Imagine Dragons and P!nk are among the first batch of performers set to take the stage during the 2022 American Music Awards. Carrie Underwood, J.I.D, Tems, Wizkid, and Yola have also been confirmed to perform on this year’s awards show hosted by Wayne Brady.
The 2022 American Music Awards will take place at L.A. Live on Sunday, November 20th and will air live beginning at 8pm ET/PT (tape-delayed on the West Coast). D-Nice has been tapped to handle DJ duties throughout the broadcast.
ABC released the following details on the AMA performers:
● Eight-time AMA nominee P!NK will perform her brand-new single, “Never Gonna Not Dance Again.” Set to be released on Nov. 4, the world premiere TV performance will give fans an exciting preview of her new music!
● Country superstar, 17-time AMA winner and all-time Favorite Country Album record-holder Carrie Underwood will perform her hit track “Crazy Angels” off her latest album, Diamonds & Rhinestones.
● A four-time nominee this year, rock band Imagine Dragons will hit the stage for an epic performance alongside Atlanta rapper J.I.D. The band’s single “Enemy” is nominated for Favorite Rock Song, one of the four new AMA awards categories introduced this year.
● Favorite Afrobeats Artist nominee Wizkid and first-time AMA nominee Tems will each take the stage, marking both artists’ first time performing on the AMAs. Their AMA-nomniated hit signle, “Essence,” is up for Favorite R&B Song.
● Artist, songwriter and actor Yola will take the stage to perform her powerful, intimate original song “Break the Bough,” which has been named the American Music Awards SONG OF SOUL, a spotlight moment that highlights an artist that uses music to invoke social change. Fresh off her acting debut in “Elvis,” Yola will showcase her genre fluid music on the AMAs stage for the first time in her career.
● Iconic DJ, producer/rapper and philanthropist D-Nice will spin throughout the night as the 2022 AMAs House DJ.
The AMAs are the largest fan-voted awards show. Voting is now open at VoteAMAs.com.
