American Music Awards 2026 start time, network, and performers
Tonight on CBS, you are going to have a chance to see the 2026 version of the American Music Awards — so what can you expect?
The first thing that we should go ahead and note here is simple: The new batch of episodes is going to be broadcast live starting at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. In addition to airing on the network, it will stream for Paramount+ subscribers. Queen Latifah is set to host the overall festivities, so that means that you are going to get a lot of great energy from top to bottom.
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So what more can we say about the show itself? Well, if you look below, you can see a lot of the pertinent information about what is set to happen.
Presenters – Alysa Liu, Anthony Ramos, EJAE, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, GloRilla, Hannah Berner, Hilary Duff, Jason Derulo, John Legend, Josh Groban, Leon Thomas, Lisa Rinna, Mariah the Scientist, Matt Rife, Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs, Melanie Martinez, Nikki Glaser, Paula Abdul, Russell Dickerson, and more.
Performers – Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Billy Idol, International Artist Award of Excellence recipient & performer KAROL G, Hootie & the Blowfish, KATSEYE, Keith Urban, Maluma, The Pussycat Dolls + Busta Rhymes, Riley Green, SOMBR, Teddy Swims, Teyana Taylor and Twenty One Pilots.
Nominees – BTS, 4 Non Blondes (Christa Hillhouse, Linda Perry, Dawn Richardson, Roger Rocha), Bella Kay, Black Eyed Peas (Taboo, will.i.am & apl.de.ap), Breskii, David Guetta, Disco Lines, Fuerza Regida (Jesus Ortiz Paz, Moises Lopez, Jose Garcia, Samuel Jaimez, Khrystian Ramos), Goo Goo Dolls (John Rzeznik, Robby Takac), Leon Thomas, Lord Huron (Mark Barry), Monaleo, Natti Natasha, Sublime (Mikayla Daniel), Tinashe, Tito Double P, Tones and I, YKNIECE. (These are just some of the people who are going to be appearing during the show.)
In the end, we’ll just have to see if there are some other surprises coming when the show actually airs.
What do you want to see moving into the American Music Awards tonight?
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