Janet Jackson is ready to be honored with the Icon Award on the 2025 American Music Awards.
Jackson can be honored with the accolade for her cultural and international affect within the music trade. The star will even carry out dwell from the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, her first efficiency on tv in seven years.
The 2025 American Music Awards can be hosted by Jennifer Lopez on Memorial Day, Monday, Could 26, dwell from coast to coast beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBS and stream on Paramount+ within the U.S.
Created by Dick Clark and first awarded in 1974, the AMAs are identified for delivering half a century of iconic performances, enduring moments which have outlined and formed popular culture, and a historical past of introducing audiences to breakthrough artists.
This 12 months marks the return of the AMAs following October 2024’s top-rated “American Music Awards fiftieth Anniversary Particular” on CBS, named one of many most-watched leisure specials of the 12 months.
Because the most-streamed AMAs within the present’s historical past, the star-studded particular surpassed 13M in attain and averaged over 6.1M viewers, a rise of +53% from the final present in 2022 on ABC, making it the biggest year-over-year development of a music particular or award present on this planet.
This Memorial Day, the AMAs pays particular tribute to our U.S. troops and veterans by way of genuine performances and unforgettable moments. The AMAs and Simple Day Basis, the Las Vegas-based nonprofit group dedicated to serving to Veterans transition to civilian life, have partnered to current two performances and a particular award honoring a marquee expertise who makes use of their platform to make significant contributions to the Veteran neighborhood. The occasion will even function inspirational tales from active-duty service members and veterans.
The 2025 American Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions and can broadcast globally throughout linear and digital platforms.
Dick Clark Productions is a Penske Media firm, who additionally owns Deadline.
