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Revision as of 02:54, 21 November 2022
| American Music Awards of 2022 | |
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| Date | November 20, 2022 |
| Venue | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California |
| Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Hosted by | Wayne Brady |
| Most nominations | Bad Bunny (8) |
| Website | theamas |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC, Hulu |
| Produced by |
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The 50th Annual American Music Awards will be held on November 20, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, in recognition of the most popular artists and albums within the eligibility period of September 24, 2021, through September 22, 2022.[1] Wayne Brady is slated to host the show, which will air live on ABC and be available for streaming a day later on Hulu.
Nominations were announced on October 13, 2022. Four new categories were introduced this year: Favorite Afrobeats Artist, Favorite K-pop Artist, Favorite Rock Song, and Favorite Rock Album. Bad Bunny is the most-nominated artist overall with eight. Beyoncé and Taylor Swift and are the most-nominated female artists, with six each. Imagine Dragons and Måneskin lead the group nominations, with four each. A special award, Song of Soul, will be presented to Yola. Lionel Richie will be honored with the Icon Award.
Background
On September 15, 2022, Dick Clark Productions and ABC announced that the 50th American Music Awards (AMAS) would be held on November 20 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, with Jesse Collins executive-producing the show together with Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, and Larry Klein as producer. Tickets for the show went on sale on October 7 via AXS.com. Nominations were revealed on October 13. [2] The show will air live on ABC and be available for streaming the day after on Hulu.[3]
Performances
The first round of performers was announced on October 31, 2022. Yola, Wizkid, and Tems will make their AMAs performance debut at the show. As the recipient of the inaugural Song of Soul award, Yola is slated to perform her song "Break the Bough", from the 2022 film Elvis. D-Nice will serve as the house DJ.[3] Icon Award-recipient Lionel Richie will also perform, making him "the only artist in history to be featured on the AMAs stage in every decade since the show"s inception."[4] Pink will perform a tribute to Olivia Newton-John. Additional performers were announced on November 14. GloRilla, Dove Cameron, and Anitta will also make their performance debuts at the show. Stevie Wonder, Charlie Puth, and Ari Lennox will perform a medley of Richie's songs in honor of him receiving the Icon Award.[5]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| Carrie Underwood | "Crazy Angels" |
| Imagine Dragons with JID | "Bones" "Enemy" |
| Pink | "Hopelessly Devoted To You - Olivia Newton-John Tribute" |
| Tems | TBA |
| Wizkid | TBA |
| Yola | "Break the Bough" |
| Lionel Richie | TBA |
| GloRilla with Cardi B | "Tomorrow" |
| Lil Baby | "In a Minute" "California Breeze" |
| Dove Cameron | "Boyfriend" |
| David Guetta Bebe Rexha |
"I'm Good (Blue)" |
| Anitta | "Envolver" "Lobby" |
| Stevie Wonder Charlie Puth Ari Lennox |
TBA |
Presenters
Wayne Brady was announced as the show's host on October 24.[6] The full list of presenters was announced via Twitter on November 18.[7]
- Jimmie Allen- introduced with Wayne Brady - Carrie Underwood
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Dan + Shay
- Jessie James Decker
- Melissa Etheridge
- Liza Koshy
- Dustin Lynch
- Niecy Nash-Betts - presented Country Duo or Group Artist.
- Kim Petras
- Sheryl Lee Ralph - presented New Artist of the Year.
- Smokey Robinson
- Kelly Rowland - presented Favorite Male R&B Artist.
- Roselyn Sánchez
- Meghan Trainor - presented Favorite Rock Artist.
- Karrueche Tran - presented Favorite Pop Album.
- Ellie Goulding - presented Favorite Female Latin Artist.
- Latto - presented Favorite Afrobeats Artist.
Winners and nominees
Nominations were released on October 13, 2022. Becky G announced the nominees for New Artist of the Year on Good Morning America. Nominees for all other categories were shared via the AMAs Twitter account. Bad Bunny received the most nominations of any artist with eight, including his first for Artist of the Year. Taylor Swift earned a record-extending ninth nomination in the same category, which comprised seven nominees this year, marking the highest count the category has seen in comparison to the previous five ceremonies where only five nominees were chosen each time.[1] Swift, Beyoncé, and Drake received six nominations apiece, with the first two being the most-nominated female artists.[8] Imagine Dragons and Måneskin tied for the most group nominations with four each.[1] Over 40 artists were first-time nominees, including Anitta, Jack Harlow, Latto, and Tems.[9] Elton John received two nominations, for Collaboration of the Year and Favourite Touring Artist, setting the record as the longest-recognized artist in AMA history to date—he was first nominated at the inaugural ceremony in 1974.[1]
Voting in all categories, except Favorite K-pop Artist, opened the same day nominations were announced and took place on the AMAs website and Twitter. Four new categories were added this year: Favorite Afrobeats and K-pop Artist respectively, Favorite Rock Song, and Favorite Rock Album. The awards for Favorite Soundtrack and Favorite Touring Artist were restored to the roster following the reopening of theatres and resumption of touring after pandemic restrictions lifted earlier in the year. Favorite Trending Song was removed.[8] A new award, Song of Soul, which "spotlights an emerging, mission-driven artist who has inspired change and invoked social justice through their lyrics", will be presented to Yola for her song "Break the Bough", from the Elvis soundtrack.[3] Voting for Favorite K-pop Artist began on November 1 and took place on the aforementioned platforms, as well as on the newly launched AMAs Discord server. It is the only category for which voting will continue through show day—all other categories will close on November 14—and end an hour into the ceremony.[10] Lionel Richie will receive the Icon Award.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e Grein, Paul (October 13, 2022). "Bad Bunny Leads 2022 American Music Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Grein, Paul (September 15, 2022). "Here's the Date of the 2022 American Music Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c Grein, Paul (October 31, 2022). "P!nk, Carrie Underwood & More Set to Perform on 2022 American Music Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ a b Nordyke, Kimberly (November 7, 2022). "Lionel Richie Set to Receive Icon Award at 2022 American Music Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (November 14, 2022). "Pink Will Perform a Tribute to Olivia Newton-John at the 2022 American Music Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (October 24, 2022). "Wayne Brady To Host American Music Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ Irvin, Jack (November 18, 2022). "Jimmie Allen, Meghan Trainor, Dan + Shay and More Announced as 2022 American Music Awards Presenters". People. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Perez, Lexy (October 13, 2022). "2022 American Music Awards: Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift Among Top Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik; Hipes, Patrick (October 13, 2022). "American Music Awards Nominations: Bad Bunny Leads Field With Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Drake Right Behind". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Grein, Paul (November 1, 2022). "How to Vote for the 2022 American Music Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.