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Previously Announced Appearances Include 2026 ��ݮֱ�� Music Awards Most-nominated Artist Taylor Swift, Along with Alysa Liu, NE-YO, Nicole Scherzinger, Nikki Glaser, sombr and Weezer

Hosted by Ludacris, the Event Features Previously Announced Performances by Alex Warren, John Mellencamp, Kehlani, Lainey Wilson, Ludacris, RAYE, and Performing for the First Time Together, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue

NEW YORK- March 24, 2026- ��ݮֱ�� and FOX Entertainment announced today that the 2026 ��ݮֱ�� Music Awards will feature special appearances by Donnie Wahlberg, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Shaboozey, Teddi Mellencamp and Vin Diesel. Teddi Mellencamp will present John Mellencamp with the 2026 ��ݮֱ�� Icon Award. They join previously announced special guests including Taylor Swift, the show’s most-nominated artist, along with Alysa Liu, NE-YO, Nicole Scherzinger, Nikki Glaser, sombr and Weezer.

The 13th annual award show will air live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 26 (8-10 p.m. ET live / PT tape-delayed) on FOX and will also be heard on ��ݮֱ�� stations nationwide and on the ��ݮֱ�� app.

Hosted by Ludacris, the event will feature previously announced performances by Alex Warren, John Mellencamp, Kehlani, Lainey Wilson, Ludacris, RAYE, and performing for the first time together, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue.

Additionally, as previously announced, John Mellencamp will be honored with the 2026 ��ݮֱ�� Icon Award, Ludacris will receive the 2026 ��ݮֱ�� Landmark Award, Miley Cyrus will be honored with the 2026 ��ݮֱ�� Innovator Award and Alex Warren will receive the 2026 ��ݮֱ�� Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.

The 13th annual ��ݮֱ�� Music Awards will celebrate the most-played artists and songs on ��ݮֱ�� stations and the ��ݮֱ�� app throughout 2025, while also offering a preview of the upcoming hits of 2026. The show will feature award presentations in multiple categories, live performances from the biggest artists in music, surprise guests and collaborations, and will showcase the stories of the winning artists’ road to No. 1.

Artists receiving several nominations include Alex Warren, Bad Bunny, Benson Boone, BLACKPINK, Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran, Ella Langley, GloRilla, Grupo Frontera, HUNTR/X: EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, Jelly Roll, JENNIE, j-hope, KATSEYE, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Leon Thomas, Linkin Park, LISA, Mariah the Scientist, MOLIY, Morgan Wallen, Myles Smith, RAYE, ROSÉ, Sabrina Carpenter, Shinedown, sombr, SZA, Tate McRae, Taylor Swift, Twenty One Pilots and Zara Larsson. 

For a full list of categories, visit ��ݮֱ��.com/awards.

Executive producers for the ��ݮֱ�� Music Awards are Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannaé Rouzan-Clay for Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE); John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Bart Peters for ��ݮֱ��; and FOX Entertainment Studios.

Proud partners of this year’s event on iHeart’s platforms include H&R Block, She Rises Studios, and Trashie with more to be announced.

B-roll of the Dolby Theatre BTS:

Artists and/or events subject to change or cancellation without notice. 

About FOX Entertainment

With a legacy spanning nearly 40 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world’s most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party platforms worldwide. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company includes three key business units: FOX Television Network, FOX Entertainment Studios and worldwide content sales and licensing unit FOX Entertainment Global.

While maintaining its leadership in linear television with an exceptional slate of original series – including Doc, Extracted, Memory of a Killer, The Masked Singer, The Floor, The Simpsons, Animal Control, Going Dutch, Murder in a Small Town, Hell’s Kitchen and LEGO Masters – FOX Entertainment is growing its portfolio of studio engines, business operations and library of owned original content. 

To date, the FOX Entertainment Studios division includes its in-house unscripted studio with hits The Masked Singer, I Can See Your Voice and Name That Tune, and scripted content studio featuring comedies Animal Control and Going Dutch and signature drama series Best Medicine, The Faithful, The Way ��ݮֱ�� and The Chicken Sisters. The unit also oversees the award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment with animated comedies including Krapopolis, Grimsburg, Hazbin Hotel and Universal Basic Guys; entertainment platform TMZ with its tentpole primetime series TMZ Investigates; its new independent film label Tideline Entertainment with inaugural releases including First Time Female Director, Ponyboi and Slanted; and the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global in partnership with iconic chef Gordon Ramsay, featuring food-themed original series on FOX such as Next Level Chef, Kitchen Nightmares and Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service, as well as the new next-gen global food brand and entertainment platform Bite, No Taste Like ��ݮֱ�� on Disney+, Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars on Apple+ and a new untitled Gordon Ramsay documentary series on Netflix in early 2026.

As a global content creator and production partner, FOX Entertainment Studios collaborates with studios and platforms worldwide, including Disney, Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony Pictures Television, Prime Video, Netflix, Apple+, Hallmark, Lifetime, TelevisaUnivision, UK’s Channel 4, France’s TF1, German’s ProSieben, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia’s Foxtel and FOX-owned streamer Tubi, among others.

About Jesse Collins Entertainment

Founded in 2012, Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service Emmy winning production company that has played an integral role in producing many of television's most memorable moments in music entertainment.  JCE's award-winning and critically acclaimed television includes programming from its four divisions—specials, sports, scripted and unscripted.  From the specials division: award shows—The Emmy Awards, The 2021 and 2022 American Music Awards, The 2022 Golden Globes, BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Hip Hop Awards, Black Girls Rock!, BET Honors, UNCF's An Evening of Stars and ABFF Honors; specials—Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular, Christmas in Rockefeller Center, The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama & Oprah Winfrey (Primetime Emmy Award nominee), A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop, Lil Rel Howery: I said it. Y'all thinking it., CNN's Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom, Martin: The Reunion, John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero, Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration, Change Together: From The March On Washington To Today, A GRAMMY Salute to the Sounds of Change, Stand Up for Heroes, Dear Mama, Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin', Def Comedy Jam 25, Leslie Jones: Time Machine, The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular and Rip the Runway.  From the sports division: Beyoncé Bowl at the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans NFL 2024 Christmas Game (Primetime Emmy Award winner), The Super Bowl Halftime Show (Primetime Emmy Award winner), The 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game Pre-Game Show, The 2025 World Series Game 1 Anthem, NFL Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show starring Jack White and Netflix’s Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party.  From the scripted division: scripted series—Real Husbands of Hollywood, American Soul and miniseries—The New Edition Story and The Bobby Brown Story.  From the unscripted division: unscripted series – Heart & Hustle: Houston, Tia Mowry: My Next Act, Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50, Oh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans, Cardi Tries, My Killer Body with K. Michelle, DJ Cassidy's Pass the Mic and Forward: The Future of Black Music, competition series—Hollywood Squares, Rhythm + Flow, Celebrity Squares, Becoming A Popstar, Sunday Best, Hip Hop Squares and Nashville Squares, talk shows – We Got Time Today, Yara Shahidi's Day Off and Face to Face with Becky G, and children's series—Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (Daytime Emmy Award winner).  Emmy Award winner Jesse Collins is the Founder & CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment and executive producer of all JCE programming.  He is also an executive producer for the annual GRAMMY Awards and produced the 2021 Oscars.  Emmy winner Dionne Harmon is President.  Emmy nominee Jeannae Rouzan-Clay is Senior Vice President of Specials.

About The Dolby Theatre

One of the world’s premier entertainment venues, Dolby Theatre Hollywood, which turns 25 years-old in 2026, has hosted a range of notable international television specials and award events including NBC/Peacock networks’ first of its kind “Wicked: For Good” special November 6, featuring stars of the original movie, The Academy Awards, ABC’s Kelly & Mark ‘After Oscars Special’, the American Idol finals, AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards to Francis Ford Coppola, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, George Lucas and others, ESPN’s ESPY Awards, the BET Awards, ��ݮֱ�� Music Awards, K-pop’s “MAMA” Awards, PaleyFest, Clio Awards, Netflix is a Joke Festival, America’s Got Talent and the Daytime Emmy Awards.

Many legendary artists, including Alicia Keys, Celine Dion, Elvis Costello, Barry Manilow, Stevie Wonder, Harry Connick, Jr., Melissa Etheridge, Dixie Chicks, Tyler Perry, and Louis C.K., Hillary Clinton book tour with Maria Shriver, and a host of touring productions, from “Dancing With The Stars Live” to “Annie,” “Hairspray,” “Tootsie” and “Rent,” have been featured on the Dolby stage.