Music Stars Hit 52nd American Music Awards Red Carpet as Taylor Swift Leads With 8 Nominations
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Updated · Billboard · May 26
Music Stars Hit 52nd American Music Awards Red Carpet as Taylor Swift Leads With 8 Nominations
7 articles · Updated · Billboard · May 26
Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena filled with music stars on Monday as the 52nd American Music Awards opened with a red-carpet parade led by Paula Abdul, New Kids on the Block, Ludacris, KATSEYE and Tinashe.
Taylor Swift entered the night as the top nominee with 8 nods and a chance to add to her 40 career AMA wins, while Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, sombr and Morgan Wallen followed with 7 each.
Queen Latifah returned to host the annual ceremony, revisiting a role she last held in 1995 when she co-hosted the show with Tom Jones and Lorrie Morgan.
BTS, Karol G, Billy Idol, NKOTB and KATSEYE were set to perform, with Idol also due to receive a lifetime achievement award as presenters including Alysa Liu, GloRilla and Paula Abdul joined the lineup.
Did Taylor Swift's record-breaking dominance continue against a field of new nominees?
Why did country's biggest star leave the fan-voted AMAs completely empty-handed?