wembley Stadium
Arena of the Year U.S.: Sphere Las Vegas
Arena of the Year Outside U.S.: The O2 London

Following his debut as host in 2025, iHeartRadio's Valentine will also host the 2026 Pollstar Awards. Valentine said,

"This night brings together the biggest names, boldest tours, and the people who power live music at the highest level."

Complete list of nominees at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Major tour of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Recognizing the most commercially and artistically successful tour of the year

Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter Tour

Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour

Kendrick Lamar and SZA, Grand National Tour

Lady Gaga, The Mayhem Ball

Oasis, Oasis Live ’25 Tour

Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet Tour

Tate McRae, Miss Possessive Tour

Rock tour of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

AC DC, Power Up Tour

Linkin Park, From Zero World Tour

Metallica, M72 World Tour

Nine Inch Nails, Peel It Back

Oasis, Oasis Live ’25 Tour

Sleep Token, Even In Arcadia Tour

Hip hop tour of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Kendrick Lamar and SZA, Grand National Tour

NBA YoungBoy, Make America Slime Again Tour

Nelly, Where The Party At Tour

Trey Songz, Omarion, and Bow Wow, The Millennium Tour 2025

Tyler, The Creator, CHROMAKOPIA: The World Tour

Wu Tang Clan, Wu Tang Forever: The Final Chamber

R and B tour of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Brandy and Monica, The Boy is Mine Tour

Chris Brown, Breezy Bowl XX World Tour

Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, and Stephanie Mills, The Queens! 4 Legends. 1 Stage.

Leon Thomas, MUTTS DON’T HEEL World Tour

Mary J. Blige, For My Fans Tour

The Weeknd, After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour

Pop tour of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Benson Boone, American Heart World Tour

Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour

Coldplay, Music Of The Spheres World Tour

Lady Gaga, The Mayhem Ball Tour

Sabrina Carpenter, Short n' Sweet Tour

Tate McRae, Miss Possessive Tour

Country tour of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter Tour

Chris Stapleton, All American Road Show

Lainey Wilson, Whirlwind World Tour

Morgan Wallen, I'm the Problem Tour

Post Malone, Post Malone Presents: The BIG ASS Stadium Tour

Tyler Childers, On the Road Tour

Zach Bryan, The Quittin' Time Tour

Latin tour of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Bad Bunny, Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour

Ivan Cornejo, Mirada Tour

Kali Uchis, The Sincerely, Tour

Maná, Vivir Sin Aire Tour

Rauw Alejandro, Cosa Nuestra World Tour

Shakira, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour

Comedy tour of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

“Weird Al” Yankovic, Bigger and Weirder 2025 Tour

Adam Sandler, You’re My Best Friend Tour

Matt Rife, Stay Golden World Tour

Nate Bargatze, Big Dumb Eyes World Tour

Nikki Glaser, Alive and Unwell Tour

Sebastian Maniscalco, It Ain’t Right Tour

Shane Gillis, Shane Gillis Live

Supporting acts, residencies, and new headliners

Support or special guest of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Cage The Elephant, Oasis Live ’25 Tour

Jelly Roll, Post Malone Presents: The BIG ASS Stadium Tour

Limp Bizkit, Metallica M72 World Tour

Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter Short n’ Sweet Tour

Role Model, Gracie Abrams The Secret of Us Deluxe Tour

Zara Larsson, Tate McRae, Miss Possessive Tour

Residency of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Backstreet Boys, Sphere Las Vegas, NV

Bad Bunny, Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR

Dead and Company, Sphere Las Vegas, NV

Eagles, Sphere Las Vegas, NV

Kenny Chesney, Sphere Las Vegas, NV

New Kids on the Block, Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

Family, event, or non music tour of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Dancing With the Stars

Diplo’s Run Club

Disney Descendants and Zombies Worlds Collide Tour

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow N Fire

Monster Jam

Tyler Henry, The Hollywood Medium

New headliner of the year

Benson Boone

Laufey

Megan Moroney

Tate McRae

Teddy Swims

Zach Top

Festival and venue categories

Music festival of the year, global over 30K attendance

Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin, TX

Bourbon and Beyond, Louisville, KY

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA

Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL

Louder Than Life, Louisville, KY

Osheaga, Montreal, QC

Music festival of the year, global under 30K attendance

High Water Festival, North Charleston, SC

Hinterland Festival, Saint Charles, Iowa

Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival, Mansfield, OH

Ohana Festival, Dana Point, CA

Treefort Music Fest, Boise, ID

Two Step Inn, Georgetown, TX

International music festival of the year

BST Hyde Park, London, UK

Corona Capital Festival, Mexico City, Mexico

Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, UK

Osheaga, Montreal, QC

Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain

Tomorrowland, Boom, Belgium

Nightclub of the year

9:30 Club, Washington, DC

First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

HISTORY, Toronto, ON

Omnia, Las Vegas, NV

The Sylvee, Madison, WI

Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA

Theatre of the year

Altria Theater, Richmond, VA

Beacon Theatre, New York, NY

Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NY

Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA

Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

YouTube Theater, Inglewood, CA

Arena of the year, U.S. only

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN

Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Moody Center, Austin, TX

Sphere, Las Vegas, NV

Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

Arena of the year, outside the U.S.

AO Arena, Manchester, UK

Co op Live, Manchester, UK

Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada

The O2 London, London, UK

Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, NL

Red Rocks Award, outdoor concert venue of the year

Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY

Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA

Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, NC

Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI

The Orion Amphitheater, Huntsville, AL

Stadium of the year, U.S. only

Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

Fenway Park, Boston, MA

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ

Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN

SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA

Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

Stadium of the year, outside the U.S.

Estadio GNP Seguros, Mexico City, Mexico

Rogers Stadium, Toronto, ON

Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK

Villa Park, Birmingham, UK

Wembley Stadium, London, UK

Casino or resort venue of the year

Choctaw Grand Theater, Durant, OK

Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, FL

Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT

Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt Pleasant, MI

The Venue At Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, CA

Yaamava’ Resort and Casino, Highland, CA

New concert venue of the year

Channel 24, Sacramento, CA

Coca Cola Amphitheater, Birmingham, AL

Fishers Event Center, Fishers, IN

Rogers Stadium, Toronto, ON

The Dome, Virginia Beach, VA

The Pinnacle, Nashville, TN

Executive, agency, and industry awards

Venue executive of the year

Becky Colwell, Kia Forum and Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA

Christy Castillo Butcher, SoFi Stadium and YouTube Theater, Inglewood, CA

David Kells, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN

Jay Cooper, T Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

Jeff Nickler, Moody Center, Austin, TX

Laurie Jacoby, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

Randy Fibiger, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Talent buyer of the year

Amy Corbin, C3 Live Nation

Anthony Nicolaidis, Live Nation

Charlie Goldstone, FPC Live

Del Williams, Danny Wimmer Presents

Josh Moore, Bowery Presents

Stacie George, Live Nation

Small venue talent buyer of the year

Andrew Saunders, Seminole Gaming

Donna Busch, Goldenvoice

Emily Simonitsch, Live Nation

Joe Moallempour, Danny Wimmer Presents

Jordan Anderson, The Bellwether

Kelly Kapp, Live Nation

Bill Graham Award, promoter of the year

Adam Weiser, AEG Presents

Arthur Fogel, Live Nation

Danny Wimmer, Danny Wimmer Presents

Darin Lashinsky, National Shows 2

Mike Smardak, Outback Presents

Rich Schaefer, AEG Presents

International promoter of the year

Alejandro Soberón, OCESA

Andy Copping, Live Nation UK

Denis Desmond, MCD

Erik Hoffman, Live Nation Canada

Simon Jones, AEG Presents UK

Simon Moran, SJM Concerts

Steve Homer, AEG Presents UK

Bobby Brooks Award, agent of the year

Darryl Eaton, Creative Artists Agency

Jenna Adler, Creative Artists Agency

Kevin Shivers, Wasserman Music

Kirk Sommer, WME

Nick Storch, Independent Artist Group

Seth Shomes, Day After Day Productions

International booking agent of the year

Alex Bruford, ROAM Artists

Alex Hardee, Wasserman Music

Anna Bewers, Wasserman Music

Carlos Abreu, United Talent Agency

Emma Banks, Creative Artists Agency UK

Josh Javor, WME

Rod MacSween, International Talent Booking

Booking agency of the year

Creative Artists Agency

High Road Touring

Independent Artist Group

United Talent Agency

Wasserman Music

William Morris Endeavor

Independent booking agency of the year, global

Day After Day Productions

High Road Touring

Independent Artist Group

Neal Agency

ROAM

TBA Agency

Rising star award

Eli Gelernter, Wasserman Music

Gade Raftery, Live Nation

James Bauman, Paladin Artists

John Kinsner, Black Ink Presents

Marcus Greenstein, Day After Day Productions

Shannon Saunders, WME

Personal manager of the year

Coran Capshaw, Red Light Management

Drew Simmons, Foundations

Jared Paul, Faculty Management

Jeffrey Azoff, Full Stop Management

John Silva, SAM

Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, SALXCO Management

Maxie Solters Award, touring publicist of the year

Amanda Alici, AK PR

Dana Meyerson, Biz3

Ebie McFarland, EB Media PR

Ken Weinstein, Big Hassle Media

Kristen Foster, Full Coverage Inc.

Rebecca Shapiro, Shorefire Media

Marketing executive of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Allison McGregor, Creative Artists Agency

Brittany Herndon, Altria Theatre Legends Global

Fabi Kulick, Live Nation

Sam Alpert, Wasserman Music

Sara Williams, WME

Sarah Madalinski, National Shows 2

Road warrior of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Chris Risner, Metallica

Curtis Battles, Chris Brown

David Klein, Sabrina Carpenter

Malcolm Weldon, Beyoncé, Post Malone, and Jelly Roll

Nicole Massey, Billie Eilish

Paul Hoeppner, Shakira and Chris Brown and Post Malone and Jelly Roll, and The Weeknd

Steve Drymalski, Zach Bryan, and Neil Young

Transportation company of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

46 Logistics

Beat The Street

Pioneer Coach

Roadshow Services

Rock It Cargo

Upstaging

Concert visuals company of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

4Wall Entertainment

Bandit Lites

Moo TV

PRG

Silent House

Special Event Services

Concert sound company of the year at the 2026 Annual Pollstar Awards

Clair Global

d and b audiotechnik

L Acoustics

Sound Image