American Music Awards 2019: Air date, time, host, nominations, and all you need to know about music's biggest night

Post Malone leads the charts with seven nominations and Taylor Swift is all set to receive the 'Artist of the Decade' award when the event kicks off at Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles on November 24
PUBLISHED NOV 15, 2019

The 47th Annual American Music Awards, one of the biggest events of the year, is finally here. The awards recognize the most popular artists and albums of the year with millions of people voting for their favorite artists. However, questions of who is going to win and who is going to go home empty-handed will only be answered on the night of the award show. 

The event will take place at Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles, California, and will see popular artists battle it out for the coveted awards. And it already looks like the competition is going to be very stiff. 

Here's everything you need to know ahead of the award night.

Airdate

The show will be airing on November 24, 2019.

Where to watch

Get ready to watch your favorite artists live in action from Microsoft Theatre, LA, California, at 8:00 p.m. EST on ABC Network.

Host

During the last year's AMA, Ciara made the headlines for her superhit performance with hip-hop legend Missy Elliott. This year, she is coming back as a host for the event. 

Biggest nominations

This year, Post Malone grabbed the most number of nominations, a whopping seven. Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande have received six nominations each.  Taylor Swift will receive the 'Artist of the Decade' award for her contribution to the music industry. 

Performances

This year, we will get to see Billie Eilish's first-ever award show performance on ABC. In addition to that, Lizzo is going to hit the AMA stage for the very first time, too. 

After a sensational performance last year, Camila Cabello will be performing this year too. Joining her would be Selena Gomez and Dua Lipa. 

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