Overview
- CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced that BTS will make a “special appearance” at the 52nd American Music Awards on Monday, May 25, and BigHit Music confirmed the group will attend the live broadcast on CBS and Paramount+.
- The band enters the AMAs with three nominations: Artist of the Year, Song of the Summer for “Swim,” and Best Male K-Pop Artist.
- BTS will already be in Las Vegas for four sold-out Allegiant Stadium concerts that bookend the awards night, with shows scheduled May 23–24 and May 27–28.
- Their return on the awards stage follows major commercial momentum this spring, with the album Arirang and the single “Swim” both reaching No. 1 on Billboard charts and a global Arirang world tour under way.
- News outlets differ on how many AMA trophies BTS has won to date (reports say 11 or 12), and the AMAs appearance doubles as a high-visibility moment before their announced halftime slot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.