Teddy Swims has joined the lineup for the 2026 American Music Awards, as announced Tuesday (May 5). Swims, best known for his 2023-24 breakthrough smash “Lose Control,” is nominated for collaboration of the year for “Gone Gone Gone,” a collab with David Guetta and Tones and I.
Queen Latifah will host the annual special, which airs live coast-to-coast on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Latifah has a long history with the AMAs, having cohosted the show in 1995 with Tom Jones and Lorrie Morgan.
The 52nd American Music Awards will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Memorial Day for the second year in a row. This is the second American Music Awards telecast since it returned following a 2-1/2 year hiatus. It’s the second show to air on CBS and the second to be held in Las Vegas. All previous AMAs shows aired on ABC and were held in the L.A. area. Tickets are now available on AXS.
Nominations for the 52nd American Music Awards were announced on April 14. Fan voting opened the same day and will remain open until Friday, May 8.
Here are all the artists who have been announced as performers on the 2026 American Music Awards. They are listed in reverse chronological order by the date of the announcement.
The American Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.
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Teddy Swims
One nomination: collaboration of the year for “Gone Gone Gone” (collab with David Guetta and Tones and I)
Notes: “Gone Gone Gone” reached No. 51 on the Hot 100 in February 2026.
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Twenty One Pilots
Two nominations: best rock/alternative artist and best rock/alternative album for Breach.
Notes: The duo, consisting of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dunn, won in both categories last year (though last year the categories were labelled just rock, not rock/alternative). Breach, their eighth studio album, topped the Billboard 200 in September 2025, becoming the duo’s second album to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s flagship albums chart.
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KATSEYE
Three nominations: new artist of the year, best music video for “Gnarly” and breakthrough pop artist.
Notes: Among groups or duos, only Fuerza Regida has more AMA nods this year (five). With their three nods, KATSEYE is in a five-way tie for second place with BTS, HUNTR/X, The Marías and Sleep Token. “Gnarly” reached No. 82 on the Hot 100 in January 2026.
