Dick Clark productions and ABC today announced that multi-platinum music superstars Kelly Clarkson and P!NK will perform together for the very first time to open the 2017 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, which will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 8:00pm ET on ABC.
As previously announced, music legend,
Diana Ross, will also take the stage for a rare performance at the "2017 American Music Awards" and will be honored with the "American Music Award for
Lifetime Achievement."
Christina Aguilera will pay tribute to
Whitney Houston and music from "The Bodyguard" with a performance in honor of the film's 25th anniversary, which falls on the same week as the awards ceremony. Other previously announced performers include BTS,
Alessia Cara & Zedd,
Kelly Clarkson,
Selena Gomez,
Niall Horan,
Imagine Dragons & Khalid,
Nick Jonas,
Lady Gaga,
Demi Lovato, Shawn Mendes, P!NK, Portugal. The Man, and
Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso ft.
Florida Georgia Line & watt. Additionally,
Bebe Rexha will combine with
Florida Georgia Line to treat
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS fans to an encore performance for Xfinity TV customers, which will be available following the show on Xfinity On Demand.
Nominations for the "2017 American Music Awards" were announced last month.
Bruno Mars leads with eight nominations, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock. The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar,
Ed SHeeran and
The Weeknd tied with five nominations each, while
Justin Bieber,
Daddy Yankee and
Luis Fonsi received four nominations each. Additionally,
Keith Urban earned three nominations, and
Rihanna and Halsey earned two nominations each.
The
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS winners are voted entirely by fans. Voting is now closed in all categories other than Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity. Fans are able to vote for these awards using the following methods:
For New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, fans can vote for each award 100 times per day, per voting platform in one or both of the ways above. For Artist of the Year, fans may vote once per day, per voting platform.
The Artist of the Year nominees are
Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers, Drake,
Kendrick Lamar and
Ed SHeeran. Voting for Artist of the Year will close on Thursday, November 16 at 8:59:59pm PT. Voting for New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity will close on Sunday, November 19 at 5:59:59pm PT, one hour into the live broadcast.
American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The eligibility period for the "2017 American Music Awards" was
September 9, 2016 to
September 14, 2017.
Sponsors for the "2017 American Music Awards" include Comcast's Xfinity, Security Benefit and T-Mobile. Media partners include
Cumulus Media/Westwood One and Music Choice.
The "2017 American Music Awards" is produced by
Dick Clark productions. Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan are Executive Producers.
Larry Klein, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are Producers.
For the latest
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS news, exclusive content and more, be sure to follow the AMAs on social and join the conversation by using the official hashtag for the show, #AMAs.
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