How to watch the 2026 AMAs live for free: Time, streaming, nominees

Before nan vacation play is over, it’s clip for nan 2026 American Music Awards.

For nan 2nd twelvemonth successful a row, nan yearly euphony awards will aerial unrecorded from Las Vegas connected Memorial Day. Like past year, nan Veterans Voice Award will grant a musician for their contributions to helping veterans nationwide. Country crooner Zac Brown was nan inaugural winner; tonight, Darius Rucker will person that honor.

Additionally, Karol G will person nan International Artist Award of Excellence, while Billy Idol is honored for his life accomplishment successful music.

Taylor Swift leads each nominees coming pinch eight, and 12 caller categories were introduced this year, including Best Breakout Tour and Song of nan Summer.

Here’s everything you request to cognize to tune in to nan American Music Awards coming without cablegram (for free, too, we mightiness add).

American Music Awards 2026 time

The 2026 American Music Awards statesman astatine 8 p.m. ET tonight, May 25.

How to watch and watercourse nan 2026 AMAs for free:

To watch nan AMAs for free, you’ll request a live TV streaming service pinch a free trial.

DIRECTV is our favourite work for watching unrecorded tv for free — and its five-day free proceedings includes CBS among 90+ unrecorded channels. When nan proceedings is over, you’ll salary arsenic debased arsenic $59.99/month for 1 of DIRECTV’s premium streaming packages.

You tin besides watch nan AMAs unrecorded connected Paramount+ pinch nan Premium Plan, which costs $13.99/month aft a seven-day free proceedings that you tin only return advantage of if you subscribe via Prime Video.

Who is hosting nan AMAs tonight?

Queen Latifah will big nan 52st AMAs; she first co-hosted nan AMAs successful 1995.

2026 AMAs nominees:

Taylor Swift, pictured astatine nan 2019 AMAs pinch six trophies, is this year’s astir nominated creator pinch 8 nods. Getty Images for dcp

There will beryllium 50 full AMAs fixed retired this year; these are a fewer of nan apical prizes, but you tin cheque retired a afloat database here.

Artist of nan Year:

• Bad Bunny
• Bruno Mars
• BTS
• Harry Styles
• Justin Bieber
• Kendrick Lamar
• Lady Gaga
• Morgan Wallen
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Taylor Swift

New Artist of nan Year:

• Alex Warren
• Ella Langley
• Katseye
• Leon Thomas
• Olivia Dean
• Sombr

Album of nan Year:

• Cardi B – “Am I nan Drama?”
• Fuerza Regida – “111xpantia”
• Justin Bieber – “Swag”
• Lady Gaga – “Mayhem”
• Morgan Wallen – “I’m nan Problem”
• Olivia Dean – “The Art of Loving”
• Playboi Carti – “Music”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Man’s Best Friend”
• Tate McRae – “So Close to What”
• Taylor Swift – “The Life of a Showgirl”

Song of nan Year:

• Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
• Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas”
• Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami – “Golden”
• Kehlani – “Folded”
• Leon Thomas – “Mutt”
• Morgan Wallen – “I’m nan Problem”
• Olivia Dean – “Man I Need”
• Sabrina Carpenter – “Manchild”
• Sombr – “Back to Friends”
• Taylor Swift – “The Fate of Ophelia”

2026 AMAs performers

In summation to typical grant winners Karol G, Billy Idol and Darius Rucker (with Hootie & nan Blowfish), you tin expect to spot performances from Katseye, Twenty One Pilots, Teddy Swims, Keith Urban, Maluma, Riley Green, Sombr, Teyana Taylor, New Kids connected nan Block, nan Pussycat Dolls and Busta Rhymes.

There’s besides a star-studded lineup of presenters including euphony icons Paula Abdul and Busta Rhymes; comedians Matt Rife, Gabriel Iglesias and Nikki Glaser; Olympic golden medalist Alysa Liu; “Hacks” stars Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs; “Giggly Squad” co-host Hannah Berner; erstwhile “RHOBH” prima Lisa Rinna and more.

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