{"id":2432237,"date":"2026-05-26T05:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T05:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2432237"},"modified":"2026-05-26T05:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T05:34:29","slug":"2026-american-music-awards-how-to-watch-and-who-is-performing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/2026-american-music-awards-how-to-watch-and-who-is-performing\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 American Music Awards: How to watch and who is performing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 2026 edition of the American Music Awards<\/a> is hours away. What are the categories? When will nominations be announced? And when can you start to get your votes in the pick the winners?<\/p>\n

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2026 American Music Awards<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Time and Date<\/h3>\n

The AMAs will take place this Memorial Day \u2014 May 25, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET\/5 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n

How to Watch<\/h3>\n

The AMAs will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+.<\/p>\n

The Venue<\/h3>\n

After moving to Las Vegas for the 2025 edition, the AMAs will stay in Sin City, but move to the MGM Grand Garden Arena. <\/p>\n

The Presenters<\/h3>\n

A few days out from the awards themselves, the AMAs announced a star-studded slew of presenters, led by Olympic gold medalist Alyssa Liu. <\/p>\n

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She will take the stage in Vegas to hand out an awards along with Anthony Ramos, Ejae, Gabriel \u201cFluffy\u201d Iglesias, Hannah Berner, Hilary Duff, Jason Derulo, John Legend, Lisa Rinna, Ludacris, Mariah the Scientist, Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs, Melanie Martinez, Nikki Glaser, Paula Abdul, REI AMI, Russell Dickerson, and more.<\/p>\n

The Performances<\/h3>\n

Recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honoree<\/a> Billy Idol<\/a> will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and deliver a medley of some of his biggest hits, marking his first time on the AMAs stage since presenting in 2004 and his first AMAs performance ever. Previous recipients of the AMA\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award include Diana Ross and Rod Stewart.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Colombian megastar Karol G<\/a> has been set as a performer and also the recipient of the International Artist Award of Excellence. The singer most recently made history with her headlining performance at Coachella. The honor has previously only been handed out to seven artists: Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin, Bee Gees, Aerosmith, Beyonc\u00e9, and Whitney Houston.<\/p>\n

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In addition to Karol G, recent Oscar nominee Teyana Taylor will perform a medley from her latest album, Escape Room<\/em>, at the upcoming ceremony.<\/p>\n

The Pussycat Dolls will mark 20 years since their first AMAs performance by returning to the stage with special guest Busta Rhymes. The appearance will be the group’s first major one since canceling the US leg of their upcoming tour due to poor ticket sales.<\/p>\n

The AMAs expanded their list of scheduled performances in early May to include an anniversary performance from Hootie & the Blowfish, marking 30 years since their win for Best Pop\/Rock New Artist. They’ll be joined by Keith Urban, Maluma, Riley Green, Sombr, Teddy Swims, and Twenty One Pilots, who will all take the stage to perform.<\/p>\n

Recent Best New Artist nominees Katseye (minus Manon Bannerman, who is on hiatus from the group) were announced as the first performers for the 2026 AMAs. At the time of the news, Katseye was just a week and a half out from their latest video, “Pinky Up,” the first featuring their abbreviated lineup.<\/p>\n

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