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American Music Awards 2026 Performers: Teddy Swims Joins a Lineup Framing a New Network Era
Teddy Swims joins the 2026 American Music Awards performer lineup as the show continues its post-hiatus reset on CBS and in Las Vegas, alongside announced acts Twenty One Pilots and KATSEYE.
Teddy Swims is the latest name added to the 2026 American Music Awards performance roster, with the announcement arriving Tuesday, May 5.
Swims, whose 2023-24 crossover run on “Lose Control” turned him into a mainstream fixture, enters this year’s show as a nominee for collaboration of the year for “Gone Gone Gone” with David Guetta and Tones and I. The track reached No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February, a reminder that his post-breakthrough phase is now being measured less by surprise and more by consistency.
The 52nd AMAs will be hosted by Queen Latifah and broadcast live coast-to-coast on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Latifah’s return to the franchise carries some historical symmetry: she previously co-hosted in 1995 alongside Tom Jones and Lorrie Morgan, and now steps in as the show continues to redefine itself in a different television landscape.
This year marks the second consecutive Memorial Day AMAs on CBS and Paramount+, and only the second telecast since the awards returned from a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. It is also the second straight edition staged in Las Vegas. That matters. For decades, the AMAs were tied to ABC and the Los Angeles area; the move to CBS, streaming integration, and Vegas production footprint suggests a deliberate attempt to modernize the event’s identity without fully abandoning its legacy broadcast DNA.
Nominations were announced April 14, with fan voting opening the same day and running through Friday, May 8.
So far, announced performers reflect a lineup that blends established arena acts, rising global pop groups, and crossover artists who have recently translated chart momentum into awards visibility.
Teddy Swims
One nomination: collaboration of the year for “Gone Gone Gone” (with David Guetta and Tones and I).
Notable chart context: “Gone Gone Gone” peaked at No. 51 on the Hot 100 in February 2026.
Twenty One Pilots
Two nominations: best rock/alternative artist and best rock/alternative album for Breach.
Notable chart context: Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun won both equivalent categories last year, before the field was relabeled from rock to rock/alternative. Breach, their eighth studio album, hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in September 2025, becoming their second chart-topper.
KATSEYE
Three nominations: new artist of the year, best music video for “Gnarly,” and breakthrough pop artist.
Notable chart context: Among groups and duos, only Fuerza Regida has more AMA nominations this cycle. KATSEYE’s three nods place them in a five-way tie for second among groups with BTS, HUNTR/X, The Marías, and Sleep Token. “Gnarly” reached No. 82 on the Hot 100 in January 2026.
The AMAs are produced by Dick Clark Productions, owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.
