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Mariah Carey, Green Day, Stray Kids, Jennifer Hudson Among Performers for American Music Awards’ 50th Anniversary Special


Mariah Carey, Green Day, and a Jennifer Hudson salute to Whitney Houston are among performers for the American Music Awards 50th anniversary special.

CBS and DIck Clark Productions have announced nine artists set to perform on the “ American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special” Oct. 6, with Mariah Carey, Green Day, Stray Kids, Jennifer Hudson, Kane Brown, Raye, Gladys Knight, Brad Paisley and Chaka Khan in the initial rollout of talent for the live broadcast. Additionally, the two-hour special will include appearances by Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan and former AMAs host Jimmy Kimmel, producers announced. Khan is on board to sing her own classic “I’m Every Woman.” Knight will perform “Midnight Train to Georgia,” 50 years after she did it on the first AMAs show in 1974.

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