The 46th American Music Awards ceremony, where the fans pick the winners, is set for Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Taylor Swift will open the star-studded show, that will be broadcast from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. It will be the first time in nearly three years that Swift has performed at an awards show.
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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