American Music Awards air May 25

CBS and Dick Clark Productions said the 52nd American Music Awards will air live on Monday, May 25, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount+. The show will originate from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, according to the AMAs and CBS. Queen Latifah is set to host the ceremony, which the AMAs describes as a fan-voted awards show. The event falls on Memorial Day and comes after nominations were announced on April 14. ### When and where is the show on? Monday, May 25, is the air date, and CBS lists the broadcast time as 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Paramount+ says the show will stream live for Paramount+ Premium subscribers and will be available on demand the next day on any Paramount+ plan. CBS also has a dedicated show page confirming the live telecast. (theamas.com) Las Vegas is the host city, and the AMAs said the ceremony will be held at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The AMAs announcement called it the largest venue in the show’s history. ### Who is hosting the 2026 ceremony? Queen Latifah is the host, according to the AMAs nomination announcement and CBS’s program page. (cbs.com) Paramount+ repeats the same billing in its viewing guide. April 14 was the date CBS and Dick Clark Productions used to unveil the nominations and confirm the host. (theamas.com) The same announcement said the show would “kick off summer” with the live Memorial Day broadcast from Las Vegas. ### What do the official nominees show about Kendrick Lamar and SZA? (theamas.com) Kendrick Lamar appears on the AMAs’ official 2026 nominees page in Artist of the Year. The same page also lists “Kendrick Lamar, SZA – Grand National Tour” in Tour of the Year, giving both artists a current presence in this year’s field. The official nominees page does not show SZA in the Artist of the Year field in the material currently posted there, but it does include her through the Grand National Tour nomination. The supplied source set did not show any official winners yet tied to either artist. ### Who leads the nominations overall? (theamas.com) Taylor Swift leads the 2026 AMAs with eight nominations, according to the AMAs and Billboard. Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter and SOMBR follow with seven each, while Alex Warren and Lady Gaga have six, Billboard reported. The AMAs said fan voting opened on April 14 and ran through May 8. The categories announcement said additional details on performers, presenters and special honorees would follow in the weeks before the show. ### Are performers already announced? The AMAs published a performers update in May saying more performers had been announced for the 52nd ceremony. (theamas.com) That post repeated the nomination leaders and said the show would return to CBS and Paramount+ for a multi-genre live event. (theamas.com) CBS and the AMAs pages surfaced in current search results do not, in the material reviewed here, provide a complete winners list ahead of the May 25 telecast. The AMAs winners database is live on the site, but it does not show a separate verified winners release in the sourced material reviewed before the broadcast. (theamas.com) ### What should viewers watch for next? May 25 is the next concrete date, with CBS carrying the live broadcast at 8 p.m. ET and Paramount+ streaming it live for Premium subscribers. The official nominees page and CBS show page are the main reference points before the ceremony begins. (theamas.com 1) (theamas.com 2)