LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts / dick clark productions) dick clark productions (dcp) president and executive producer Orly Adelson announced that
Drake and
Ludacris will each perform at "The 2011 American
Music Awards®." From the highly demanded album in stores now "Take Care,"
Drake will perform his hit record "Headlines."
Ludacris will join
Enrique Iglesias as the 6th unique collaboration of the evening, which sets a new AMA record for the most collaborations in the show's 39 year history. The other collaborations will include
Pitbull with
Marc Anthony and Lil Jon,
Gym Class Heroes with Adam Levine, will.i.am with Jennifer Lopez,
Nicki Minaj with
David Guetta, and
Maroon 5 with
Christina Aguilera.
The show will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20th (8:00-11:00 pm ET/PT) on ABC. Tickets are now on sale (please visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-877-234-8425.)
The show's full roster of performing talent now includes:
Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown,
Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Drake, Gym Class Heroes,
David Guetta, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Pitbull, Maroon 5, OneRepublic, The
Band Perry and will.i.am.
This year, ABC will air a live pre-show "Countdown to The American
Music Awards" hosted by Chris Harrison and
Vanessa Lachey and live reporting by Ryan
Devlin starting at 7:00pm ET/PT. In addition, the online pre-show "Coca-Cola
Red Carpet LIVE! @ the 2011 AMAs" hosted by Lance Bass, Michael Buckley, Estelle,
Sarah Hyland, Mario, Audrina Patridge and Josh Sussman will stream live for fans worldwide starting at 2pm PT / 5pm ET at ABC.com, Livestream.com/AMAs and other partner sites.
Artists will be honored in the categories of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Latin, and Contemporary Inspirational. Fans can go to the official homepage of the "2011 American
Music Awards," AMA.abc.com, to find performer and presenter announcements, artist information, and more.
