The American Music Awards pays tribute to today’s most influential and iconic artists. 2016 performers included James Bay, Justin Bieber, Fifth Harmony, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Niall Horan, John Legend, Bruno Mars, Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots, The Weeknd, special collaborations from The Chainsmokers and Halsey, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5 with Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled featuring Nicki Minaj, August Alsina, Future and Rick Ross, and “The American Music Award of Merit” honoree and performer Sting. The show is one of the biggest music shows in the world and is seen in more than 160 countries.

Additionally, for the first time ever, the official 2017 AMAs red carpet pre-show will be live streamed exclusively on Twitter and available globally for logged-in and logged-out audiences on Twitter and connected devices.

American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound.

The “American Music Awards” is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan are executive producers. Larry Klein, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are producers.