How to Watch the 2024 American Music Awards 50th AnniversarySpecial

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The American Music Awards’ 50th Anniversary Special premieres on Sunday (Oct. 6). The two-hour special, featuring performances from Mariah CareyStray Kids and more, will broadcast on CBS and stream on Paramount+.

Mariah Carey, Stray KidsJennifer HudsonNelly, Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan, Brad Paisley, Kane Brown, Sheila E., RAYE and Green Day, are among the performers.

See below for everything you need to know about tuning into this year’s AMAsand what to expect.

Where to Watch he 2024 AMAs Special

The American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special will air coast-to-coast on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on CBS and CBS.com. If you have cable (or a digital TV antenna like these from Amazon), you can watch the AMAs special on TV through your local CBS affiliate on DirectTV StreamfuboTVSlingTV and Paramount+ with Showtime.

The AMAs will also be available to stream on-demand via the Paramount+ Essential plan. Sign up for here.

How to Watch the AMAs Online Free

If you’ve cut the cable cord, you’ll still be able to watch the American Music Awards anniversary special by streaming it using SlingTV, fuboTVDirectTV Stream or Hulu + Live TV. Most of these services offer free trials, which will allow you to watch the AMAs special for free online and stream performances.

For those without cable, CBS can be streamed online via Paramount+. Signing up for free trials of fuboTV or DirectTV Stream will give you access to CBS as well, as both services include CBS, to let you watch the AMAs special live on TV or stream the special from your laptop, tablet or phone.

Paramount+ with stream the 50th anniversary special live and on-demand. Sign up here.

Who Is Performing at the AMAs 50th Anniversary Special?

Carey will perform a medley of songs from The Emancipation of Mimi in honor of the album’s 20th anniversary. Stray Kids will deliver a special performance “honoring the legacy of boy bands,” per Paramount. RAYE is set to perform the James Brown classic “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” Knight will perform of “Midnight Train to Georgia” and Hudson will honor Whitney Houston. Brad Paisley will honor the late Charley Pride, the first American Music Award (AMA) winner for Country Male and Country Album, and perform new single “Truck Still Works.”

Green Day will perform their latest hit, “Dilemma.”

The anniversary special will features special Appearances by AJ McLean, Cedric The Entertainer, Kate Hudson, Lance Bass, Reba McEntire, Samuel L. Jackson and Smokey Robinson.

As for the 2025 AMAs, the ceremony will take place in May instead of November.  See our full list of nominees here.

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