The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes have been added to the performance lineup for the 2026 American Music Awards. They are expected to perform their collab hit, “Don’t Cha,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2005. The booking comes 20 years after the Pussycat Dolls first performed on the AMAs, singing “Buttons,” a No. 3 hit on the Hot 100 in September 2006.
The Dolls announced on May 4 that the newly reunited group (now a trio) has canceled all but one of its North American PCD Forever Tour dates. The act was set to play arenas and amphitheaters throughout North America this summer, but all stateside shows, outside of the trio’s appearance at WeHo Festival in Los Angeles, have been canceled in what the group called a “difficult and heartbreaking decision.”
The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes join New Kids on the Block, Billy Idol, Karol G, Teyana Taylor, Hootie & the Blowfish, Keith Urban, Maluma, Riley Green, sombr, KATSEYE, Twenty One Pilots and Teddy Swims, who were previously announced as show performers.
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. Latifah has a long history with the AMAs, having cohosted 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. This is the second American Music Awards telecast since it returned following a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. It’s the second show to air on CBS and the second to be held in Las Vegas. All previous AMAs shows aired on ABC and were held in the L.A. area. Tickets are now available on AXS.
Nominations for the 52nd American Music Awards were announced on April 14. Fan voting opened the same day. Voting closed on Friday, May 8, with the exception of social song of the year and tour of the year, which will remain open through the first 30 minutes of the AMAs broadcast.
Here are all the artists who have been announced as performers on the 2026 American Music Awards. They are listed in reverse chronological order by the date of the announcement. This list will be updated as more performers are announced.
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.
