The 2025 American Music Awards, celebrating the past year in music, will kick off Monday night from Las Vegas.
The ceremony, which is the largest fan-voted award show, airs live on CBS television stations and streams on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
It will be hosted by Jennifer Lopez, who will also perform. Janet Jackson will perform and receive the ICON Award, given to “an artist whose music has had undeniable cultural and global influence over the music industry,” according to the AMAs.
Rod Stewart, who will receive a lifetime achievement award at the show, is also set to perform.
Here’s who else has been announced as performers:
List of American Music Awards performers
- Benson Boone, a first-time AMA nominee, will perform the latest single from his upcoming album “American Heart”
- Gloria Estefan is set to perform at the AMAs for the first time in more than 30 years
- Janet Jackson’s performance will be her first TV performance since 2018
- Jennifer Lopez, who has performed at the AMAs more than 10 times, is also hosting the show for the second time
- Reneé Rapp will make her live award show performance debut, singing from her upcoming sophomore album
- Blake Shelton makes his AMAs performance debut, singing a track from his album “For Recreational Use Only”
- Gwen Stefani is set to preform a medley celebrating the 20th anniversary of her album “Love. Angel. Music. Baby.”
- Rod Stewart’s AMAs performance will be his first in more than 20 years
- Alex Warren will make his award show performance debut at the AMAs, Billboard reported
- Lainey Wilson will perform ahead of the start of the U.S. leg of her Whirlwind World Tour
The AMAs also announced several participants and presenters:
List of American Music Awards presenters
- Wayne Brady
- Kai Cenat
- Jordan Chiles
- Ciara
- Dan + Shay
- Cara Delevingne
- Alix Earle
- Dylan Efron
- Nikki Glaser
- Tiffany Haddish
- Megan Moroney
- Shaboozey
