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Read more Queen Latifah on Hosting the American Music Awards, Releasing New Music This Year and Being a Taylor Swift Fan: \u2018She Makes Really Great, Catchy Songs That We Love\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tThe 2026 American Music Awards will air live on May 25 at 8 p.m. ET \/ 5 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount+.<\/p>\n

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\n\tCable-cutters can also stream the ceremony live on DirecTV and Hulu + Live TV via your local CBS channel. Plus, these live TV streamers are both currently offering free trials, making them the best way to stream the AMAs live online at no cost.<\/p>\n

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\n\tSome of this year\u2019s nominees at the world\u2019s largest fan-voted music awards show include Taylor Swift, who leads the pack with eight nominations, while Sabrina Carpenter, Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean and Sombr each received seven nominations apiece. Nominations are determined by a combination of sales, streaming, airplay and touring data points from Billboard and Luminate.<\/p>\n

The American Music Awards can be streamed live and online via CBS or a Paramount+ Premium account. Paramount+ essential subscribers will not be able to stream the show live, but will have access to it on demand the next day in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\n\tQueen Latifah is hosting this year\u2019s ceremony, where Billy Idol will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and Karol G will be honored with the International Artist Award of Excellence.<\/p>\n

Idol and Karol G are also set to perform during the awards ceremony, joined by Darius Rucker and his Hootie & the Blowfish bandmates, Katseye, Keith Urban, Maluma, New Kids on the Block, the Pussycat Dolls + Busta Rhymes, Riley Green, Sombr, Teddy Swims, Teyana Taylor and Twenty One Pilots.<\/p>\n

Presenters include Alysa Liu, Anthony Ramos, Ejae, Gabriel \u201cFluffy\u201d 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 and Russell Dickerson.<\/p>\n

The award ceremony will air live from Las Vegas and honor the nation\u2019s troops for Memorial Day. The show is produced by Dick Clark Productions. Clark created the award show in 1974.<\/p>\n

Stream the 52nd American Music Awards on Paramount+ below:<\/p>\n

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