2018 American Music Awards Moves To Tuesday Night With Live Broadcast Set For October 9
By: Macon Prickett Feb. 13, 2018
ABC and dick clark productions announced today that the "2018 American Music Awards," the world's largest fan-voted awards show, will broadcast live on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC.
The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS honors artists in multiple musical genres, including Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM and Soundtrack, alongside awards for New Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year, Tour of the Year, Video of the Year, Favorite Song and Artist of the Year. ABC's broadcast of the "2017 American Music Awards" grew by double digits year to year in Total Viewers (+10% - 9.0 million vs. 8.2 million) and drew ABC's biggest entertainment audience in the Sunday 8:00-11:00 p.m. time slot since "The Oscars" on 2/26/17. 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 American Music Awards, the world's largest fan-voted award show, features performances from today's hottest artists and presents fan-voted awards in the music genres of Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM and Soundtrack, and the categories of Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year, Tour of the Year and Video of the Year. THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS pays tribute to today's most influential and iconic artists. The show is produced by dick clark productions and is seen in more than 200 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.theamas.com, www.dickclark.com or abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards.
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