Here’s what you need to know about the show.
What time: The show begins at 8 p.m. ET
What channel: The AMAs will be broadcast live on ABC.
Who is hosting: Tracee Ellis Ross, star of "black-ish," is hosting.
What about a pre-show: The pre-show will be hosted by Jessie James Decker, Scott Evans, AJ Gibson, Erika Jayne, Laura Marano and Zach Sang. The two-hour show will stream live from the Microsoft Theater beginning at 6 p.m. ET. You can watch the show on YouTube. Find it here. You can also watch on Twitter by going here: live.twitter.com/amas or via @AMAs.
Who has the most nominations: Cardi B and Drake tied with eight nominations. Ed Sheeran and Post Malone each have six nominations, and Camila Cabello, has five nominations.
Who is nominated for Artist of the Year:
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Who is up for Favorite Music Video:
Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug “Havana”
Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
Drake “God’s Plan”
Who is presenting:
Kelsea Ballerini
Tyra Banks
Kane Brown
Chloe x Halle
Macaulay Culkin
Lauren Daigle
Billy Eichner
Sara Gilbert
Kathryn Hahn
Amber Heard
Vanessa Hudgens
Taran Killam & Leighton Meester
Heidi Klum
Liza Koshy
Lenny Kravitz
Normani
Rita Ora
Busy Philipps
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
Thomas Rhett
Evan Ross & Ashlee Simpson-Ross
John Stamos
Amandla Stenberg
The Chainsmokers
Constance Wu
the cast of “Bohemian Rhapsody” including Rami Malek, Joseph Mazzello and Gwilym Lee
Who is performing: Here is a list of some of those scheduled to perform:
benny blanco with Halsey and Khalid,
Camila Cabello
Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin
Mariah Carey
Ciara featuring Missy Elliott
Dua Lipa
Jennifer Lopez
Ella Mai
Panic! At The Disco
Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign
Shawn Mendes with Zedd
Taylor Swift
Twenty One Pilots
Carrie Underwood
Anything special: There will be a tribute to Aretha Franklin who passed away in August.
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