The 2026 American Music Awards hit Las Vegas on Memorial Day, bringing a slew of music stars from BTS to Sombr, Karol G, Teddy Swims and KATSEYE amongst many extra to to Sin Metropolis.
BTS, the trailblazing world boy group that helped popularize Okay-pop internationally, had a massive night of their first award present look in 4 years, successful music of the summer season, artist of the 12 months and finest male Okay-pop artist. The supergroup kicked off the award present with a pre-taped efficiency of their music “Hooligan.”
Sombr took house three awards Monday night time, two of which had been televised, and carried out his single “Homewrecker.” Woman group KATSEYE additionally took house three awards together with new artist of the 12 months. The six-member group, presently performing as 5 members as Manon stays on hiatus, carried out their catchy new single “Pinky Up.”
Different performers Monday included Karol G, Teyana Taylor, Hootie and the Blowfish, Keith City, Maluma, Inexperienced, Swims, New Youngsters on the Block, The Pussycat Dolls and Twenty One Pilots.
Presenters included Alysa Liu, Anthony Ramos, Busta Rhymes, EJAE, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, GloRilla, Hannah Berner, Hilary Duff, Jason Derulo, Jake Wooden, John Legend, Leon Thomas, Linda Perry, Lisa Rinna, Ludacris, Mariah the Scientist, Matt Rife, Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs, Melanie Martinez, Nikki Glaser, Paula Abdul, Rei Ami, Riley Inexperienced and Russell Dickerson.
The Hollywood Reporter was inside to catch a number of the moments that the digicam missed.
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The gang went wild for BTS
Unsurprisingly, fans couldn’t get enough of the Korean boy group, whose look on the AMAs coincided with the Las Vegas cease of their Arirang World Tour. The present kicked off with a efficiency of “Hooligan” that was taped throughout one of many two sold-out reveals that the Okay-pop stars held on the close by Allegiant Stadium earlier final weekend.
Followers within the room had been initially instructed they had been going to get to witness a efficiency by BTS, which despatched the excited crowd into pleasure. Very similar to for these at house, the BTS performance was shared through a display screen, because it was pre-taped. That, nevertheless, didn’t cease the thrill within the area.
All through the night time, the group’s followers, collectively referred to as ARMY, would erupt in cheers each time the group was talked about through the digicam breaks. As soon as the group arrived, noticed as they went out to current the feminine R&B artist of the 12 months to SZA, the group was deafening. The group went on to successful three awards all through the night time.
A candy second for one younger BTS fan
As evidenced by their sweep, BTS was a scorching matter of dialog all through the night time, even earlier than the seven-member group arrived. A crowd host inside the sector wandered all through the seats through the business break. At one level, he introduced a younger lady to the B-stage to indicate her what it was prefer to say whats up to a crowd of greater than 10,000 individuals. The younger lady, like almost each different one who spoke from the group through the business break, was there to see BTS.
The celebrities cherished interacting with followers
In an award present just like the AMAs, stars can discover themselves presenting and acting from totally different spots all through the sector. At one level, host Queen Latifah even took to the group to movie a section, sitting amongst some visitors. Keith City, who carried out through the Monday night time telecast, was noticed chatting and high-fiving some followers as he exited from his efficiency. As a fan-voted award present that most of the people should buy tickets for, the present gears far more in the direction of the viewers than its competing reveals.
