As announced across social media on Monday (May 4), Twenty One Pilots is set to perform at the 52nd American Music Awards. The duo has two nominations – best rock/alternative artist and best rock/alternative album for their eighth studio album Breach, which topped the Billboard 200 last fall.
The duo, consisting of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dunn, won in both categories last year, taking the award for best rock/alternative album with their previous album, Clancy. This year they are competing for best rock/alternative artist with Deftones, Linkin Park, The Marías and Sleep Token. They are vying for best rock/alternative album with Sleep Token’s Even in Arcadia, sombr’s I Barely Know Her, Tame Impala’s Deadbeat and Zach Bryan’s With Heaven on Top.
Another group, KATSEYE, was previously announced as a performer on this year’s show.
Queen Latifah will host the annual special, which airs live coast-to-coast on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount+. Latifah has a long history with the AMAs, having co-hosted the show in 1995 with Tom Jones and Lorrie Morgan.
The 52nd American Music Awards will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Memorial Day for the second year in a row. Tickets are now available on AXS.
Nominations for the 52nd American Music Awards were announced on Tuesday, April 14. Fan voting opened the same day and will remain open until May 8.
Last year’s 51st American Music Awards reached over 10 million unique viewers across its CBS and Paramount+ premiere and encores on MTV, CMT, and BET. The CBS broadcast marked the show’s largest audience since 2019 with a +38% increase over its last live airing in 2022 on ABC.
The American Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.
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