BTS To Appear At The 2026 American Music Awards
The K-pop superstars are making a special appearance at one of the world’s biggest fan-voted award shows.
BTS: Courtesy of Big Hit Music
BTS: Courtesy of Big Hit Music
BTS are set to make a special appearance at the 52nd American Music Awards on May 26, 2026 (PH Time), their first awards show appearance together in four years.
This year’s ceremony will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, which will air on CBS and on the streaming platform, Paramount+. It will be hosted by Queen Latifah.
The group’s last live award show appearance together was at the 64th Grammy Awards in 2022, where they performed their hit, “Butter.”
The group is nominated in the categories for Artist of the Year, Best Male K-Pop Artist, and Song of the Summer for “Swim,” which is part of their comeback record, ARIRANG. The song claimed No.1 on the Billboard Philippines Hot 100 chart, dated April 11, 2026. The song was also joined by other tracks from the record, which dominated the charts in April.
Their fellow Artist of the Year nominees include Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, and Morgan Wallen. BTS previously won the award in 2021 and has earned a total of 11 AMA wins, as of this writing.
In 2017, the AMA stage marked the group’s first US television appearance at an awards show. They performed the song “DNA” and became the first Korean group to perform in the show’s history.
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The 52nd American Music Awards will air on May 26, 2026 (Philippine Time). The live ceremony is being held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Queen Latifah hosting the event.
This special appearance marks the first time all members of BTS will attend an awards show together in four years. Their last live awards show appearance as a full group was back in 2022 at the 64th Grammy Awards, where they performed their hit single “Butter.”
BTS is nominated in three major categories: Artist of the Year, Best Male K-Pop Artist, and Song of the Summer for their track “Swim.” They are competing for Artist of the Year against major global acts like Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, and Morgan Wallen.
The group’s highly anticipated comeback record is titled ARIRANG. The album’s hit single, “Swim,” successfully claimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Philippines Hot 100 chart on April 11, 2026, leading a wave of tracks from the record that dominated the music charts throughout April.
As of 2026, BTS has earned a total of 11 AMA wins throughout their career. This includes making history in 2021 when they won the night’s top prize, Artist of the Year.
