American Music Awards to Return to Las Vegas in New Venue

Mar 10, 2026 9:00am PT American Music Awards to Return to Las Vegas for First Live Broadcast in New Venue By Steven J. Horowitz Plus Icon Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer speriod Latest Kanye West Announces Rare Los Angeles Show Ahead of New Album ‘Bully’ 20 hours ago Cardi B, Patti LaBelle, Brandy & Monica to Headline Essence Festival of Culture 2026 1 day ago Jill Scott Announces ‘To Whom This May Concern’ World Tour Dates 1 day ago See All Christopher Polk Following its return in 2025 after a nearly three-year hiatus, the 52nd American Music Awards are heading back to Las Vegas to be broadcast live from a new venue, the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Like last year, Dick Clark Productions and CBS are bringing back the AMAs on Memorial Day, May 25, and will air the event live on CBS at 8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT. The ceremony will also be streamed and made available on demand by Paramount+. Related Stories David Harewood on Landing First Lead in 40-Year Career in ‘Pierre’ – and Finally Being No. 1 on the Call Sheet: ‘Exciting Place to Be’ (EXCLUSIVE) Nominations for this year’s AMAs will be announced on April 14. That same day, fans can begin voting for their favorite artists and music until the window closes on May 8. Additional details, including performers, presenters and ticket on-sale, will be announced in the coming weeks. Popular on Variety In 2025, the AMAs staged its first live ceremony since 2022, when they aired in the fall from Los Angeles on ABC. The 2022 show had a 0.6 rating among adults in the key 18-49 demographic and 3.53 million total viewers, a record low for AMAs viewership. But it made an impressive comeback last year, averaging 5.2 million viewers for its largest performance since 2019. During the event, hosted by Jennifer Lopez at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Billie Eilish was the night’s big winner with a sweep in all seven nominated categories, while Beyoncé, Bad Bunny and Eminem took home two awards apiece. Last August, CBS announced that it would be extending its partnership with Dick Clark Productions via a new five-year deal to keep the AMAs on the network and Paramount+ starting in 2026. The AMAs were created by Dick Clark for ABC in 1974 after the network lost its deal to broadcast the Grammys to CBS. The AMAs originally aired in January or February until the switch to the Thanksgiving season from 2003-2022. Variety parent company PMC owns Dick Clark Prods. in a joint venture with Eldridge. Jump to Comments Australian Grand Prix: How to Watch 2026 F1 Season Opener Online for Free Disney and F1 Expand ‘Fuel the Magic’ Partnership With Uniqlo Collection, WEBTOON Comic Series and Mickey Mouse Plush Toys General Motors Takes Cadillac F1 Debut to Super Bowl PGA Award Nominations: ‘Weapons’ and ‘F1’ Join ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and More ‘F1′ Cinematographer Claudio Miranda on Creating Tension Through Framing and Why Las Vegas’ Neon Signs Were Challenging BFI and British Consulate-General Toast Oscar Weekend as U.K. Scores 40 Nominations (EXCLUSIVE) JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...