The special 50th anniversary celebration of the American Music Awards will be a star-studded affair.
On Thursday, September 26, CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced that the special – held in lieu of the usual American Music Awards to commemorate the series’ 50 years – will feature performances by Brad Paisley, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Green Day, Jennifer Hudson , Kane Brown, Mariah Carey, RAYE and Stray Kids.
Additionally, special guests and event announcers will include Carrie Underwood, who has won 17 AMAs during her career, multiple award winners Gloria Estefan and Jennifer Lopez, and five-time AMA host Jimmy Kimmel.
CBS called the special “an evening celebrating half a century of groundbreaking music, iconic moments, unforgettable performances and rich pop culture history.” The two-hour show is scheduled to air on Sunday, Oct. 6 — making it the first AMA event since the last American Music Awards aired in November 2022. The regular AMAs will air in May 2025, CBS added.
According to a press release, each performer will pay tribute to the achievements of past AMA Award winners.
Gladys Knight performs in 2023.
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Brad Paisley pays tribute to the late country singer Charley Pride, who won the first AMA Awards for Country Male and Country Album. Chaka Khan will perform “I’m Every Woman” for “50 Years of Achievement by Female Artists” and Gladys Knight will perform “Midnight Train to Georgia” 50 years after her last AMA performance in 1974.
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Green Day will “celebrate the history of rock music” with a performance of their hit song “Dilemma”, and Jennifer Hudson will pay tribute to Whitney Houston with a tribute performance. Kane Brown will “celebrate the legacy of country music at the American Music Awards with a performance of classic and current hits,” and Mariah Carey will celebrate 20 years of her album Emancipation Mimi.
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Stray children in 2022.
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Singer-songwriter RAYE is set to perform James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” after the American Music Award of Merit retrospective, and K-pop group Stray Kids will pay tribute to the boyband legacy at the AMAs.
The special will also “serve as a tribute to the past 50 years and feature dazzling new performances, candid artist interviews, legendary special guests and exclusive never-before-seen footage from DCP’s extensive archives, highlighting iconic moments that defined the awards show and shaped pop culture.” , CBS said in a press release.
Special 50th Anniversary American Music Awards broadcast on CBS and Paramount+ stream (live for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers) at 8 ET/5PT on October 6.
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