American Music Awards set May 25

The 52nd American Music Awards are set for Monday, May 25, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, according to the show’s organizers. CBS and Dick Clark Productions said Queen Latifah will host the ceremony, which will air live on Memorial Day at 8 p.m. ET and stream on Paramount+. Taylor Swift enters the night with eight nominations, the most of any artist this year. Organizers have billed the Las Vegas venue as the largest in the show’s history. ### When and where is the show airing? Monday, May 25, is the broadcast date for this year’s AMAs, with the show scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The ceremony will be carried live on CBS, and Paramount+ said live streaming is available through its Premium plan, with on-demand streaming available the next day on any Paramount+ plan. (theamas.com) Las Vegas is hosting the ceremony at MGM Grand Garden Arena for the second straight year, according to Paramount+ and the AMAs. Tickets were made available through AXS, the show’s website said. ### Why is Queen Latifah hosting this year? Queen Latifah was announced as host in April by the AMAs and CBS. (theamas.com) In a statement published by the show, she said she was “so excited” to return to the AMAs stage as host. April 14 was also the date organizers tied Latifah’s hosting role to the nominations rollout, presenting her as the face of the Memorial Day telecast from Las Vegas. (paramountplus.com) The show is produced by Dick Clark Productions, which said the event would feature performances and fan-voted awards across multiple genres. (theamas.com) ### Who leads the nominations going into the night? Taylor Swift leads the field with eight nominations, according to the official AMAs nominations release. Billboard’s nominations list also said Swift was out front and identified her as the top winner in AMA history with 40 career trophies. (theamas.com) Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter and sombr follow with seven nominations each, the AMAs said. Alex Warren and Lady Gaga received six nods apiece, according to Billboard’s published list. ### Who is set to appear on stage? May 7 was the date the AMAs announced an initial wave of performers including Hootie & the Blowfish, KATSEYE, Keith Urban, Maluma, Riley Green, sombr, Teddy Swims and Twenty One Pilots. (theamas.com) The show later added more names to its performance and presenter lineup. The AMAs’ how-to-watch page listed presenters and participants including Jennifer Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Cara Delevingne, Ciara, Nikki Glaser and Paula Abdul, and said BTS would make a special live appearance. Billboard also published a running list of performers and presenters ahead of the show. (theamas.com) ### Is Taylor Swift expected to attend? Taylor Swift’s attendance had not been confirmed in the official AMA materials reviewed. The official announcements focus on nominations, broadcast details and performers, but do not list Swift as a confirmed performer or presenter. Daily Mail was cited in upstream briefing material as reporting that Swift is expected to skip the ceremony, but that report did not surface in the search results reviewed here. (theamas.com) What is confirmed by official and entertainment-industry sources is that Swift enters the night as the leading nominee and already holds the record for most AMA wins. (theamas.com) May 25 is the next milestone for the show, with Queen Latifah hosting live from Las Vegas and CBS and Paramount+ carrying the ceremony starting at 8 p.m. ET. Swift, Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter and other nominees are due to learn the results during the broadcast. (theamas.com 1) (theamas.com 2)