The 52nd American Music Awards just got bigger. Hootie & the Blowfish, KATSEYE, Keith Urban, Maluma, Riley Green, SOMBR, Teddy Swims, and Twenty One Pilots have all been added to the performer lineup for the May 25 broadcast, hosted by Queen Latifah live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on CBS and Paramount+.
Hootie & the Blowfish return to the AMA stage 30 years after winning the Pop/Rock New Artist award in 1996. Twenty One Pilots bring fan favourite “Drag Path,” a limited-time bonus track that went viral and has since crossed nearly 100 million streams. Teddy Swims, fresh off Coachella and Stagecoach, performs his latest single “Mr. Know It All.”
KATSEYE make their AMA debut with the U.S. television premiere of new single “PINKY UP.” Maluma returns with material from ‘Loco x Volver’, out May 15. Keith Urban performs a track from his forthcoming Yacht Rock album ‘Flow State’, due June 12. Riley Green makes his AMA performance debut, currently guest starring on the hit CBS show Marshals. SOMBR, a seven-time nominee, also takes the stage for the first time ahead of his fall arena tour.
Fan voting is open now at VoteAMAs.com and closes Friday, May 8 at 11:59 a.m. PT. The 52nd AMAs air Monday, May 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT. Tickets are on sale now via AXS.