The 2022 American Music Awards will air live on ABC on Sunday, November 20th. Dick Clark created the AMAs back in 1974, and the upcoming 2022 event marks the fan-voted awards show’s 50th anniversary.
Nominations will be announced on October 13th. Tickets will go on sale via AXS.com on Friday, October 7th at 10am PT.
The 2022 show will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and will air live beginning at 8pm ET/PT (tape-delayed on the West Coast). Emmy Award winner Jesse Collins is set to return to guide the AMAs as showrunner and executive producer.
The American Music Awards is produced by dick clark productions and Jesse Collins Entertainment.
Nominations are selected based on key fan interactions – as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album sales, song sales, and radio airplay. Winners are chosen by fans.
Per ABC: “The AMAs celebrate the year’s top achievements in music determined by the fans, for the fans.The live event spectacular promises to deliver a vibrant night of nonstop music featuring memorable pop-culture moments, a powerful lineup including first-time collaborations and exclusive world premiere performances from music’s biggest names – from pop to rap, R&B to country, Latin to K-Pop – and more.”
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