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ntNotes:</strong> The boy band first performed on the AMAs in January 1990, delivering a medley that included their hits u201cCover Girl,u201d u201cHanginu2019 Tough,u201d u201cYou Got It (The Right Stuff)u201d and u201cThis Oneu2019s for the Children.u201d They also won two awards at that show u2013 favorite pop/rock band/duo/group and favorite pop/rock album for Hanginu2019 Tough. </em>New Kids performed again on the January 1991 show, when they delivered u201cGames,u201d joined by Flavor Flav.</p>n</div>”,”alt”:””,”image_credit”:””,”url”:”https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-american-music-awards-performers/”,”image_id”:0,”image”:””,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:[],”pmc-gallery-m”:[],”pmc-gallery-l”:[],”pmc-gallery-xl”:[],”pmc-gallery-xxl”:[]},”fullWidth”:0,”fullHeight”:0,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t
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ntNotes:</strong> The punk icon will perform a hit medley and will also receive a lifetime achievement award. This will mark Idolu2019s first time on the AMAs stage since presenting in 2004 and his first AMAs performance ever. Idol will be the third recipient of the AMAsu2019 lifetime achievement award, following Diana Ross (2017) and Rod Stewart (2025).</p>n</div>”,”alt”:””,”image_credit”:””,”url”:”https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-american-music-awards-performers/”,”image_id”:0,”image”:””,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:[],”pmc-gallery-m”:[],”pmc-gallery-l”:[],”pmc-gallery-xl”:[],”pmc-gallery-xxl”:[]},”fullWidth”:0,”fullHeight”:0,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t
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ntThree nominations:</strong> best female Latin artist, best Latin album for Tropicoqueta </em>and best Latin song for u201cLatina Foreva.u201d</p>nnnn
ntNotes: </strong>The Colombian singer-songwriter will also receive the International Artist Award of Excellence. This honor, last awarded to Whitney Houston in 2009, recognizes an artist whose music and cultural influence has resonated globally, inspiring and impacting audiences around the world. Karol G won favorite Latin song in 2020 for u201cTusa,u201d a collab with Nicki Minaj.</p>n</div>”,”alt”:””,”image_credit”:””,”url”:”https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-american-music-awards-performers/”,”image_id”:0,”image”:””,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:[],”pmc-gallery-m”:[],”pmc-gallery-l”:[],”pmc-gallery-xl”:[],”pmc-gallery-xxl”:[]},”fullWidth”:0,”fullHeight”:0,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t
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ntOne nomination:</strong> best female R&B artist</p>nnnn
ntNotes:</strong> Taylor received the Visionary Award at the Billboard Women in Music event on April 29. Before that, she was nominated for a Grammy for best R&B album for Escape Room</em> and for an Oscar for best supporting actress for One Battle After Another.</em></p>n</div>”,”alt”:””,”image_credit”:””,”url”:”https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-american-music-awards-performers/”,”image_id”:0,”image”:””,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:[],”pmc-gallery-m”:[],”pmc-gallery-l”:[],”pmc-gallery-xl”:[],”pmc-gallery-xxl”:[]},”fullWidth”:0,”fullHeight”:0,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t
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ntNotes:</strong> Thirty years after winning the American Music Award for favorite pop/rock new artist (beating Blues Traveler and Alanis Morissette), Hootie & the Blowfish will return to the AMAs stage to perform some of the hits that earned them that trophy in 1996.</p>nnnn
ntIn addition, Hootie front-man Darius Rucker willu00a0receive the Veterans Voice Award, presented by USAAu2019s Honor Through Action. The award recognizes artists who use their platforms to make meaningful, lasting change in the lives of those who served. Rucker is a long-time supporter of military organizations. Last year’s Veteran’s Voice Award was presented to Zac Brown.</p>n</div>”,”alt”:””,”image_credit”:””,”url”:”https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-american-music-awards-performers/”,”image_id”:0,”image”:””,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:[],”pmc-gallery-m”:[],”pmc-gallery-l”:[],”pmc-gallery-xl”:[],”pmc-gallery-xxl”:[]},”fullWidth”:0,”fullHeight”:0,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t
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ntNotes: </strong>The Colombian star will return to the AMA stage with a performance of a song from his seventh studio album, Loco x Volver</em>, out May 15.</p>n</div>”,”alt”:””,”image_credit”:””,”url”:”https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-american-music-awards-performers/”,”image_id”:0,”image”:””,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:[],”pmc-gallery-m”:[],”pmc-gallery-l”:[],”pmc-gallery-xl”:[],”pmc-gallery-xxl”:[]},”fullWidth”:0,”fullHeight”:0,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t
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ntOne nomination: </strong>best male country artist</p>nnnn
ntNotes:</strong> Now guest starring in the hit CBS show Marshals</em>, the country star will make his AMA performance debut.</p>n</div>”,”alt”:””,”image_credit”:””,”url”:”https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-american-music-awards-performers/”,”image_id”:0,”image”:””,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:[],”pmc-gallery-m”:[],”pmc-gallery-l”:[],”pmc-gallery-xl”:[],”pmc-gallery-xxl”:[]},”fullWidth”:0,”fullHeight”:0,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t
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ntNotes:</strong> sombr’s seven nods puts him in a tie with Morgan Wallen for the most nominations by a male artist this year. The pop/alternative star will make his AMA performance debut ahead of his fall You Are the Reason arena tour.</p>n</div>”,”alt”:””,”image_credit”:””,”url”:”https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-american-music-awards-performers/”,”image_id”:0,”image”:””,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:[],”pmc-gallery-m”:[],”pmc-gallery-l”:[],”pmc-gallery-xl”:[],”pmc-gallery-xxl”:[]},”fullWidth”:0,”fullHeight”:0,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t
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ntNotes:</strong> The country star will perform a track from his forthcoming yacht rock album Flow State</em>, out June 12. Itu2019s his 13th studio album.</p>n</div>”,”alt”:””,”image_credit”:””,”url”:”https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-american-music-awards-performers/”,”image_id”:0,”image”:””,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:[],”pmc-gallery-m”:[],”pmc-gallery-l”:[],”pmc-gallery-xl”:[],”pmc-gallery-xxl”:[]},”fullWidth”:0,”fullHeight”:0,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t
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ntOne nomination:</strong> collaboration of the year for u201cGone Gone Goneu201d (collab with David Guetta and Tones and I)</p>nnnn
ntNotes: </strong>Fresh off performances at Coachella and Stagecoach, Swims will perform his latest single u201cMr. Know It All.u201d u201cGone Gone Goneu201d reached No. 51 on the Hot 100 in February 2026.</p>n</div>”,”alt”:””,”image_credit”:””,”url”:”https://www.billboard.com/lists/2026-american-music-awards-performers/”,”image_id”:0,”image”:””,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:[],”pmc-gallery-m”:[],”pmc-gallery-l”:[],”pmc-gallery-xl”:[],”pmc-gallery-xxl”:[]},”fullWidth”:0,”fullHeight”:0,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t
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The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes have joined the lineup.
The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes have been added to the performance lineup for the 2026 American Music Awards. They are expected to perform their collab hit, “Don’t Cha,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2005. The booking comes 20 years after the Pussycat Dolls first performed on the AMAs, singing “Buttons,” a No. 3 hit on the Hot 100 in September 2006.
The Dolls announced on May 4 that the newly reunited group (now a trio) has canceled all but one of its North AmericanPCD Forever Tourdates. The act was set to play arenas and amphitheaters throughout North America this summer, but all stateside shows, outside of the trio’s appearance at WeHo Festival in Los Angeles, have been canceled in what the group called a “difficult and heartbreaking decision.”
The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes join New Kids on the Block, Billy Idol, Karol G, Teyana Taylor, Hootie & the Blowfish, Keith Urban, Maluma, Riley Green, sombr, KATSEYE, Twenty One Pilots and Teddy Swims, who were previously announced as show performers.
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 MusicAwardswill 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 two-and-a-half-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. Voting closed on Friday, May 8, with the exception of social song of the year and tour of the year, which will remain open through the first 30 minutes of the AMAs broadcast.
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. This list will be updated as more performers are announced.
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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The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes
No current nominations
Notes: The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes are expected to perform their collab hit, “Don’t Cha,” which reached No. 2 in August 2005. The booking comes 20 years after the Pussycat Dolls first performed on the AMAs, singing “Buttons,” a No. 3 hit on the Hot 100 in September 2006.
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New Kids on the Block
No Current nominations
Notes: The boy band first performed on the AMAs in January 1990, delivering a medley that included their hits “Cover Girl,” “Hangin’ Tough,” “You Got It (The Right Stuff)” and “This One’s for the Children.” They also won two awards at that show – favorite pop/rock band/duo/group and favorite pop/rock album for Hangin’ Tough. New Kids performed again on the January 1991 show, when they delivered “Games,” joined by Flavor Flav.
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Billy Idol
No current nominations
Notes: The punk icon will perform a hit medley and will also receive a lifetime achievement award. This will mark Idol’s first time on the AMAs stage since presenting in 2004 and his first AMAs performance ever. Idol will be the third recipient of the AMAs’ lifetime achievement award, following Diana Ross (2017) and Rod Stewart (2025).
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Karol G
Three nominations: best female Latin artist, best Latin album for Tropicoqueta and best Latin song for “Latina Foreva.”
Notes: The Colombian singer-songwriter will also receive the International Artist Award of Excellence. This honor, last awarded to Whitney Houston in 2009, recognizes an artist whose music and cultural influence has resonated globally, inspiring and impacting audiences around the world. Karol G won favorite Latin song in 2020 for “Tusa,” a collab with Nicki Minaj.
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Teyana Taylor
One nomination: best female R&B artist
Notes: Taylor received the Visionary Award at the Billboard Women in Music event on April 29. Before that, she was nominated for a Grammy for best R&B album for Escape Room and for an Oscar for best supporting actress for One Battle After Another.
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Hootie & the Blowfish
No current nominations
Notes: Thirty years after winning the American Music Award for favorite pop/rock new artist (beating Blues Traveler and Alanis Morissette), Hootie & the Blowfish will return to the AMAs stage to perform some of the hits that earned them that trophy in 1996.
In addition, Hootie front-man Darius Rucker willreceive the Veterans Voice Award, presented by USAA’s Honor Through Action. The award recognizes artists who use their platforms to make meaningful, lasting change in the lives of those who served. Rucker is a long-time supporter of military organizations. Last year’s Veteran’s Voice Award was presented to Zac Brown.
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Maluma
No current nominations
Notes: The Colombian star will return to the AMA stage with a performance of a song from his seventh studio album, Loco x Volver, out May 15.
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Riley Green
One nomination: best male country artist
Notes: Now guest starring in the hit CBS show Marshals, the country star will make his AMA performance debut.
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sombr
Seven nominations: new artist of the year, song of the year, breakthrough album of the year, song of the summer, breakthrough rock/alternative artist, best rock/alternative song, best rock/alternative album
Notes: sombr’s seven nods puts him in a tie with Morgan Wallen for the most nominations by a male artist this year. The pop/alternative star will make his AMA performance debut ahead of his fall You Are the Reason arena tour.
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Keith Urban
No current nominations
Notes: The country star will perform a track from his forthcoming yacht rock album Flow State, out June 12. It’s his 13th studio album.
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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: Fresh off performances at Coachella and Stagecoach, Swims will perform his latest single “Mr. Know It All.” “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: Twenty One Pilots will perform the fan favorite “Drag Path.” Originally released as a limited-time bonus track, the song became a viral hit on social media.
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: The first-time AMA nominees will offer the U.S. television broadcast premiere of their new single “PINKY UP.” 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.