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Home / Music / Everything you need to know about the 2020 American Music Awards

Everything you need to know about the 2020 American Music Awards

Taking place Sunday, November 22 at 8 PM ET on ABC
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By Marty Rosenbaum RADIO.COM
November 20, 2020 11/20/2020 7:52 pm

One of the biggest nights in music has finally arrived.

The 2020 American Music Awards are set to take place this Sunday, November 22 from 8PM to 11PM ET at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles and will air on ABC.

With performances from Billie Eilish, Bad Bunny, BTS, Justin Bieber, and many more, the AMAs will be a night to remember and showcase some of the biggest names in music. With the nominees already revealed, we now wait to find out who the big winners are.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2020 American Music Awards.

All the music. All the stars. All the surprises. All on stage.

ALL 👏 FOR 👏 YOU! 👏

The #AMAs are Sunday, November 22nd at 8/7c on ABC! pic.twitter.com/ngZAuLpEZi

— American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 11, 2020

The Basics

The 2020 American Music Awards will air this Sunday, November 22 from 8PM to 11 PM ET on ABC. Taking place at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, the AMAs represent the world’s largest fan-voted award show.

I'm hosting the world's largest fan-voted awards show in ONE WEEK! Join me at the @AMAs on Sunday, November 22nd at 8/7c on ABC. #AMAs pic.twitter.com/FHugilqcPv

— Taraji P. Henson (@tarajiphenson) November 15, 2020

The Host and Presenters

Actress Taraji P. Henson was tapped to host the 2020 AMAs marking her first time hosting the award show. An impressive list of celebrities will serve as presenters for the evening including Anthony Anderson, Ciara, Christian Serratos, David Dobrik, Kristin Cavallari, Laverne Cox, Cara Delevingne, Derek Hough, Paris Hilton, and Tayisha Adams.

.@katyperry is returning to the #AMAs stage to perform for the first time in 7 YEARS! She's bringing the world premiere of "Only Love", November 22nd at 8/7c on ABC! pic.twitter.com/uzy5olFmmm

— American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 13, 2020

Performers

The performance aspect of the 2020 AMAs is the most anticipated portion of the evening due to this impressive lineup of performers. Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez, Bebe Rexha and Doja Cat, Bell Biv DeVoe, Billie Eilish, BTS, Dan + Shay, Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez and Maluma, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Lewis Capaldi, Lil Baby, Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Thee Stallion, Nelly, Shawn Mendes, and The Weeknd and Kenny G.

.@justinbieber is up for FOUR #AMAs!

• Artist of the Year
• Collaboration of the Year
• Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock
• Favorite Song - Country

Here is how to vote for him: https://t.co/17NVgW6mWa pic.twitter.com/SOCCNRbaFP

— American Music Awards (@AMAs) November 14, 2020

Nominees

Roddy Ricch and The Weeknd lead the pack with a total of eight nominations, including the top spot of Artist of the Year. Just behind the two is Megan Thee Stallion, who is up for a total of five nominations. A total of 32 awards are set to be given at the 2020 AMAs.

American Music Awards

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Want inside access to the 2020 American Music Awards? Be sure to follow RADIO.COM on Facebook, Twitter, and right here for exclusive interviews from the AMAs. Plus, we’ll be providing you news about the latest winners and happenings from throughout the night at the AMAs.

The 2020 American Music Awards air live this Sunday night at 8PM ET/PT on ABC. Catch exclusive world premiere performances, first-time collaborations and “can’t miss moments.” Hosted by Taraji P. Henson, the 2020 American Music Awards will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on ABC.

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