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American Music Awards airing tonight with performances from Billy Idol, Keith Urban, Teyana Taylor and more

  • On Monday, award-winning actress, producer and musician Queen Latifah hosted the 52nd American Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with the ceremony airing live on CBS at 8 p.m. ET and streaming on Paramount+.
  • Latifah's return marked her first hosting role in 31 years, having last co-hosted in January 1995 alongside Tom Jones and Lorrie Morgan. She expressed enthusiasm about the comeback, saying 'it was exciting then and it's exciting now.'
  • Taylor Swift leads with eight nominations across Artist of the Year and Best Pop Album for her album 'The Life of a Showgirl,' which already holds 40 AMA wins—the most in the show's history.
  • Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Billy Idol performed a medley of hits including 'Dancing With Myself' and 'White Wedding,' while K-pop superstars BTS made a special live appearance at their first awards show in four years after military service.
  • Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter and Sombr each earned seven nominations, creating a competitive field in the world's largest fan-voted awards show. Swift's potential wins could extend her lead over Michael Jackson, who holds second place all-time with 24 AMA wins.
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Las Vegas has re-dressed in gala and this past Monday, May 25, it did so with the aim of rewarding the most important artists, songs and albums of the time in the music scene. Presented under the title of American Music Awards 2026, the stars of all musical genres gathered at the MGM Grand Garden Arena to be part of this 52nd edition. And it is that these awards are very important for the cache and popularity of an artist. So they leave no one i…

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