{"id":118500,"date":"2024-09-26T18:01:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/09\/26\/mariah-carey-jennifer-hudson-more-to-appear-on-american-music-awards-50th-anniversary-special\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T18:01:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:01:42","slug":"mariah-carey-jennifer-hudson-more-to-appear-on-american-music-awards-50th-anniversary-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/09\/26\/mariah-carey-jennifer-hudson-more-to-appear-on-american-music-awards-50th-anniversary-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson & more to appear on American Music Awards 50th anniversary special"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the American Music Awards, and a special\u00a0celebrating the milestone on Oct. 6 features plenty of big-name acts.<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey<\/strong> will make an appearance to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her album The Emancipation of Mimi <\/em>by performing a medley of hits, which will likely include “We Belong Together” and “Don’t Forget About Us.”<\/p>\n

Plus, Jennifer Hudson<\/strong> will perform a tribute to the late Whitney Houston<\/strong>;\u00a0Chaka Khan<\/strong> will sing “I’m Every Woman”; Gloria Estefan<\/strong>, Jennifer Lopez<\/strong>, and country superstars Carrie Underwood<\/strong> and\u00a0Kane Brown<\/strong> will all appear; and\u00a0Green Day<\/strong> will perform.<\/p>\n

In addition, Gladys Knight<\/strong>, who performed on the first AMAs in 1974, will sing her classic song “Midnight Train to Georgia,” while country star Brad Paisley<\/strong> will pay tribute to the late Charley Pride<\/strong>, who won the first AMA ever for Country Male and Country Album.<\/p>\n

British singer RAYE<\/strong> will perform James Brown<\/strong>‘s classic “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” as part of a segment highlighting the American Music Award of Merit, which over the years has been presented to Brown, Prince<\/strong>, Billy Joel<\/strong>, Annie Lennox<\/strong>, Whitney Houston and more. K-pop group Stray Kids<\/strong> will honor the legacy of boy bands at the AMAs.<\/p>\n

The American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special<\/em> will air Oct. 6 on CBS at 8 p.m. ET and will stream on Paramount+.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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