American Music Awards 2026 - Full Performers & Presenters List Revealed for CBS Special - Just Jared - Celebrity News and Gossip

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American Music Awards 2026 poster — Credit: CBS

The day of the show has arrived for the 2026 American Music Awards and we’ll be live-blogging all of the excitement on JustJared.com.

Queen Latifah is set to host the AMAs, marking her return to the show after serving as a co-host in 1995.

The annual music event will be airing live on Monday night (May 25) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and you can watch the show on both CBS and Paramount+. The show will air live coast to coast at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT.

Make sure to check out the full list of nominations, led by Taylor Swift with eight nods this year. Unfortunately, she will be missing the event.

Keep reading for the list of performers and celebrity presenters.

AMAs 2026 Performers

Billy Idol – Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
Karol G – International Artist Award of Excellence recipient
Darius Rucker and Hootie & The Blowfish – Veterans Voice Award recipient
KATSEYE
Keith Urban
Maluma
New Kids on the Block
Pussycat Dolls + Busta Rhymes
Riley Green
SOMBR
Teddy Swims
Teyana Taylor
Twenty One Pilots

AMAs 2026 Celebrity Presenters

Alysa Liu
Anthony Ramos
EJAE
Gabriel Iglesias
Hannah Berner
Hilary Duff
Jason Derulo
John Legend
Lisa Rinna
Ludacris
Mariah the Scientist
Matt Rife
Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs
Melanie Martinez
Nikki Glaser
Paula Abdul
REI AMI
Russell Dickerson