Special AMA 50th Anniversary Performers: Mariah, Stray Kids and more

Brad Paisley, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Green Day, Jennifer Hudson, Kane Brown, Mariah Carey, RAYE and Stray Kids will perform on stage American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special Offer. The two-hour show will air simultaneously on both coasts from 8-10pm ET/5-7pm PT on Sunday, October 6th on CBS and stream on Paramount+.

The special will also feature appearances from 17-time AMA winner Carrie Underwood and former AMA hosts and performers Gloria Estefan and Jennifer Lopez. Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted the AMAs five times between 2003 and 2008, will also make a special appearance. Further artists and guest appearances will be announced later.

The AMAs revealed details about what the cast will be doing on the show:

CBS and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) announced April 26 that the 2024 AMAs would air in the October 6 time slot. It was to be the series’ debut on CBS after nearly 50 years on ABC. Instead, the AMAs franchise will debut with this anniversary special on CBS.

The regular annual AMAs show has been postponed until May 2025. It will be the first annual AMAs show since airing on November 20, 2022, with Wayne Brady as host.

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special Offer will feature new performances, artist interviews, special guests and never-before-seen footage from DCP’s extensive archives. The program includes thematic highlights from the AMAs’ show archives, each culminating with an original performance or an artist interview. The segments will look back at the evolution of specific artists and genres at the AMAs, as well as awards and performance milestones.

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special Offer is produced by Dick Clark Productions. Michael Dempsey is executive producer.

ABC aired a 20th anniversary AMAs special in 1993. Kenny Rogers hosted the two-hour show.

The American Music Awards are the world’s largest fan-voted awards show. Nominations are based on key fan interactions as reflected on the website billboard Charts – including streaming, album sales, song sales and radio airplay.

The AMAs were created in 1973 by legendary producer Dick Clark as a fan-based alternative to the Grammys.

In December 1973, Clark worked on the first AMAs, scheduled for release on February 19, 1974. The veteran producer knew a little publicity couldn’t hurt, so he made time for an interview billboardis Bob Kirsch, who appeared on page one of the December 15, 1973 issue under the headline “ABC-TV Slate’s Favorite Acts’ Awards February 19.”

At the end of the piece, Clark attempted to consider the long-term perspective of his fledgling show, saying, “If this is done right, we can have a show that will last 20 years and finally bring the popular music awards to the general public.” .” ”

Clark underestimated the longevity of his own creation. Next year’s AMAs will be the 51st. (There were two shows in 2003 and none at all in 2023 or 2024.)

The first show in 1974 lasted just 90 minutes. Three hours have been planned for many years, but the length of the show in 2025 has not been announced. For its first five years, the show focused heavily on three major genres: pop/rock, soul/R&B and country. Far more genres are now being recognized, including hip-hop, Latin, inspirational, gospel, Afrobeats and K-pop.

But overall, the show is still informed by the vision that Clark Kirsch presented in 1973.

“This is likely the first time that a major effort has been made to learn about U.S. public musical tastes through a popular vote. …So far we’ve had extremely positive responses from those in the music industry we’ve spoken to about the show. They seem excited about the opportunity to be honored by the music buying public.”

DCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation (PMC) and a joint venture between PMC and Eldrige. PMC is the parent company of billboard.