Got my daughter here, my family here.
We want to talk about something sincere.
This year more than perhaps any other in recent history we
needed the power of music to help us escape the news of the
day. We needed the power of music to help us heal.
From hurricanes, wildfires, hate, hatred‐fueled violence,
2017 was a year that tested our faith.
In these moments of crisis, heroes emerged.
With us tonight, some of our first responders who ran towards
the danger when it would have been so easy to run away.
Please. You can stand up. Thank you guys.
As this year comes to a close, we look forward to 2018, with
hope. For even as we mourn those who were lost, we know this.
Together, our strength will pull us through.
Together, we shall overcome the pain.
Together, we can unite as a people and as a nation.
If you know what i'm talking about, make some noise right
now.
Here to pay respect to all those affected by the events of the
past year are two of the world's most powerful voices coming
together for the first time ‐‐ pink and kelly clarkson.
♪
♪ when the day is done and the
night, and the night is yours
alone ♪
♪ when you're sure you've had
enough of this life ♪
♪ hold on
♪ don't let yourself go
♪ 'cause everybody cries
♪ and everybody hurts
♪ sometimes
♪ sometimes everything is
wrong ♪
♪ and now it's time to sing
along ♪
♪ when your day is not alone
♪ and you feel like letting go
♪ if you think you've had too
much ♪
♪ of this life well hang on
♪ 'cause everybody hurts
♪ oh yeah
♪ take comfort in your friends
♪ comfort in your friends
♪ everybody hurts
♪ don't cry
♪ oh no
♪ don't throw your hand
♪ if it feels like you're
alone ♪
♪ no no no you're not alone
♪ everybody hurts
♪ oh yeah
♪ sometimes everybody cries
♪ and everybody hurts
♪ hold on hold on
♪ everybody hurts
♪ hold on hold on
♪ everybody hurts
♪ hold on everybody hurts
♪
Announcer: For 45 years, the
biggest stars in the world have gathered at the american music
awards to celebrate the very best artists and songs of the
year. Tonight, that legacy continues. With performances by ‐‐
alessia cara and zedd, kelly clarkson, imagine dragons
and khalid, lady gaga, niall horan, nick jonas,
demi lovato, macklemore and skylar grey, shawn mendes,
portugal the man, hailee steinfeld and alesso,
featuring florida georgia line and watt.
And korean supergroup bts makes their u. S. Television debut.
Plus, selena gomez returns to the stage with marshmello for
the world television premiere of "wolves."
Pink flies high above l. A. For a once‐in‐a‐lifetime performance
you've got to see to believe. Christina aguilera pays tribute
to whitney houston and the 25th anniversary of "the bodyguard."
And in a rare television appearance, music legend
diana ross performs her greatest hits and receives the american
music award for lifetime achievement.
Live from the microsoft theater in downtown los angeles, it's
the 2017 american music awards. Please welcome your host,
tracee ellis ross.
Boom, boom, boom, boom. Yes! Yes!
Hello! All right! Welcome, welcome, welcome to the
45th american music awards. I am tracee ellis ross.
How great were kelly clarkson and pink?
Let's give that another round of applause.
I am thrilled to be hosting tonight, especially here on my
home network of abc. And it's truly, yes, abc
deserves some applause. It's truly a privilege, and
something I will remember for the rest of my life, especially
on such a special night. Where my mother ‐‐ hi, pink.
My mother, the extraordinary and the incomparable diana ross is
getting the lifetime achievement award.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Also, by the way, guys, we're making history.
We're the first mother and daughter who have ever hosted
the american music awards. I mean ‐‐
She did it twice, but there's always next year.
And my entire family is here.
They're not here for me. But they are here. Hi, mom.
Hi, dad. Rhonda, ross, evan, I could go on.
Hi. Hi, kelly. Okay.
We're also celebrating kelly clarkson, as she was the first
winner of a little‐known show called "american idol."
It was 15 years ago, you guys. I auditioned to be the host, but
goodness, I didn't get the job. It was something about ‐‐ I
don't know. Me being too dramatic. Like ‐‐ dramatic.
♪ A moment like this
♪ some people wait a lifetime
for a moment like this ♪
♪ I don't know if those are the
notes ♪
Tonight we will also recognize the 25th anniversary of a movie
called "the bodyguard" starring kevin costner and the late,
great whitney houston. Me and my boyfriend at the time,
we must have re‐enacted that movie 500 times.
I was the bodyguard. Apparently I look more like
kevin costner. Whatever. I've been so fortunate to have
done so much in my career. From "girlfriends." To ‐‐ yeah.
You can applaud for that. Joan carol clayton.
The emmy‐nominated show "black‐ish." What?
Right here on abc. Receiving a little golden globe.
Starting my clothing line for jcpenney.
Strasee ellis ross for jcpenney if you haven't gone go, go, go.
And now joining the house of a.M.A. Hosts.
It's a little intimidating. I don't know if I possess all
the same bells and whistles as them. Do you know what I mean?
I don't have an album out, i don't have a cool stage name.
I don't even ‐‐ I don't even have beef with anyone.
I tried to tweet selena gomez before the show like, hey,
bitch! You're beautiful. And I meant it.
Because she is so pretty. And she's talented.
I don't even have an entourage. Everybody has an entourage.
D.J. Khaled, he came with 67 people. This entire section.
The whole thing. The whole thing is his entourage.
That's right. And this is so crazy.
Keith urban, are you with d. J. Khalid? That is so cool.
Where are you? Can I get in that? I'll join your entourage.
That's totally better. Nevertheless, everybody, this is
going to be an incredible night tonight, filled with nostalgia,
filled with earth‐shattering, groundbreaking women.
And there's going to be some men singing too.
Got to get them in there, you know what I mean?
Women who take up space, trailblaze and blaze trails.
Women with expansive and powerful voices.
And history‐making careers filled with 30 years of hits, mom.
This year in music has been a reflection of this year in our
country. A year where brave women have
started a movement, as we own our experiences, our bodies, and
our lives. Ya heard me?
Now here's one of those powerful women with the number one
song, "sorry not sorry." Ladies and gentlemen, get on
your feet for demi lovato.
♪
There's so much hate in this world.
We have to rise above. And never say sorry for what you are.
♪ Now i'm out here
♪ lookin' like revenge feelin'
like a ten ♪
♪ the best I ever been and yeah,
I know ♪
♪ how bad it must hurt to see me
like this ♪
♪ but it gets worse wait a
minute ♪
♪ now you're out here lookin
like regret ♪
♪ ain't too proud to beg second
chance ♪
♪ you'll never get and yeah, I
know ♪
♪ how bad it must hurt to see me
like this ♪
♪ but it gets worse wait a
minute ♪
♪ now payback is a bad chick and
baby, i'm the baddest ♪
♪ not playin' with a savage
can't have this, can't have
this ♪
♪ and it'd be nice of me
♪ to take it easy on ya but
nahh ♪
♪ baby, i'm sorry i'm not
sorry ♪
♪ baby, i'm sorry i'm not
sorry ♪
♪ being so bad got me feelin' so
good ♪
♪ showin' you up like I knew
that I would ♪
♪ baby, i'm sorry i'm not sorry
baby i'm sorry not sorry ♪
♪ feelin' inspired 'cause the
tables have turned ♪
♪ yeah, i'm on fire and I know
that it burns ♪
♪ baby, fineness is the way to
kill ♪
♪ tell me how it feel bet it's
such ♪
♪ a bitter pill and yeah, I
know ♪
♪ you thought you had bigger
♪ better things bet right now
this stings ♪
♪ wait a minute 'cause the
grass ♪
♪ is greener under me bright as
technicolor ♪
♪ I can tell that you can see
♪ and yeah, I know how bad it
must hurt to ♪
♪ see me like this but it gets
worse ♪
♪ wait a minute now payback is a
bad chick ♪
♪ and baby, i'm the baddest not
playin' with a savage ♪
♪ can't have this can't have
this ♪
♪ and it'd be nice of me
♪ to take it easy on ya but
nahh ♪
♪ baby, i'm sorry i'm not
sorry ♪
♪ baby, i'm sorry i'm not
sorry ♪
♪ being so bad got me feelin' so
good ♪
♪ showin' you up like I knew
that I would ♪
♪ baby, i'm sorry i'm not
sorry ♪
♪ baby, i'm sorry
i'm not sorry ♪
♪ feeling inspired 'cause the
tables have turned ♪
♪ yeah, i'm on fire and I know
that it burns ♪
♪ talk that talk, baby better
walk, better walk ♪
♪ that walk, baby if you talk
♪ if you talk that talk, baby
♪ better walk, better walk that
walk, baby ♪
♪ oh yeah talk that talk, baby
♪ better walk, better walk that
walk, baby ♪
♪ if you talk, if you talk
♪ that talk, baby better walk,
better walk ♪
♪ that walk, baby baby, i'm
sorry ♪
♪ i'm not sorry baby, i'm
sorry ♪
♪ i'm not sorry feeling inspired
'cause ♪
♪ the tables have turned yeah,
i'm on fire ♪
♪ and I know that it burns i'm
sorry ♪
♪
Announcer: From the upcoming film "black panther,"
chadwick boseman.
Whoo! All right.
It's an honor for me to present the first award of the evening.
I know how excited these nominees are for me to get to
the envelope because even with all their accolades, for each of
these performers, it will be their first win in this
category. So let's get to it.
Announcer: Here are the nominees for favorite pop rock
duo or group. The chainsmokers. Coldplay.
♪ So high, so high
imagine dragons.
♪ Feel the thunder
♪ lightning and the thunder
and the american music award goes to ‐‐
imagine dragons.
Announcer: This is imagine dragons' third american music
award. They're nominated for one other award tonight.
♪
I just want to say, what a way to start the night.
You know, this is ‐‐
Wow. This is ‐‐ this is a country
that I know, which is one of powerful women, talking about
our women, talking about empowering our lgbtq youth.
May we continue to progress as a nation towards one of love, of
equality, no divide. There's been way too much of
that this last year. So to start the night like this,
it just feels right. Thank you to our friends, our
family, wives, loved ones, mack reynolds interscope records,
alex the kid. All ‐‐ you guys got something?
The fans! Thank you, fans!
Peace, love, equality for all.
Announcer: Get ready for selena gomez's first television
performance in over a year as she makes her triumphant return
to the a. M. A. Stage. It's the world television
premiere of her new single "wolves." Don't go anywhere.
You don't want to miss it. It's the american music awards
on abc.
♪
This just in. Although "american idol" is
coming to abc in march, you'll see three "idol" auditions
tonight, and then you'll get to vote for the one you think
should get to hollywood. Let's make some dreams come
true, people. Now, please welcome chris
hardwick and lea michelle.
Chris and I are so excited to
introduce our next performer. Not only is he in the upcoming
movie "jumanji," he's here with his new track.
He's just amazing. He's a damn national treasure.
His music is like a charging cable to your soul, but your mom
still says he's a nice boy.
Ladies and gentlemen, nick freaking jonas!
♪
♪ I look for you in the center
of the sun ♪
♪ I took a pill but it didn't
♪ help me numb I see your face
even when ♪
♪ my eyes are shut but I never
really know ♪
♪ just where to find you I chase
the ♪
♪ words that keep fallin' out
your mouth ♪
♪ you got a logic i'll never
figure out ♪
♪ if I could hold you then i'd
never ♪
♪ put you down but I never
really know ♪
♪ just where to find you
where to find you ♪
♪ where to find you but I never
really know ♪
♪ just where to find you try,
try, try, but I ♪
♪ try, try, try but I, but I
♪ try, try, try, but I but I
never really know ♪
♪ just where to find you you
think you know ♪
♪ how to get under my skin it's
okay for now ♪
♪ but it's never permanent knock
on the door ♪
♪ but there's no one listening
♪ and I never really know just
where to find you ♪
♪ you look for love but you
never really try ♪
♪ you say it's not but it's
always ♪
♪ on your mind keep chasin'
gold ♪
♪ but you lose the silver
lining ♪
♪ and I never really know just
where to find you ♪
Come on!
♪ Try, try, try, but I try, try,
try, but I but I ♪
♪ try, try, try, but I I never
really know ♪
♪ just where to find you it's a
bad idea ♪
♪ i'm chasin' a feelin' it's a
bad idea ♪
♪ I don't even need it it's a
bad idea ♪
♪ you're lookin' for me tonight,
tonight ♪
♪ I look for you in the center
of the sun ♪
♪ I took a pill but it didn't
♪ help me numb I see your
♪ face even when my eyes are
shut ♪
♪ but I never really know just
♪ where to find you
let's go!
♪ Where to find you where to
find you ♪
♪ but I never really know just
where to find you ♪
♪ try, try, try, but I but I
never really know ♪
♪ just where to find you
♪
Announcer: And now, a first time ever collaboration.
Here are hailee steinfeld, alesso, and watt, joined by
nominees tonight florida georgia line.
♪
♪ you made plans and I made
problems we were sleeping ♪
♪ back to back we know this
thing wasn't built to last and
good on paper ♪
♪ picture perfect chased the
high too far, too fast picket
white fence ♪
♪ but we paint it black ooh, and
I wished you had hurt me harder
than I hurt you ♪
♪ and I wish you wouldn't wait
for me but you always do i've
been hoping somebody ♪
♪ loves you in the ways I
couldn't somebody's taking care
of all of the ♪
♪ mess i've made someone you
don't have to change i've been
hoping ♪
♪ someone will love you let me
go someone will love you let me
go ♪
♪ i've been hoping someone will
love you let me go it's been
some time ♪
♪ but this time ain't even I can
leave it in the past but you're
holding on ♪
♪ to what you never had it's
good on paper picture perfect
chased the high ♪
♪ too far, too fast picket white
fence but we paint it black ooh,
and I wished you ♪
♪ had hurt me harder than I hurt
you ooh, and I wish you would
have waited for me ♪
♪ but you always do i've been
hoping somebody loves you in the ways I couldn't somebody's
taking care of all of ♪
♪ the mess i've made someone you
don't have to change i've been
hoping ♪
♪ someone will love you let me
go ♪
♪
♪ someone will love you let me
go ♪
♪ i've been hoping someone will
love you let me go ♪
♪ someone will love you let me
go ♪
♪ someone will love you let me
go ♪
♪ someone will love you let me
go ♪
♪ someone will love you let me
go ♪
♪ i've been hoping somebody
loves you in the ways I couldn't somebody's taking care of all
of ♪
♪ all of the mess i've made
someone you don't have to change
i've been hoping ♪
♪ someone will love you let me
go ♪
♪
Announcer: Xfinity tv customers can watch an encore
performance by bebe rexha featuring florida georgia line
after the show only with xfinity on demand.
Coming up, shawn mendes, christina aguilera, lady gaga,
imagine dragons with khalid, and pink and kelly clarkson return
to the stage. Then later, music legend
diana ross performs her greatest hits.
Yo, what's up. Nick cannon here.
And coming up, i'm presenting the new artist of the year
award thanks to t‐mobile. Voting closes soon, but you can
still get it in. Vote with #ama and the nominee's name.
Here are your nominees. James arthur. Niall horan.
Julia michaels. Post malone. Rae sremmurd.
On america's network, abc.
Announcer: We're back at the american music awards.
And now, please welcome singer and television host, ciara.
It started in the 1970s at
block parties in new york city. Over the decades, hip‐hop and
rap grew to beome a national phenomenon.
Today, for tens of millions of fans, it's the soundtrack of
their lives. Here are the three artists on
the cutting edge whose songs broke out this year.
Announcer: Here are the nominees for favorite rap
hip‐hop song. Dj khaled featuring justin bieber, quavo,
chance the rapper and lil wayne, "i'm the one."
Kendrick lamar, "humble." Rae sremmurd featuring gucci
mane, "black beatles."
And the american music award goes to ‐‐ dj khaled!
♪
God is the greatest.
God, I love you. Thank you so much. I'm so grateful for you.
I want to thank my son, the executive producer.
We did it, boy. I want to thank my queen, nicole.
My mother and father, I want to thank we the best, epic records,
rock nation, justin bieber, scooter, pooh bear, lil wayne,
chance the rapper. Jay‐z, jamie foxx. Shout out, mark in the
building. Diana ross for singing "all I do
is win" at her concerts. I want to thank all my fans.
And yo, did I tell you, i'm back in the studio, too!
God is the greatest. Fan love, we did it!
I love y'all so much. Dick clark promotions,
productions, and shout at the amas. Love you.
God bless. Thank you.
Congratulations, dj khaled.
I didn't see your entourage, he probably needed me up there.
He probably did a verbal entourage.
I want to introduce lily singh and sabrina carpenter.
He's only 19 years old and already a huge star.
He's also a fellow canadian and a nominee tonight.
Here to perform his massive
hit, "there's nothing holding me back," everybody on your feet
for shawn mendes!
Shawn mendes!
♪
♪ I wanna follow where she
goes ♪
♪ I think about her and she
knows it ♪
♪ I wanna let her take control
♪ 'cause every time that she
gets close, yeah ♪
♪ she pulls me in enough to keep
me guessing ♪
♪ and maybe I should stop and
start confessing ♪
♪ confessing, yeah oh, i've been
shaking ♪
♪ I love it when you go crazy
♪ you take all my inhibitions
♪ baby, there's nothing holding
me back ♪
♪ you take me places that tear
up my reputation ♪
♪ manipulate my decisions baby,
there's nothing ♪
♪ holding me back
there's nothing ♪
♪ holding me back there's
nothing ♪
♪ holding me back
she says that ♪
♪ she's never afraid just
picture ♪
♪ everybody naked she
doesn't really ♪
♪ like to wait not really into
hesitation ♪
♪ pulls me in enough to keep me
guessing ♪
♪ and maybe I should stop and
start confessing ♪
♪ confessing, yeah
oh, i've been shaking ♪
♪ I love it when you go crazy
you take all ♪
♪ my inhibitions baby, there's
nothing ♪
♪ holding me back you take me
places that ♪
♪ tear up my reputation
manipulate my decisions ♪
♪ baby, there's nothing holding
me back ♪
♪ there's nothing holding me
back ♪
♪ 'cause if we lost our minds
and we took it way too far ♪
♪ I know we'd be all right I
know we would be all right ♪
♪ if you were by my side and we
stumbled in the dark ♪
♪ I know we'd be all right I
know we would be ♪
♪ 'cause if we lost our minds
and we took it way too far ♪
♪ but I know we'd be all right I
know we would be all right ♪
♪ if you were by my side and we
stumbled in the dark ♪
♪ I know we'd be all right I
know we would be all right ♪
♪ oh, i've been shaking I love
it when you go crazy ♪
♪ you take all my inhibitions
there's nothing ♪
♪ holding me back you take me
places that ♪
♪ tear up my reputation
manipulate my decisions ♪
♪ baby, there's nothing holding
me back ♪
♪ there's nothing holding me
back ♪
♪ there's nothing holding me
back ♪
♪ oh
♪ there's nothing holding me
back ♪
♪
Thank you so much.
Announcer: Say it and see it with the xfinity x1 voice
remote. "Show me the american music awards."
There's still time to vote for collaboration of the year
presented by xfinity. Go to amavote.Com and cast yours now.
Coming up, some of the greatest voices in the world as
christina aguilera, lady gaga, pink, and kelly clarkson take
the stage. Plus selena gomez in a world
television premiere, then 43 years after diana ross won
her first american music award, she'll perform and receive the
lifetime achievement award.
Diana, it's taylor. I want to say congratulations.
I don't know anyone in music who hasn't been inspired by you.
And influenced by you. You're elegant, fierce, strong,
and brave, and you have paved the way for everyone who does
what we do now.
Announcer: We're back with an
artist who has not only written songs for stars like selena
gomez, and has her own huge hit with "issues."
Please welcome julia michaels.
If you looked up bravery in
the dictionary, you would find this next performer's name.
She's the epitome of love and strength.
I'm so grateful I get to call this beautiful person my friend.
Performing "wolves" with marshmello, one of the most
incredible women I know. Give it up for selena gomez!
♪
♪ in your eyes there's a heavy
blue one to love and one to
lose ♪
♪ sweet divine a heavy truth
water or wine don't make me
choose ♪
♪ I want to feel the way that we
did that summer night night ♪
♪ drunk on a feeling alone with
the stars in the sky i've been running ♪
♪ through the jungle i've been
running with the wolves ♪
♪ to get to you to get to you
i've been down ♪
♪ the darkest alleys saw the
dark side of the moon to get to
you, to get to you ♪
♪ i've looked for love in every
stranger took too much to ease the anger ♪
♪ all for you, yeah, all for you
i've been running through the
jungle ♪
♪ i've been crying with the
wolves ♪
♪ to get to you to get to you to
get to you ♪
♪ your fingertips trace my skin
to places I have never been
blindly, I am following ♪
♪ break down these walls and
come on in I wanna feel the way ♪
♪ that we did that summer night
night drunk on a feeling ♪
♪ alone with the stars in the
sky i've been running through
the jungle ♪
♪ i've been running with the
wolves to get to you ♪
♪ to get to you i've been down
the darkest alleys ♪
♪ saw the dark side of the moon
to get to you to get to you ♪
♪ i've looked for love in every
stranger took too much to ease the anger ♪
♪ all for you, yeah, all for you
i've been running through the
jungle ♪
♪ i've been crying with the
wolves ♪
♪ to get to you to get to you to
get to you ♪
♪
♪ i've been running through the
jungle i've been running with the wolves ♪
♪ to get to you to get to you
♪ i've been down the darkest
alleys saw the dark side of the moon to get to you to get to
you ♪
♪ i've looked for love in every
stranger took too much to ease
the anger ♪
♪ all for you, yeah, all for
you ♪
♪ i've been crying with the wolves ♪
♪ to get to you
♪
Announcer: She's a "bad mom"
and he helped her celebrate "a bad mom's christmas," please
welcome kathryn hahn and justin hartley.
Hi.
How are you?
Hello.
Hi. I'm justin hartley.
And i'm kathryn hahn. And this is us.
It's so fun working with you
on "bad moms christmas," you're hilarious. I had so much fun.
So sweet. Hi, guys. Sidebar, I went to a concert
last night, and I danced my arse off.
This is just a little tip. Everybody, go see live music,
because it is medicine. It's medicinal.
Announcer: Here are the nominees for favorite country
male artist. Sam hunt. Thomas rhett.
Keith urban.
And the american music award goes to ‐‐ ready?
Keith urban!
♪
Such a pleasure. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
Keith, we have a surprise for you. Sorry to hijack this.
You have also won the american music awards for country song
and country album. So, three.
You got three. You got three. You're going to need extra
hands. You should give them to his other half.
Absolutely. Absolutely you should be sharing
these, my love. To the fans, you are the best in the world.
I love you guys more than you know. Thank you.
I share these with you tonight, and our girls watching at home,
I love you so much. Thank you for all the love in
our home and in my heart. All my friends at country radio,
I want to say to dan, missy, elizabeth, mary ann, everybody
that worked on the record, and everybody that went out to
support. The fans, I love you.
Without you, it's one long sound check. Thank you.
♪
I remember buying the soundtrack of "the bodyguard"
25 years ago. I mean, who didn't buy it.
It's the biggest‐selling movie soundtrack of all time.
And tonight the amazing christina aguilera performs its
greatest hits. It's destined to become one of
the american music awards' most iconic performances, so do not move.
♪
Announcer: We're back at the american music awards.
And now, straight from "riverdale," here is
lili reinhart, camila mendes, k.J. Apa and madelaine petsch.
All right. We're here on a mission to make
riverdale much more fun.
And all we need to do is get these next nominees to tour
there.
Which is very unlikely. Especially since our student
activity fund only has $38.
$38.
In that case let's just present this award.
Announcer: Here are the nominees for favorite edm
artist. The chainsmokers. Calvin harris.
Dj snake.
And the american music award goes to ‐‐
the chainsmokers!
Announcer: This is their second american music award.
They're nominated for four additional awards in 2017,
including artist of the year.
♪
This is crazy.
This is our second amas, but we still kind of feel like
imposters being here with so many amazing artists.
Thank you to our fans for making this happen for us.
This is insane. Thank you to the amas for
recognizing dance music, and putting this award on tv.
It's a new thing for a lot of these events. It's really cool.
And we're super thankful for our manager, adam, and rob and
columbia records for letting us do our thing, changing our
sound, going in whatever direction we want to.
Thank you guys. This is amazing.
Okay, okay, okay.
Thank you.
Cool.
♪
Okay. I once got into a crying contest
with our next presenter. She won.
And now, from abc's "how to get away with murder," please
welcome viola davis.
♪
Thank you. Thank you. It was this week 25 years ago
when we all fell in love with whitney houston in
"the bodyguard."
The movie has become iconic thanks to its soundtrack, the
best‐selling movie soundtrack of all time.
What a voice whitney had, what an artist.
And the american music awards were in many ways her home.
Whitney received 21 amas, the most of any female artist in
history.
With us tonight, her sister‐in‐law pat houston, and
her niece, reya. So, tonight, we pay tribute to
whitney and the enduring music from "the bodyguard."
With a medley from that film, here's christina aguilera.
♪ If I should stay
I would only ♪
♪ be in your way
so i'll go but I know ♪
♪ i'll think of you every step
of the way ♪
♪ and I
will always love you ♪
♪ I will always love you you
♪ my darling, you mm‐mm
♪ I hope life treats you kind
♪ and I hope you have all you
dreamed of ♪
♪ and I wish you joy and
happiness ♪
♪ but above all this I wish you
love ♪
♪ and I will always love you I
will always love you ♪
♪ I will always love you
I will always love you ♪
♪ I will always love you
♪
♪ share my life take me for what
I am 'cause i'll never change
all my colors for you ♪
That's right.
♪ Take my love i'll never ask
for too much just all that you
are and everything that you do ♪
♪ I don't really need to look
very much further I don't want to have to go where you don't
follow ♪
♪ I will hold it back again this
passion inside can't run from
myself there's nowhere to hide ♪
♪ don't make me close one more
door I don't want to hurt
anymore ♪
♪ stay in my arms if you dare or
must I imagine you there don't
walk away from me ♪
♪ I have nothing, nothing,
nothing if I don't i love you and when you look at
me there's so much that you just
don't see ♪
♪ but if you would only take
that time ♪
♪ I know in my heart you would
find ♪
♪ can't you see the hurt in me I
feel so all alone ♪
♪ I want to run to you I want to
run to you ♪
♪ tell me will you stay or will
you run away ♪
Everybody.
♪ Whatever you want whatever you need ♪
That's right. Come on, ladies.
♪ Anything you want done baby
i'll do it so naturally ♪
♪ because i'm every woman
♪ it's all in me
everybody. Come on. This is a whitney celebration.
The greatest vocalist. This is for every woman in the
audience. On your feet for whitney.
♪ I'm every woman i'm every
woman i'm every woman ♪
♪ i'm every woman
we love you whitney! The greatest, my idol.
♪ I'm every woman
♪ i'm every woman
Thank you. Thank you, whitney houston, for
being the best inspiration ever.
Just yes, yes, yes, yes to that.
Thank you, christina. Coming up, lady gaga,
imagine dragons and khalid. I have a confession to make.
I'm obsessed with pink. And when i'm feeling insecure,
I call myself trink. Check out a sneak peek of her
new video, playing right now. And you're welcome. Trink out.
♪
Please welcome jenna dewan tatum, and billy eichner.
♪
Hi. I'm jenna dewan tatum.
And i'm billy dewan eichner.
How amazing was that pink video, by the way?
Except for the guy at the end.
He had a lot of explaining to do.
I agree. But enough about him.
You know what michael buble and josh groban and michael
bolton have in common?
They are have been nominated
for this category in the past.
Announcer: Adult contemporary artist. Bruno mars.
Shawn mendes. Ed sheeran.
And the american music award goes to shawn mendes!
Announcer: This is his first american music award.
♪
Thank you so much for this. This is incredible.
Ed and bruno are two reasons i started to sing so this is
incredible. My manager, andrew, david,
ziggy, my fans, thank you so much for being so supportive.
I've probably said this before, but you guys make me look really
cool, it's all you. So thank you so much. I love you.
Amas, thank you.
Announcer: And now please welcome heidi klum.
She's a true superstar and a nominee this year.
From the capital one arena in washington, d. C., where she's
performing tonight, here is lady gaga!
♪
♪ i'll undress you because
you're tired cover you with
desire ♪
♪ when you fall asleep inside my
arms we don't have fancy things
but i'll give you everything ♪
♪ you could ever want in my
arms ♪
♪ if I can't find the cure i'll
fix you with my love ♪
♪ no matter what you know i'll
fix you with my love ♪
♪ and if you say you're okay i'm
going to heal you anyway ♪
♪ promise i'll always be there
who's going to be there? We've got to be there for each
other, america. Hands up.
♪
♪ your feet your hands your legs
let me take care of you babe
sing your favorite song ♪
♪ I wrote you this lullabye
♪ hush now baby don't you cry
♪ anything you want could not be wrong ♪
♪ so I will give you everything
tell me yes and I will be all
yours tonight ♪
♪ tell me yes and I will give
you everything ♪
♪ I will be right by your side
♪ if I can find the cure i'll
fix you with my love ♪
♪ no matter what you have i'll
fix you with my love ♪
Aif you say you're okay i'll
fix you anyway ♪
♪ promise i'll always be there
♪ i'll fix you with my love
♪ I love you so much
♪ i'll fix you with my love
♪ if I can't find the cure i'll
fix you with my love ♪
♪ i'll fix you with my love
♪ if you say you're okay i'll
heal you anyway ♪
♪ i'll always be there promise
i'll be the cure ♪
♪ be the cure
♪ i'll fix you with my love
Announcer: We've got more of
the biggest names on the biggest night in music.
Imagine dragons and khalid and pink flies high above l. A.
Plus niall horan and 15 years after her win on
"american idol," kelly clarkson. Coming up on the american music awards.
Announcer: Welcome back. And now here are g‐easy and
american music award winner d. J. Khaled.
Yeah. Miami, what's up? Miami.
I got to salute my city, miami. Whether collaborating with
another artist or when he's on his own performing, the next
performer knows how to deliver a song.
With an inspirational personal anthem, here is
macklemore with skylar grey.
♪
♪ you know i'm back
like I never left
another sprint another step ♪
♪ another day another breath
♪ I got a new attitude
and a lease on life
and some peace of mind ♪
Seek and I find
♪ I can sleep when I die
wanna piece of the pie
grab the keys to the ride ♪
♪ i'm straight i'm on my wave
♪ what can I say?
I heard you die twice
once when they bury you ♪
In the grave
♪ and the second time
is the last time that somebody mentions your name
♪ so when I leave here
on this earth
did I take more ♪
Than I gave?
♪ Did I look out
for the people or did I do it all for fame?
♪ Legend, it's exodus
searching for euphoria
trudging through the mud ♪
To find the present
♪ no ignoring us
got 20,000 deep in
in the street ♪
Like we some warriors
♪ my mama told me
never bow your head
I feel glorious ♪
♪ glorious
got a chance to start again
I was born for this ♪
♪ born for this
it's who I am how could I forget?
I made it through ♪
♪ the darkest part
of the night and now I see the sunrise
now I feel glorious ♪
♪ glorious
I feel glorious glorious
i'm feeling glorious ♪
♪ the crib looking victorian
you know that we been going in since we hopped out
♪ that delorean
en garde ♪
Things are just things
♪ they don't make you
who you are
can't pack up a u‐haul ♪
And take it with you
♪ when you're gone
we posted on the porch
my family's glasses ♪
To the stars
♪ my grandma smiling
down on me like whoo
that boy got bars ♪
Okay, okay, yes I do
♪ I said amen and hallelujah
let me testify too
another morning, a morning ♪
Don't let self
♪ get in my way
I got my breath
I got my faith ♪
And I remember why I came
♪ I feel glorious
glorious
got a chance ♪
♪ to start again
♪ I was born for this
born for this
it's who I am ♪
♪ how could I forget
♪ I made it through
the darkest part
of the night ♪
♪ and now I see the sunrise
♪ now I feel glorious
glorious
I feel glorious ♪
♪ glorious
♪ we gon' be all right
put that on my life
when I open my eyes ♪
♪ hope I see you shine
♪ we're planting a flag
they don't understand
the world is up ♪
♪ for grabs
♪ I feel glorious
♪ glorious
got a chance to start again
I was born for this ♪
Born for this
♪ it's who I am
how could I forget?
I made it through ♪
The darkest part
♪ of the night
and now I see the sunrise
now I feel glorious ♪
♪ glorious I feel glorious
glorious ♪
Happy birthday, grandma.
Announcer: Here with a song
that has dominated the charts and radio all year long, please
welcome portugal the man.
♪
♪ can't keep my
hands to myself think i'll dust 'em off put 'em back up
♪ on the shelf
in case my little baby girl is in need am I coming out
♪ of left field?
Ooh woo, i'm a rebel
just for kicks, now ♪
♪ I been feeling it
since 1966, now might be over now
but I feel it still ♪
♪ i'm a rebel just for kicks now
let me kick it
like it's 1986, now ♪
♪ might be over now
but I feel it still got another mouth to feed
leave her with ♪
♪ a babysitter
mama, call the grave digger
gone with ♪
♪ the fallen leaves
♪ am I coming out
of left field?
Ooh woo, i'm a rebel ♪
♪ just for kicks now
♪ I been feeling it
since 1966, now
might've had your fill ♪
♪ but you feel it still
♪ ooh woo, i'm a rebel
just for kicks, now
let me kick it ♪
♪ like it's 1986 now
♪ might be over now
but I feel it still
we could fight ♪
♪ a war for peace
♪ i'm a rebel
just for kicks, now
give in to that easy living ♪
♪ good‐bye to
♪ my hopes and dreams
stop flipping
for my enemies ♪
We could wave until
♪ the walls come down
♪ don't bother me
♪ is it coming?
Is it coming?
Is it coming? ♪
♪ Is it coming?
Is it coming back?
Ooh woo, i'm a rebel ♪
♪ just for kicks yeah
♪ your love is an abyss
for my heart to eclipse, now
might be over now ♪
♪ but I feel it still
♪ ooh woo, i'm a rebel
just for kicks, now
i've been feeling ♪
♪ since 1966 now
♪ might be over now
but I feel it still
ooh woo, i'm a rebel ♪
♪ just for kicks now
♪ let me kick it
like it's 1986, now
might be over now ♪
♪ but I feel it still
♪ might've had your fill
but you feel it still ♪
♪
Okay, does this look familiar to anybody?
If it doesn't, go to my instagram to refresh your memory.
Diana ross and michael jackson, twinsie outfits.
This was the original shirt from the garage.
Her salute is coming up. Don't go anywhere. That's right.
What do we do? What do we do?
Announcer: Welcome back to the american music awards.
From "stranger things," here are caleb mclaughlin,
gaten matarazzo and sadie sink.
Yeah! Wow. Hi, guys.
Okay. We're proud of how we work together on our show.
It's a wonderful ongoing collaboration.
Just like that of of our next two performers.
They're here to do their song "stay."
Please welcome two multiplatinum artists, zedd and
a nominee tonight, alessia cara.
♪
♪ waiting for the time
to pass you by hope the winds of change
will change your mind ♪
♪ I could give
a thousand reasons why and I know you
and you've got to ♪
♪ make it on your own
but we don't have to grow up we can stay forever young
living on my sofa ♪
♪ drinking rum and cola
underneath the rising sun ♪
♪ I could give a
thousand reasons why ♪
♪ but you're going
and you know that all you have to do is
stay a minute ♪
♪ just take your time
the clock is ticking ♪
♪ so stay
all you have to do is wait a second
your hands on mine ♪
♪ the clock is ticking
so stay
♪ won't admit what
I already know 'cause i've never been the best
at letting go ♪
♪ I don't wanna spend
the night alone guess I need you
and I need to ♪
♪ make it on my own
but I don't wanna grow up we can stay forever young
living on my sofa ♪
♪ drinking rum and cola
underneath the rising sun i could give
a million reasons why ♪
♪ but you're going
and you know that all you have to do is stay a minute
just take your time ♪
♪ the clock is ticking
so stay all you have to do is
wait a second ♪
♪ your hands on mine
the clock is ticking
so stay ♪
♪
♪ so stay
♪ all you have to do is
stay
so stay, yeah ♪
♪ all you have to do is
stay a minute just take your time
the clock is ticking ♪
♪ so stay
all you have to do is wait a second your hands on mine
the clock is ticking ♪
♪ so stay
stay so stay ♪
Announcer: Please welcome actor, singer and songwriter,
ansel elgort and from "black‐ish," yara shahidi.
Hi, everybody. Okay. We get to present an award to
one of three singers with three unique styles.
One is a first‐time nominee
who we just saw, the second is a previous winner.
And the third, an artist who has put her on the path to
possibly setting the record for american music award wins.
Simply put, all are at the absolute top of their game.
Announcer: Here are the nominees for favorite pop rock
female artist. Alessia cara. Lady gaga.
Rihanna.
And the american music award goes to ‐‐
lady gaga!
As you know, lady gaga is performing tonight.
Let's go back to washington, d.C.
thank you so much!
I have the best fans in the whole world.
Don't you leave this stage. I have the best fans in the
whole world, i'm so lucky. Just remember, if you feel
different or you feel not understood, don't you dare give
up on who you are. You fight like hell for what you
believe in. I love you. To my entire team, to the house
of gaga, to my parents, and to my sister, I love you.
To my little monsters, this one is for you.
Congratulations, lady gaga. We love you!
Here is a first‐time collaboration performing by a
nominee tonight and an american music award winner.
You can hear it, get on your feet for khalid and imagine
dragons. Yeah!
♪
♪ so you're still
thinking of me just like I know you should
I can not give you everything
you know I wish I could ♪
♪ i'm so high at the moment
i'm so caught up in this yeah, we're just young
dumb and broke ♪
♪ but we still got love to give
while we're young dumb young, young dumb and broke young dumb
young, young dumb and broke young dumb broke
high school kids ♪
♪
♪ I was dreaming of big things
and I want to leave my own life
behind ♪
♪ take a number I was lightning
before the thunder ♪
♪ thunder thunder thunder
thunder ♪
♪ thunder thunder thunder
♪ thunder feel the thunder
lightning and the thunder ♪
♪ thunder feel the thunder
♪ yeah thunder
♪ we have so much in common we
argue all the time ♪
♪ you always say i'm wrong i'm
pretty sure i'm right ♪
♪ you think you're basic you say
you're easy, you're always
riding in the backseat ♪
♪ now i'm smiling from the stage
you can find me in the
nosebleeds ♪
♪ young young dumb and broke
thunder feel the thunder ♪
♪ lightning and the thunder
thunder ♪
♪ whoa
♪ oh yeah
♪ young dumb young young dumb
and broke lightning and the
thunder thunder ♪
♪ young dumb young young dumb
and broke lightning and the
thunder thunder ♪
♪ young dumb young young dumb
and broke lightning young dumb
and broke ♪
♪ young dumb high school young
dumb ♪
♪
♪ young dumb broke high school
kids ♪
♪ oh oh oh
♪ young dumb broke high school
kids ♪
I'm on the fourth floor of
the j. W. Marriott in downtown los angeles.
Can you guys see that? Way up there, I can't even look.
Way up there, that's pink. That's where she is about to
perform her next song. That's gravity defying,
incredible, courageous, and crazy.
We'll be right back with pink on the american music awards.
Please welcome tv and radio
host, musician and producer, nick cannon.
Oh, yeah. My people are lit tonight, y'all.
I am here to announce the winner of the new artist of the year,
presented by t‐mobile. That's why I got my magenta turban on.
This is a breakthrough moment for one of these incredible
young artists and i'm honored to be here to present it.
Here are your nominees ‐‐ james arthur.
Niall horan.
Turned up. Julia michaels.
Post malone.
Rae sremmurd.
All right. And the american music award for
new artist of the year presented by t‐mobile goes to ‐‐
niall horan!
♪
Whoo. This is unbelievable.
And i've had a hell of a year. And to be put in that category
with some of my friends. It was unbelievable.
Just want to say a massive thank you to everyone at capitol
records, steve, ashe, greg, robbie, mitra, my management,
who have been with me since i was 16 years old, and the fans.
You guys are unbelievable. Every single time you turn out
for these things. This is for you. Thank you very much.
♪
16 years ago, this singer stole our hearts with songs
like "don't let me get me"
"get the party started."
Not only is she a powerhouse
vocalist, but she's known for performances that take us to
literally new heights. That dot up here, that's her.
This tops anything she's ever done. So, with a beautiful
performance, an artist that refuses to stay on the ground,
ladies and gentlemen, pink!
♪
♪ we were on fire
I slashed your tires
it's like we burned ♪
♪ so bright we burned out
♪ I made you chase me
I wasn't that friendly
my love, my drug ♪
♪ we're messed up
♪ 'cause i've been
on the run so long
they can't find me ♪
♪ you waking up to
♪ remember i'm pretty
and when the chemicals
leave my body ♪
♪ yeah they're going to
♪ find me in a hotel lobby 'cause
mmm tough ♪
♪ times they keep coming
♪ all night
laughing and
some days like ♪
♪ i'm barely breathing
♪ and after we were
high in the love, doped out
it was you ♪
♪ the pill I keep taking
♪ the nightmare i'm waking
there's nothing, no nothing
nothing but you ♪
♪ my perfect rock bottom
♪ my beautiful trauma
my love, my love
my drug, oh ♪
♪ my love my love
♪ my love, my drug, oh
my love, my love
my love, my drug, oh ♪
♪ my love my love
♪ my love, my drug, oh
my love, my love
my drug, we're messed up ♪
♪ you punched a hole in
♪ the wall and I framed it
I wish I could feel
things like you ♪
♪ everyone's chasing
♪ that holy feeling
and if we don't stay
lit we'll blow out ♪
♪ blow out
♪ 'cause we've been
on the run
so long they ♪
♪ can't find us
♪ who's gonna have
to die to remind us
that it feels like ♪
♪ we chose this blindly
♪ now i'm gonna mess up
a hotel lobby 'cause
these tough, times ♪
♪ keep coming
♪ last night I might
have messed it up again
some days like ♪
♪ i'm barely breathing
♪ and after we were high
in the love, doped out
it was you ♪
♪ the pill I keep taking
♪ the nightmare i'm waking
there's nothing, no nothing
nothing but you ♪
♪ my perfect rock bottom
♪ my beautiful trauma
my love my love
my love, my drug, oh ♪
♪ my love my love
♪ my love, my drug, oh
my love, my love
my love, my drug, oh ♪
♪ my love my love
♪ my love, my drug, oh
my love, my love my drug tough times they keep
coming ♪
♪ all night
laughing and
some days like ♪
♪ i'm barely breathing
♪ and after we were high
in the love, doped out
it was you ♪
♪ the pill I keep taking
♪ the nightmare i'm waking
there's nothing, no nothing
nothing but you ♪
♪ my perfect rock bottom
♪ my beautiful trauma
my love, my love, my drug
oh ♪
♪
Thank you!
Wow! Oh! I'm emotional.
That was so beautiful. How amazing was pink with the
aerial dancers? I'm moved. I loved this performance so
much. While it was happening, I let
abc nknow that the next season of "black‐ish," we're doing a
season on the side of the marriott. Stay tuned as niall horan
performs "slow hands," then kelly clarkson and korean pop
sensation bts take the stage. Pink! Pink, pink, pink!
Announcer: Please welcome
singer‐actress laura marano and from national geographic's "the
long ride home," patrick schwarzenegger.
There are five nominees for collaboration of the year
presented by xfinity. All are truly deserving of
winning as their creativity gave us some of the biggest songs of
the year.
Combined, they spent a total
of 30 weeks at number one on the billboard hot 100, showing that
2017 was the year of the collaboration.
100%. And i'm going to use the x1
voice remote to announce the nominees.
Show me the collaboration of the year nominees.
Announcer: Here are the nominees for collaboration of
the year. The chainsmokers featuring halsey, "closer"
luis fonsi & daddy yankee featuring justin bieber,
"despacito" dj khaled featuring justin bieber, quavo,
chance the rapper and chance the rapper and lil wayne,
"i'm the one" maroon 5 featuring kendrick lamar, "don't wanna
know" the weeknd featuring daft punk, "starboy"
and the winner of collaboration of the year
presented by xfinity is ‐‐
luis fonsi & daddy yankee
and justin bieber, "despacito." Luis couldn't be here with us
tonight but let's here for him.
I want to thank daddy yankee,
and justin bieber for the remix. Thank you, amas.
This award goes out to my beautiful island of puerto rico.
Love you guys.
Please welcome kat graham and kelly rowland.
He was a winner earlier tonight, and here he is with his
hit song, "slow hands." It's niall horan!
♪
♪ we should take this
back to my place ♪
♪ that's what she said
right to my face ♪
♪ cause I want you bad
yeah, I want you, baby i've been thinking about it
all day ♪
♪ and I hope
you feel the same way, yeah ♪
♪ 'cause I want you bad
yeah, I want you, baby
slow, slow hands ♪
♪ like sweat dripping down
our dirty laundry
no, no chance ♪
♪ that i'm leaving here
without you on me
I, I know ♪
♪ yeah, I already know
that there ain't no stopping your plans and those slow hands
whoo ♪
♪ slow hands
♪
♪ I just wanna take my time
we could do this
baby, all night, yeah ♪
♪ 'cause I want you bad
yeah, I want you, baby
slow, slow hands ♪
♪ like sweat dripping down
our dirty laundry
no, no chance ♪
♪ that i'm leaving here
without you on me ♪
♪ I, I know
yeah, I already know that there ain't no stopping
your plans and those
slow hands ♪
♪ whoo
♪ fingertips puttin' on a show
got me now and I can't say no wanna be with you all alone
take me home, take me home ♪
♪ fingertips puttin' on a show
can't you tell that I want you baby, yeah
slow hands ♪
♪ like sweat dripping down
our dirty laundry no, no chance that i'm leaving here
without you on me ♪
♪ I, I know
yeah, I already know that there ain't no stopping
slow hands ♪
♪ like sweat dripping down
our dirty laundry no, no chance that i'm leaving here
without you on me ♪
♪ I, I know
yeah, I already know that there ain't no stopping
your plans and
those slow hands ♪
♪ whoo
♪
♪ these slow hands
♪ whoo slow hands
♪
Kelly clarkson is coming up next.
Later, international stars bts! And the award for artist of the
year. Yeah.
Announcer: Welcome back. From abc's "shark tank," please
welcome daymond john, kevin o'leary and mark cuban.
Alternative rock, one of the
most important genres of music today.
There are the nominees for favorite alternative rock
artist. Imagine dragons. Linkin park.
Twenty one pilots.
Mr. President?
And the american music award goes to ‐‐ linkin park.
♪
Thank you guys.
Thank you guys so much.
Welcome back.
Yeah, we're here.
They didn't know we were going to be here, you guys.
We're here.
First of all, first of all, thank you so much to all the
fans here and around the world who voted for the band, have
supported the band through thick and thin.
Also, thank you to the amazing imagine dragons and twenty one
pilots guys. I talked to tyler and dan, who
said wonderful things about chester.
They were similar to the things our fans said around the world
about him. We want to dedicate this award
to him, to his memory, to his talent, his sense of humor and
to his joy. And remember, you guys, all of
you tonight, whether you're a fan or an artist, take a moment
to appreciate what you've got. And make chester proud.
Thank you guys so much.
♪
She's a singer and a star of "this is us."
He's an actor from "modern family".
Albuquerque, new mexico, in the house.
She's here to perform the song that helped start it all, along
with her new single.
Ladies and gentlemen, multiple american music award
winner, kelly clarkson!
♪
♪ miss independent
miss self‐sufficient
miss keep your distance ♪
♪ miss unafraid
♪ miss out of my way
never let a man help to feel ♪
♪ miss on her own
♪ miss almost grown
miss never let a man
help her off her throne ♪
♪ so by keeping
♪ her heart protected
she'd never ever
feel rejected ♪
♪ little miss app hencive
♪ said ooh, she fell in love
what is the feelin'
takin' over? ♪
♪ Thinking no one
♪ could open my door
surprise, it's time
to feel what's real ♪
♪ what happened to
♪ miss independent?
Good‐bye old you ♪
♪ when love is true
miss independent ♪
♪ every kiss is a door
can I knock on yours
can we knock a little more ♪
♪ if a touch is a keep
keep on twisting keep on locking
keep on turning me ♪
♪ let me in
I wanna be closer to you let you under my skin
if I let you in ♪
♪ you gotta be careful with it
let me tell you again, hey love so soft
you ain't had nothing softer ♪
♪ break it then you buy it
and it sure gonna cost ya
love so soft ♪
♪ that you can't rub off
you gon' love it if you try it got you hooked
now you're caught up ♪
♪ love so soft, so soft
love so soft, so soft
if a thought was the truth ♪
♪ we'd be doing all
the kinds of things i know you wanna do
but I need, need to know ♪
♪ need to know
♪ will you protect me
respect me if I let you close
let oh, let me in ♪
♪ let me in, let me in I wanna
be closer to you ♪
♪ let you under my skin
if I let you in
let you in, let you in ♪
♪ you gotta be careful with it
let me tell you again, hey love so soft
you ain't had nothing softer ♪
♪ break it then you buy it
and it sure gonna cost ya
love so soft ♪
♪ that you can't rub off
you gon' love it if you try it
got you hooked ♪
♪ now you're caught up
love so soft, so soft
love so soft, so soft ♪
♪ if you want this love
got to hold it tight never let it go
baby, let it give you life ♪
♪ if you want this love
got to hold it tight never let it go
baby, let it give you life ♪
♪ love so soft you ain't had
nothing softer break it then you buy it and it sure gonna cost ya ♪
♪ love so soft
that you can't rub off you gon' love it if you try it
got you hooked ♪
♪ now you're caught up
if you want this love ♪
♪ love so soft love so soft love
so soft ♪
♪ love so soft love so soft love
so soft ♪
♪ come on love love love love
♪ love love love
♪ if I want it baby so soft
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Coming up, performances by bts and diana ross.
And who will win artist of the year?
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Welcome back, winners tonight, the chainsmokers.
To be honest, i'm a little bit nervous to announce this
next performance.
To call these guys international superstars honestly feels like
an understatement.
Making their u. S. Tv debut, make some noise for bts!
♪
Announcer: He's a singer, songwriter, a member of 30
seconds to mars, and academy award winning actor.
Please welcome jared leto.
I need a moment to recover from that performance.
That was incredible.
So, renegade, rebel, rule breaker, genius.
Whatever the name, in challenging times like these, we
need artists more than ever. Creative revolutionaries that
remind us of the possibilities of life, who inspire a sense of
unity, and who teach us that art and creativity can transcend
race, culture, language, and even politics to connect us like
nothing else can. Yeah.
I'm very proud to present the award for artist of the year.
Here are the finalists.
Announcer: Here are the nominees for artist of the
year ‐‐ the chainsmokers. Drake.
Kendrick lamar. Bruno mars. Ed sheeran.
And the american music award goes to ‐‐ any ideas? Bruno mars!
Bruno, where are you?
Get the profile. That's the profile of artist of
the year. Thank you, amas. Thank you, hooligans.
I wish I could be partying with you right now.
But i'm a million miles away in a minivan.
Please forgive me. We'll be back together very shortly.
I love you all. Thank you.
Announcer: The big moment is almost here.
When we return, diana ross sings a medley of her all‐time great
hits and receives the lifetime achievement award.
To talk about one of their music heroes, here are two of her
biggest fans.
When we heard diana ross was
getting the lifetime achievement award, our first reaction was,
she doesn't have it yet?
Her artistry resonates with
everyone, and today her voice is still as pure, her beauty is
undeniable, and her showmanship is on point.
We still listen to diana in
the house, that's why we gave her the presidential medal of
freedom last year.
Please welcome diana ross' son, evan ross.
What do you get when you cross a chart‐topping singer,
trailblazing style icon, record‐breaking pioneer,
international superstar, and an all‐around boss?
Everybody, you get my mom. Miss diana ross.
It took me a lifetime to get here.
I'm not going anywhere.
♪
I was born in detroit. We were poor, being black in
america, we didn't have it easy. Times were tough, but I never noticed.
This is where I lived. The second door.
It was here in the detroit brewster housing projects that I
met mary. I never thought, you can't get anywhere from here.
I loved to sing more than anything.
I was 10 years old when i tuned in to the ed sullivan
show. It was a moment that changed my life.
It was magical to me, because i had never seen black women on
television, although we were called colored at the time.
I saw you and I said, I want to be like that.
Oh, wow.
♪
♪ why do they fall in love
as much as I love recording
in the studio, there's nothing more magical as the energy on
stage.
♪ My endless love
♪ ooh i'm missing you
♪
♪ upside down come on
♪ upside down
♪
♪ take me take me higher take me
higher ♪
♪ here is a strange and bitter
crime ♪
I had the great honor of being nominated for an academy
award for my role in "lady sings the blues."
Maghogany gave me the opportunity to design the
clothes and wardrobe for the character I played.
I love making movies. It's the most challenging part
of my career. "The wiz," it's a film that
reminds me never to lose myself in the brilliance of the lights.
It returns me to my roots.
♪
As I look back, each step in my life was necessary and complete
and perfect. Through it all, there has always been music.
♪ I'm coming i'm coming out
♪ i'm coming out
I want the world to know
got to let it show ♪
♪ i'm coming out
I want the world to know ♪
♪ I got to let it show
there's a new me coming out ♪
♪ and I just had to live
and I want to give ♪
♪ i'm completely positive
I think this time around ♪
♪ I am gonna do it
like you never do it ♪
♪ like you never knew it
oh, i'll make it through ♪
♪ the time has come for me
to break out of the shell ♪
♪ I have to shout
i'm coming out ♪
♪ i'm coming out
I want to world to know I got to
let it show ♪
♪ i'm coming out I want the
world to know got to let it
show ♪
♪
♪ take me higher
♪ go on
♪ take me higher
♪ in my mind I see the
possibilities ♪
♪ when it comes to love
there are no boundaries
do you think that you ♪
♪ and I can work it out
♪ that's what
true love's about
baby we can find ♪
♪ an answer if we look
♪ inside our hearts
love will be there
waiting for us ♪
♪ baby we can rise above it
♪ if we leave
our doubts behind us
we can learn to fly ♪
♪ high above us
♪ there's a place
up in the sky
where the sun ♪
♪ is shining
♪ take me higher
take me higher
there's a place ♪
♪ I long to be
♪ where the birds are flying
take me higher ♪
Come on. Here we go.
♪
♪ come on and
ease on down
ease on down the road ♪
♪ come on ease on down
ease on down the road don't you carry nothing
that might be a load ♪
♪ come on ease on down
ease on down the road
pick your left foot up ♪
♪ put your ride foot down
♪ come on legs keep movin'
don't you lose no ground
you just keep on keepin' ♪
♪ don't you give up walkin'
cause you gave up shoes, no
ease on down ♪
♪ ease on down the road
♪ come on, ease on down
ease on down the road
don't you carry nothing ♪
♪ that might be a load
♪ come on, ease on down
ease on down the road
♪ come on ease on down ease on
down the road ♪
♪ ease on down ease on down the road
♪ ease on down
I love you. This is dedicated to each of you
with so much love. You are everything to me.
♪
♪ every time I feel
how life goes by ♪
♪ I recall the scenes
that never die ♪
♪ one fine day
one fine night ♪
♪ you loving me
on and on and on ♪
♪ we took our love as
far as love can go ♪
♪ yes you've given me the
best years of my life ♪
♪ yes you've given me the best
years of my life ♪
♪ right to the end
we'll say let's begin ♪
♪ you've given me the
best years of my life ♪
♪ I wanna thank you
thank you ♪
♪ you've given me the
best years of my life ♪
♪ thank you
♪ I wanna thank you
thank you for the best years of
my life ♪
♪
♪ yeah
♪ if you need me, call me
no matter where you are ♪
♪ no matter how far
just call my name ♪
♪ i'll be there in a hurry
on that you can ♪
♪ depend and never worry
no rain or winter can stop me ♪
♪ baby
these are my grandchildren, my grandbabies.
♪ Nothing can stop me
♪ ain't no mountain high enough
ain't no valley low enough ain't no river wide enough to keep me
from you ♪
I mean that. Ain't no mountain high enough.
If you need me, call me.
♪
♪ ain't no mountain high
enough ♪
♪ ain't no river wide enough
come on. I want my kids to come up on the stage.
Come on.
♪
♪ ain't no mountain high enough
ain't no river wide enough to
keep me from you ♪
Come on up.
♪
♪ ain't no mountain high
enough ♪
♪ yeah
yeah! Come on up here. Come on up.
Smokey, coming on up. This is the family. Come on up here.
We love you so much. So very much.
First of all, rhonda wants to say something.
I do.
Be careful there.
Mom.
What?
With no apology and in all of
your power, with integrity, grace, and generosity, you
blazed a way.
Not just for us, your children, not just for women, not just for
black folk or singers or performers or entrepreneurs, but
for all of us!
We are so proud to present you with the american music award
for lifetime achievement.
Wait, wait. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Hold this. Calloway has something to give to me.
I'm so proud of you. Thank you.
She brought me my fanny pack. Here we go.
This is all about love. All about love. This says it all.
This is my family. And i'm sending love out there
to all of you, each and every one of you of our global family.
And I really, really love being here, and I feel so humbled by
this. Yeah.
I love you so very much. And I think you know that.
I really love you so much. And I will hold on to that
beautiful honor. Thank you so much.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Thank you.
It's been an incredible show, everybody.
Should we all say good night? Read that.
Grandmommy, i'm so proud of you.
I love you all, too.
Can you say good night in the prompter?
Have an incredible night. Good n
♪
We love you so much, everybody.
♪
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