With only a few short days until the American Music Awards air on CBS, the award show has announced its presenters. They include everyone from musicians, Olympians, comedians, actors, and more.
The AMAs honors the most influential artists and songs of today, along with unforgettable performances and special moments, in a multi-genre, cross-generational celebration of music. It is the world’s largest fan-voted award show, and has been since 1974.
The 2025 American Music Awards reached over 10 million unique viewers across its CBS and Paramount+ broadcast, which was the show’s largest audience since 2019. How will it do this year?
Here is everything we know about the 2026 award show.
When are the 2026 AMAs?
The 52nd annual AMAs will air on Monday, May 25. The awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The live coast-to-coast show will air on CBS at 8/7c.
Who is hosting?
Queen Latifah is back to host after 30 years. She hasn’t hosted the award show since 1995, but has come back to perform numerous times since.
“I am so excited to return to the American Music Awards stage to host this year,” Latifah said in a press release. “It’s been an incredible year for music, and there is no better place to celebrate than in Vegas.”
BTS will make a special appearance after four years since their last award show appearance.
Who are the presenters?
Alysa Liu, Anthony Ramos, EJAE, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Hannah Berner, Hilary Duff, Jason Derulo, John Legend, Lisa Rinna, Ludacris, Mariah the Scientist, Matt Rife, Megan Stalter with Paul W. Downs, Melanie Martinez, Nikki Glaser, Paula Abdul, REI AMI, Russell Dickerson, and more will present.
Who was nominated this year?
The most nominated artist with eight was Taylor Swift in the categories Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (The Life of a Showgirl), Song of the Year (“The Fate of Ophelia”), Best Music Video (“The Fate of Ophelia”), Song of the Summer (“Elizabeth Taylor”), Best Female Pop Artist, Best Pop Song (“The Fate of Ophelia”) and Best Pop Album (The Life of a Showgirl).
The nominees are measured by Billboard andLuminate, the entertainment industry’s most trusted data partner, and cover the data tracking eligibility period of March 21, 2025, through March 26, 2026.
Fan voting is now open viaVoteAMAs.com and the @AMAs Instagram profile in all awards categories. Voting closes on Friday, May 8, at 11:59:59 am PT, except for Social Song of the Year and Tour of the Year, which will remain open through the first 30 minutes of the AMAs broadcast.
Who is receiving special honors?
The American Music Awards typically give out the ICON Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Billy Idol will receive the Lifetime Achievement award.
Karol G will receive the International Artist Award of Excellence, which has not been given out since 2009, when Whitney Houston was honored with it. Karol G has had her songs streamed over 128 billion times.
Darius Rucker will receive the Veterans Voice Award, which honors his dedication to military members. The ICON award recipient has not yet been announced.
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