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Queen Latifah will return to big nan 52nd American Music Awards, group for Memorial Day, May 25 connected CBS, nan web and Dick Clark Prodcutions announced Monday. This will beryllium Queen Latifah’s 2nd clip arsenic big of nan awards, having antecedently co-hosted successful 1995.
“I americium truthful excited to return to nan American Music Awards shape to big this year,” said Latifah. “It’s been an unthinkable twelvemonth for euphony and location is nary amended spot to observe than successful Vegas.”
The 2026 AMAs will aerial unrecorded from nan MGM Grand Garden Arena successful Las Vegas, its first clip astatine nan venue. The show will aerial unrecorded coast-to-coast at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and watercourse unrecorded and connected request on Paramount+.
“We’re thrilled to invited Queen Latifah backmost arsenic big of nan American Music Awards,” said Jay Penske, CEO, Dick Clark Productions. “A existent powerhouse and trailblazer, she brings a move beingness and heavy relationship to some fans and chap artists, making her nan cleanable prime to lead a nighttime celebrating nan biggest names and astir defining moments successful music.”
Created by shaper Dick Clark and first awarded successful 1974, nan AMAs observe nan year’s apical achievements successful euphony wished by nan fans. Nominations for this year’s AMAs will beryllium announced connected Tuesday, April 14.
Queen Latifah is simply a Grammy-winning creator and Oscar-nominated character whose profession spans music, film, television, and production. She earned an Academy Award nomination, on pinch Golden Globe and SAG nominations, for her domiciled arsenic “Mama Morton” in Chicago. More recently, she headlined and executive produced CBS’ The Equalizer. She is adjacent group to reprise her domiciled arsenic “Ellie” in Ice Age: Boiling Point.
This year’s awards show will characteristic 50 categories, up from past year’s 37, pinch a attraction connected emerging talent successful “breakthrough” categories including Breakthrough Touring Artist, Breakthrough Album of nan Year, Breakthrough Pop Artist, Breakthrough Country Artist, Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist, Breakthrough R&B Artist, Breakthrough Latin Artist and Breakthrough Rock/Alternative Artist.
Additional details, including performers, presenters, and typical honorees for the 52nd AMAs, will beryllium announced successful nan coming weeks.
The American Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions. DCP is owned by Deadline genitor Penske Media Corporation, successful a subsidiary associated task betwixt Penske Media and Eldridge.
