How to Watch the 2024 American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special

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

Mariah Carey, Stray Kids, Jennifer Hudson, Nelly, 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 AMAs, and 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 Stream, fuboTV, SlingTV and Paramount+ with Showtime.

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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, fuboTV, DirectTV 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.

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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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Billie Eilish’s Mom Defends Billie and Finneas Against ‘Nepo Baby’ Claims

Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell may be two of the biggest names in music, but their mom, Maggie Baird, isn’t buying into the idea that their success is purely due to nepotism.

In a new interview with Glamour published on Oct. 3, Baird clapped back at the recent “nepo baby” label that has been attached to her kids. The term resurfaced after a clip of Maggie’s appearance on Friends began circulating online, with many pointing out her and her husband Patrick O’Connell’s connections to the entertainment industry.

However, Maggie was quick to set the record straight, explaining that while both she and Patrick have worked as actors and musicians, they were “working-class actors” who “eked out a meagre living.”

The actress shared, “I got that episode of Friends because I was about to lose my health insurance,” emphasising that neither she nor Patrick had the fame or fortune that their children now enjoy.

She added that there’s a huge difference between the life she led as an actor and the one Billie and Finneas now navigate.

“People don’t really understand there’s a whole industry of people who are creative and they’re working and they’re struggling,” she explained, “But that’s a very different life than on this side of the door where you’re suddenly playing in this different arena.”

Despite their massive success—Billie and Finneas have both won multiple Grammys, and they made history as the youngest two-time Oscar winners—Baird says their family has remained tight-knit and grounded. “The family part is the part that keeps it sane,” she said.

As for how the family deals with the overwhelming scrutiny, Maggie offered a simple reminder: “They’re all human.”

With hits like “Bad Guy,” which spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and her critically acclaimed albums When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and Happier Than Ever, Billie has consistently dominated both the charts and award shows.

Meanwhile, Finneas is a Grammy-winning producer and songwriter in his own right. He has played a crucial role in shaping Billie’s sound while also finding success as a solo artist, having just released his new album For Cryin’ Out Loud! on Oct. 4, ahead of his upcoming tour in Australia in January 2025.

The project was preceded by the title track, “Cleats” and “Lotus Eater,” and follows the Grammy-winning producer’s 2021 debut album, Optimist.

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Coldplay’s Chris Martin Talks Michael J. Fox, Reprises Karaoke Alter-Ego on ‘Fallon’

Coldplay’s Chris Martin stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 4, where the frontman discussed the band’s 10th album, Moon Music, which dropped the same day.

In his latest Fallon appearance, the Brit also spoke about displaying Coldplay’s original flyers from one of their first shows to promote their tour nights in London, making the vinyl for their latest project out of recycled plastic bottles.

Martin also opened up about bringing out Michael J. Fox as part of their record-breaking set in front of 100,000 people at Glastonbury.

“I think there are certain things – especially for those your or my age – that are so imprinted on us and made us dream of doing this job,” Martin explained to Fallon. “One of those things for me is Michael in Back to the Future.”

“It’s so trippy to me that we get to play with him,” he said of having the actor join the band on stage at the world-famous festival, adding, “It feels like seven and being in heaven.”

“He’s so inspirational as a person – and then he’s Marty McFly,” he said about Fox’s famous film character.

“The first time I played with him was at a charity show, and I asked him if we could play the two songs from Back To The Future – and in the middle of ‘Earth Angel’ started looking at his hand like it was disappearing.”

“Maybe people watching are too young to remember – but that hand disappearing was everything,” Martin explained as Fallon gushed, “That’s so cool he did that!”

Martin also brought the laughs earlier in the evening as he reprised the viral disguise he used at a Las Vegas karaoke bar as part of their “All My Love” music video.

Coldplay’s latest album, Moon Music, features a variety of collaborations, with artists like Little Simz, Burna Boy, and TINI making appearances on tracks such as “We Pray” and “Good Feelings.” The album’s lead single, “feelslikeimfallinginlove,” has already made a mark on the Billboard charts, and with other tracks like “All My Love,” the project is shaping up to be another Coldplay hit.

Coldplay has long enjoyed an impressive run of Billboard chart success throughout their career. The band’s first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 came with their anthem “Viva La Vida” in 2008, and since then, they’ve consistently landed hits, including “Paradise” and “Clocks.”

On the Billboard 200, all of their studio albums have debuted in the top 10, with several — X&Y, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, Mylo Xyloto, Ghost Stories, and A Head Full of Dreams — reaching No. 1.

The band’s recent dominance isn’t just limited to the studio. Their Music of the Spheres World Tour has been nothing short of historic, grossing $945.7 million and selling 8.8 million tickets since kicking off in March 2022. That makes it the highest-grossing and best-selling tour by a rock act in nearly 40 years, according to Billboard Boxscore.

Elsewhere on The Tonight Show, Chase Stokes also dropped by for an interview, while Sabrina Carpenter gave a showstopping performance on her unstoppable hit “Espresso.” Demi Lovato also stopped by to partake in Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonightmares.”

Check out Chris Martin on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon below.

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Joe Jonas Drops New Single ‘What This Could Be’: Stream It Now

Joe Jonas is back with some fresh tunes, with his new single “What This Could Be” officially out today, Oct. 4.

Last week, Jonas teased the release on social media, sharing how excited he was about the reaction to the, adding he would be pushing the release of his forthcoming album, Music for People Who Believe in Love so he could “fine-tune” it.

“Wow, the love for ‘What This Could Be’ really makes me smile 😊 So I’m going to make it my new single and put it out October 4th 💃,” he wrote, adding that the song’s popularity gave him the inspiration to hold off on releasing his full album to fine-tune it even more.

“Hehe anyways enjoy the new song on Oct 4th – you’re all the best!”

Following the success he’s had with the Jonas Brothers and DNCE, Jonas’ latest solo single “What This Could Be” follows his July release “Work It Out.”

Joe has seen some recent success on the Billboard chart thanks to his duet with Demi Lovato, “This Is Me,” which hit No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. He’s also charted with previous tracks like “Gotta Find You” and “See No More.” Could this new single be the one to land him another hit?

Joe’s forthcoming album, Music for People Who Believe in Love, began with the song “Only Love,” a funked-up and flirtatious pop-rock jam that he originally conceived with his brothers.

During the writing process in Australia as they worked with producer Joel Little, “I noticed that the song was going toward the direction of some personal stuff that I went through,” Jonas recalls.

So I go to Kevin and Nick, ‘Hey, can I use this as a catapult to go explore what this sound could be, and also what I’m trying to figure out emotionally?’ They were very supportive — Nick said, ‘Well, damn, I really like that song. But I get what you need to do, so go for it.’ ”

Stream “What This Could Be” below.

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Coldplay’s ‘Moon Music’ Has Landed: Stream It Now

Coldplay has officially gone into orbit with Moon Music, the group’s 10th studio album that arrived on Friday (Oct. 5).

The project is led by LP’s first single, “feelslikeimfallinginlove,” as well as follow-up tracks “All My Love” and “We Pray,” a collaboration with Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna and TINI. Moon Music also features two more collaborations, Ayra Starr on “Good Feelings” and Jon Hopkins on the title track. 

In line with the foursome’s long-standing eco-ethics, Coldplay has “gone to great lengths” to make the physical release of Moon Music “as sustainable as possible,” according to a statement. Each 140g LP will contain some nine recycled PET-plastic bottles recovered from post-consumer waste, and the CD version is said be the “world’s first” to be released on EcoCD, created from 90% recycled polycarbonate, also sourced from post-consumer waste.

The group is currently in the midst of their sprawling Music of the Spheres World Tour. In August, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, the run grossed $945.7 million and sold 8.8 million tickets since launching in March 2022. That makes it both the highest-grossing and best-selling trek among rock acts in the almost 40 years that Boxscore has been tracking concert data.

Stream Coldplay’s Moon Music in full below.

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