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\n\tNew Kids on the Block<\/a> brought \u201cthe right stuff\u201d to the 2026 American Music Awards<\/a> on Monday night.<\/p>\n \n\tThe group \u2014 consisting of Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood \u2014 hit the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for a live performance of their 1988 hit \u201cYou Got It (The Right Stuff).\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tIn front of a Las Vegas-centric backdrop, the group, dressed in matching black suits with rhinestone lapels, performed the song\u2019s iconic dance to the delight of the audience. <\/p>\n \n\tThe performance also featured a number of pyrotechnic moments.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cYou Got It (The Right Stuff)\u201d was the second single released from the band\u2019s massively successful sophomore album, 1988\u2019s Hangin\u2019 Tough <\/em>(1988).<\/p>\n \n\tPrior to their performance, the AMAs<\/a> showed a highlight reel of the group\u2019s past AMAs appearances.<\/p>\n \n\tNKOTB\u2019s AMAs performance comes nearly a year after they launched their Las Vegas residency <\/a>at the Dolby Live theater at Park MGM.\u00a0 In November, they added several more dates<\/a> due to \u201coverwhelming demand.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe 2026 American Music Awards<\/a>, hosted by Queen Latifah, aired live on CBS and Paramount+.<\/p>\n \n\tTop winners, with three trophies each included BTS<\/a>, who won all the awards<\/a> for which they were nominated; Sombr; KATSEYE<\/a>, who delivered a dance-heavy performance of their song \u201cPinky Up\u201d; Bruno Mars; Cardi B; Sabrina Carpenter; and the singing voices of Huntrix (EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami) from KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>. EJAE took home a fourth award with a best soundtrack win for KPop Demon Hunters<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tOther performers included lifetime achievement award recipient Billy Idol, International Artist Award of Excellence recipient\u00a0Karol G,\u00a0Hootie & the Blowfish, Katseye, Keith Urban, Maluma, Riley Green, Sombr, Teddy Swims, Teyana Taylor and Twenty One Pilots.<\/p>\n \n\tAMAs producer Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge that also owns\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter.<\/em><\/p>\n \n\tHilary Lewis contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hollywoodreporter.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New Kids on the Block brought \u201cthe right stuff\u201d to the 2026 American Music Awards on Monday night. 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