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UPDATE: The 2021 American Music Awards saved itself from matching 2020 levels, earning 4.0 million viewers and a 1.0 demo rating in updated numbers. Additionally the latest iteration of the annual music awards show brought in 46.5 million total interactions across social media platforms including Twitter, Youtube…

The American Music Awards hosted its annual celebration live from Los Angeles on Sunday night and winners include Cardi B, BTS, Taylor Swift, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, and Bad Bunny, among others. The awards show was hosted by Cardi B and featured performances by BTS and Coldplay; New Kids on the Block and New…

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion will not perform at Sunday night's 2021 American Music Awards. She announced Saturday that she was dropping out because of an unspecified personal matter. "Hotties I was so excited to go to the @AMAs and perform with @BTS_official, but due to an unexpected personal matter, I can no longer…

The 2021 American Music Awards has its frontwoman. Cardi B will host the trophy show that’s set for 8 p.m. Sunday, November 21, on ABC. "When I received the invite to host the AMAs, I was so excited," said the multiplatinum rapper, who’s hot off back-to-back No. 1 singles with “WAP” and “Up.” "I’m ready to bring my…

The 2021 American Music Awards won’t have controversial country artist Morgan Wallen appearing on this year’s live show. The nominations for the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs) were revealed this morning for the Nov. 21 show at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The event will air live on ABC and will stream the…

The 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs) were revealed this morning on ABC's Good Morning America and Spotify's morning show, The Get Up, with the remaining nominees announced via the AMAs Twitter account. For the first time, fans can vote for all AMA categories on TikTok by searching for "AMAs" in-app. The show will be…

The 2022 Golden Globes have already been canceled by NBC in May due to the chaos at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Now, the long-term future of the beleaguered organization and its boozy awards show could be further in doubt. The owner of longtime Globes producers dick clark productions on Wednesday made the…

Emmy-nominated producer Jesse Collins has been named executive producer and showrunner of the 2021 American Music Awards. The 49th edition of the fan-voted awards show, created by Dick Clark, will air live from L.A.’s Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 21, on ABC. Collins’ Jesse Collins Entertainment will produce the…

Today we learned why Bad Bunny missed Sunday night’s planned performance at the American Music Awards. The reggaeton star’s rep said today that he has tested positive for Covid-19. The Puerto Rican rapper, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, had been scheduled to perform "Dákiti" — the international hit single…

ABC’s telecast of the annual American Music Awards on Sunday with Taraji P. Henson as host was the latest awards show that implemented socially distanced and COVID-friendly production parameters to deliver live performances. The ceremony even had a live, socially distanced masked audience watching from the…

The American Music Awards (AMAs) handed out trophies for their 2020 ceremony with The Weeknd, Doja Cat and Taylor Swift as some of the night’s top winners. Hosted by Taraji P. Henson, this in-person ceremony aired on ABC and was wildly socially distanced with cardboard cutouts of Beyonce, Jay Z, Dolly Parton and…

EXCLUSIVE: A few crew members working on the upcoming American Music Awards have tested positive for COVID-19 as part of the safety protocols put in place by Dick Clark Productions. Contact tracing was initiated, with those who were in close proximity to the impacted individuals asked to quarantine and will not be…