Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan and More to Perform at American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
CBS and Dick Clark Productions will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the American Music Awards with a special event featuring performances from the biggest stars.
The event will broadcast on CBS simultaneously on both coasts on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. ET, and will be available for live streaming and on-demand viewing on Paramount+.
Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, and Jennifer Hudson are among the artists who will be performing at the 50-year celebration.
Carey, who has won 10 AMAs, including special honors in 2000 and 2008, will perform a medley of hits to mark the 20th anniversary of her 2005 comeback album, The Emancipation of Mimi.
At the special, Khan, also the Queen of Funk, will perform “I’m Every Woman” to celebrate 50 years of achievements by women artists.
Hudson, who is in the third season of her eponymous daytime show, will honor Whitney Houston, the most awarded Black woman in AMA history, with 22 awards.
Knight, whose seven triangulated statuettes date back to 1975, year two of the AMAs, will deliver a rendition of her award-winning “Midnight Train to Georgia.”
Green Day, Kane Brown, RAYE, Brad Paisley, and Stray Kids are also scheduled to perform at the 50th-anniversary special. Additional performers will be announced at a later date.
The first set of performers will be joined by special guests, including Jimmy Kimmel, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan, and Carrie Underwood. Additional guest appearances will be announced soon.
According to press materials, the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special will be “an evening celebrating half a century of groundbreaking music, iconic moments, unforgettable performances and rich pop-culture history.”
The annual American Music Awards, first presented in 1974 on ABC, last presented trophies in 2022. Beyoncé and Chris Brown were among the winners.
Elsewhere at the 2022 AMAs, Lionel Richie was honored with the Icon Award, and Stevie Wonder and Ari Lennox paid musical tribute to him.
The AMAs moves to CBS after nearly 50 years with ABC. Following the 50-year special, the ceremony will be back in May 2025 in partnership with Dick Clark Productions.