We have another star-studded night ahead of us, as the 2026 American Music Awards will be taking place in Las Vegas. The 2026 AMAs are expected to bring together chart-topping artists and some unforgettable performances from some of music’s biggest and brightest stars. It’s one of the biggest fan-voted award shows in music, as it honors artists across pop, country, hip-hop, Latin, rock, and more. Find out all the details for tonight’s show below in our American Music Awards spoilers.
What Time Do the AMAs 2026 Start
The 52nd American Music Awards will kick off summer live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This will be the largest venue in the show’s history.
What time does the awards show start tonight? The award celebration will take place on Monday, May 25, 2026, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
What Channel Are the 2026 AMAs On?
For fans wondering where to watch tonight’s 2026 American Music Awards, it’s live on CBS. In addition, the ceremony will also stream live on Paramount+ for subscribers with the Paramount+ Premium plan.
If you happen to miss the live evening broadcast, then the show will also be available to stream on demand on Paramount+ after it airs.
For anyone wanting to tune in to the red-carpet shenanigans, Samsung TV Plus is giving fans front-row access with live, subscription-free coverage on Billboard TV.
Queen Latifah Returns as Host
The AMAs 2026 are going to be about celebrating and blending current artists with heritage artists. It’s long been a trademark for the AMAs.
For the 2026 awards show, the AMAs will be hosted by Queen Latifah. This isn’t her first time taking the stage as host for this ceremony.
The last time she hosted the show was in 1995. At that time, she hosted the show in tandem with Tom Jones and country star Lorrie Morgan.
That mix between old and new was not just seen with the hosts that evening, but with the performances. In 1995, the performance lineup included a 10th anniversary salute to “We Are the World,” a 40th anniversary salute to Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” (on which the rock’n’roll legend was joined by The Go-Go’s), a performance by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin’s 1972 classic “Black Dog” and a hip-hop imbued performance by Latifah of Rodgers & Hart’s 1937 classic “My Funny Valentine.”
AMAs 2026 Performers
We are going to witness some amazing performances tonight at the 2026 AMAs. Teddy Swims will be performing his newest single, “Mr. Know It All.”
Former “American Idol” judge Keith Urban will also be singing a new single from his upcoming album, “Flow State.” “Twenty One Pilots” will also be taking the stage to perform their popular hit, “Drag Path.”
The AMAs also announced that BTS will be making their first award show appearance in four years. Here is a list of the other performers on the 2026 American Music Awards:
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- Maluma
- Riley Green
- Sombr
- KATSEYE
- Teyana Taylor
- Billy Idol
- New Kids on the Block
- Karol G
- The Pussycat Dolls with Busta Rhymes
The 2026 American Music Awards start live tonight at 8/7c on CBS and Paramount+.
That’s great news about the show in Vegas. I’ve been hoping to see some of the newer artists perform.