Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah Will Host The Live Broadcast SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20th at 8:00pm ET/PT on ABC
For digital assets and nominee gif galleries, please go to: http://bit.ly/AMAs16Content
Los Angeles, CA (November 17, 2016) – dick clark productions and ABC announced today the first group of star-studded presenters for the “2016 American Music Awards,” including Matt Bomer, Ciara, Nina Dobrev, Robert Downey Jr., Taraji P. Henson, Julianne Hough, Karlie Kloss, Heidi Klum, Zoe Saldana, Teyana Taylor and Steven Yeun. They join hosts Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah, as well as previously announced performers including James Bay, Fifth Harmony, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Niall Horan, John Legend, Bruno Mars, Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots, The Weeknd, special duets from The Chainsmokers and Halsey, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5 with Kendrick Lamar, and “The American Music Award of Merit” honoree and performer Sting. The “2016 American Music Awards,” the world’s biggest fan-voted award show, will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20 at 8:00pm ET on ABC.
The nominations for the “2016 American Music Awards” were announced last month, revealing that Drake leads with 13 nominations, while Rihanna received seven and Adele and Justin Bieber received five nominations each. Beyoncé and The Chainsmokers each received four nominations. Additionally, Bryson Tiller, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood, Fetty Wap and The Weeknd earned three nominations each.
The Artist of the Year nominees are Adele, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Drake, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood and The Weeknd. The ten nominees were narrowed to five based on the votes received through Monday, November 14 at 5:00am PT. The final five nominees are Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Rihanna and Carrie Underwood. Voting for Artist of the Year will close on Thursday, November 17 at 8:59:59pm PT. The winner will be determined by the total votes received throughout the entire voting period.
New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile nominees are Alessia Cara, The Chainsmokers, DNCE, Shawn Mendes and Zayn. Voting for this category is now open and will close Sunday, November 20 at 5:59:59pm PT.
At the American Music Awards, artists will be honored in multiple musical genres. Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM and Soundtrack, are some of the genres alongside the awards for Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year. This year, new categories include Tour of the Year and Video of the Year, while Favorite Song categories in the genres of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop and Soul/R&B have been added in lieu of the Song of the Year category.
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 winners are voted entirely by fans. Voting is now closed in all categories other than Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile.
Fans can vote for Artist of the Year once per day, per voting platform. For New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, fans can vote 100 times per day, per voting platform.
- Via AMAvote.com
- Posting a tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee’s Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the post(s).
Preceding the ABC broadcast for the 8th consecutive year will be the “Coca-Cola® Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2016 AMAs” pre-show. This live show will stream online for fans worldwide on November 20th.
The “2016 American Music Awards” sponsors include Coca-Cola, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Kohl’s and T-Mobile. Media partners include Cumulus Media | WestwoodOne and Music Choice.
The “2016 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.
For the latest American Music Awards news, exclusive content and more, be sure to follow the AMAs on social and join the conversation by using the official hashtag for the show, #AMAs.
Facebook: Facebook.com/AMAs
Twitter: @AMAs
Instagram: @AMAs
Snapchat: TheAMAs
Tumblr: amas.tumblr.com
Vine: TheAMAs
Cheat tweet: .@ciara, @RobertDowneyJr, @TherealTaraji, @karliekloss, @TEYANATAYLOR & MORE are presenting at the @AMAs on Sunday: amas.news/Presenters1
Tickets are now on sale at www.axs.com.
For a full list of nominees, please visit: http://www.theamas.com/nominees/2016-nominees/
About the American Music Awards
The American Music Awards, the world’s biggest fan-voted award show, features performances from today’s hottest artists and presents fan-voted awards in the categories of Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM and Soundtrack, Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, Collaboration of the Year, Tour of The Year and Video of the Year. The American Music Awards pays tribute to today’s most influential and iconic artists. The show is produced by dick clark productions and is seen in more than 200 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.theamas.com, www.dickclark.com or abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards.
About dick clark productions
dick clark productions (dcp) is the world’s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming with the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “Hollywood Film Awards,” “Miss America” and the “Streamy Awards.” Weekly television programming includes “So You Think You Can Dance” from 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group and dcp. dcp also owns one of the world’s most unique and extensive entertainment archive libraries with more than 55 years of award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming. For additional information, visit www.dickclark.com.
Media Contacts:
Slate PR
Andy Gelb 310-461-0111 Andy@slate-pr.com
Elyse Weissman 310-461-0111 Elyse@slate-pr.com
dick clark productions:
Liz Morentin 310-255-4602 LMorentin@dickclark.com
Gina Sorial 310-255-0308 GSorial@dickclark.com
ABC Media Relations:
Nicole Marostica 818-460-6783 Nicole.Y.Marostica@abc.com
George Zaralidis 818-460-7920 George.Zaralidis@abc.com
Latin Press Inquiries:
Diana Baron 310-315-5444 diana@dbaronmedia.com
*Spanish Version*
ZOE SALDANA, MATT BOMER, CIARA, NINA DOBREV, ROBERT DOWNEY JR., TARAJI P. HENSON, JULIANNE HOUGH, KARLIE KLOSS, HEIDI KLUM, TEYANA TAYLOR, Y STEVEN YEUN ENTRE LOS PRESENTADORES DE LOS “2016 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS”
Gigi Hadid Y Jay Pharoah Serán Los Presentadores Del Show, Que Se Transmitirá En Vivo El DOMINGO 20 DE NOVIEMBRE a las 8:00pm ET en ABC
Para contenido digital y galerías de gifs de los nominados, por favor visite: http://bit.ly/AMAs16Content
Los Angeles, CA (November 17, 2016) – dick clark productions y ABC anunciaron hoy el primer grupo de estrellas que presentarán los “2016 American Music Awards,” entre los que se encuentran Zoe Saldana, Matt Bomer, Ciara, Nina Dobrev, Robert Downey Jr., Taraji P. Henson, Julianna Hough, Karlie Kloss, Heidi Klum, Teyana Taylor, y Steven Yeun. Se unen a los presentadores Gigi Hadid y Jay Pharoah, como a las también previamente anunciadas actuaciones de James Bay, Fifth Harmony, Lady Gaga, Green Day, John Legend, Bruno Mars, Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots, The Weeknd, los duetos de The Chainsmokers y Halsey, Ariana Grande y Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5 con Kendrick Lamar, y Sting, quien se presentará y será homenajeado con el premio “The American Music Award of Merit”. Los “2016 American Music Awards”, la entrega de premios votados por los fans más grande del mundo, se transmitirá en vivo desde el Microsoft Theater en Los Angeles el domingo 20 de noviembre a las 8:00pm ET en ABC. Entérate cual artista latino será galardonado esta noche. Los tres nominados a Artista Latino Favorito son: J Balvin, Enrique Iglesias y Nicky Jam.
Enrique Iglesias domina en la categoría de Artista Latino Favorito con 7 victorias, más que cualquier otro artista latino. Esta será su octava victoria en la categoría, en caso de llevarse a casa el premio de nuevo este año.
Los nominados a Nuevo Artista del Año Concedido por T-Mobile son Alessia Cara, The Chainsmokers, DNCE, Shawn Mendes y Zayn. Las votaciones para esta categoría están abiertas y cerrarán el domingo 20 de noviembre a las 05:59:59pm PT.
Los fans pueden votar por categoría y por plataforma en cualquiera (o ambas) de las formas mencionadas a continuación. Para Nuevo Artista del Año Concedido por T-Mobile, los fans pueden votar hasta 100 veces al día por plataforma.
· Vía AMAvote.com
· Publicando un tweet en Twitter que incluya el nombre de usuario del nominado en Twitter, el nombre de la categoría y #AMAs dentro del mensaje(s).
Previamente a la emisión en ABC, por octavo año consecutivo se transmitirá el pre-show “Coca-Cola® Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2016 AMAs”. Este espectáculo se transmitirá online para los fans de todo el mundo el 20 de noviembre.
Los patrocinadores de los “2016 American Music Awards” incluyen Coca-Cola, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Kohl’s y T-Mobile. Sus socios de medios incluyen Cumulus Media | WestwoodOne y Music Choice.
Los “2016 American Music Awards” son producidos por dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro y Mike Mahan son los productores ejecutivos. Larry Klein, Barry Adelman y Mark Bracco son los productores.
Facebook: Facebook.com/AMAs
Twitter: @AMAs
Instagram: @AMAs
Snapchat: TheAMAs
Tumblr: amas.tumblr.com
Vine: TheAMAs
Cheat tweet: .@ciara, @RobertDowneyJr, @TherealTaraji, @karliekloss, @TEYANATAYLOR& MAS estarán presentando en los @AMAs el domingo: amas.news/Presenters1
Los boletos están ahora a la venta a través de www.axs.com.
Para la lista completa de nominados, por favor visite: http://www.theamas.com/nominees/2016-nominees/
Acerca de los American Music Awards
Los American Music Awards, la más extraordinaria entrega de premios del mundo votados por los fans, cuenta con las actuaciones de los artistas más populares del momento y concede premios votados por los seguidores en las categorías de Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Alternativo, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Música Adulta Contemporánea, Música Contemporánea Inspiracional, Música Latina, EDM y Banda Sonora, Artista del Año, Nuevo Artista del Año Concedido por T-Mobile, Colaboración del Año, Tour del Año y Vídeo del Año. El show es producido por dick clark productions y es visto en más de 200 países de todo el mundo. Para obtener más información, visite www.theamas.com, www.dickclark.com o abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards.
Acerca de dick clark productions
dick clark productions (dcp) es el mayor productor del mundo y propietario de programación de eventos televisados de entretenimiento en vivo, con “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “American Country Countdown Awards,” “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “Hollywood Film Awards” y “Streamy Awards.” La programación de televisión semanal incluye “So You Think You Can Dance”, de 19 Entertainment, una división de CORE Media Group y dcp. dcp también es propietario de una de las bibliotecas de archivos de entretenimiento más singulares y extensas del mundo, con más de 55 años de programas de premios, programas históricos, especiales, espectáculos y programación legendaria. Para obtener información adicional, visite www.dickclark.com.
Contactos de Prensa
Slate PR
Andy Gelb 310-461-0111 Andy@slate-pr.com
Elyse Weissman 310-461-0111 Elyse@slate-pr.com
dick clark productions:
Liz Morentin 310-255-4602 LMorentin@dickclark.com
Gina Sorial 310-255-0308 GSorial@dickclark.com
ABC Media Relations:
Nicole Marostica 818-460-6783 Nicole.Y.Marostica@abc.com
George Zaralidis 818-460-7920 George.Zaralidis@abc.com
Latin Press Inquiries:
Diana Baron 310-315-5444 diana@dbaronmedia.com