Flanked by her legion of dancers, Jennifer Lopez rehearsed for her performance at Sunday’s 2009 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles Thursday.
Jenny From The Block will be performing her new single “Louboutins,” the lead track from her forthcoming album Love? –dropping Jan. 26. Jennifer’s going all out for show; she even enlisted famed shoe designer Christian Louboutin to design a pair of his signature red-soled stilettos for her AMA performance.
Get ready for a full 8 minutes of Janet! Janet Jackson will kick off the 2009 American Music Awards with a special opening medley next Sunday night. “
We’re thrilled about having Janet Jackson open this year’s show,” American Music Awards producer Larry Klein said in a statement Thursday. “She is an incredibly dynamic performer and I think the audience will be excited to see what she has in store.”
This will mark the fourth time Janet — who will release a new Greatest Hits Compilation later this month — has performed on the American Music Awards, having previously performed “Control” in 1987, “Escapade” in 1990, and “Together Again” in 1998.
The 2009 American Music Awards airs Sunday, Nov. 22 @ 8PM on ABC.
R&B diva Whitney Houston will perform her comeback single, “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength,” at 2009 American Music Awards, airing next Sunday, Nov. 22, @ 9PM on ABC.
Rihanna’s will take the stage at the 2009 American Music Awards in her first solo public performance since being assaulted by former flame Chris Brown last February.
The 2009 American Music Awards, live from Los Angeles, will air Nov. 22 @ 8PM on ABC.
Eminem will perform at the American Music Awards later this month, Entertainment Weekly has learned. The acid-tongued rapper has joined a line-up of previously announced acts that includes Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, The Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Lady Gaga, and Adam Lambert.
The American Music Awards will air live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 22 @ 8 p.m. on ABC.
Mark your calendars for Sunday, Nov. 22 on ABC: Superstar Jay Z and hubby-snatchin’ songbird Alicia Keys are set to perform the charttopping collabo “Empire State of Mind” at the 2009 American Music Awards next month. The duo performed the single — featured on Hov’s Blueprint 3 LP — at the MTV VMAs last month, but irksome rapper Lil Mama crashed the stage during the performance.
Show producer Larry Klein is excited to have booked the duo for a redux: “We are thrilled to have Jay-Z and Alicia Keys on stage together, both are such talented artists, it’s sure to be a memorable performance.”
Michael Jackson was nominated for the Artist of the Year Award at the 2009 American Music Award, in a live press conference from Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.
The King of Pop also picked up four noms for his 2003 greatest hits collection; including Pop Rock Male, Pop Rock Album, R&B/Soul Male and R&B/Soul Album. Michael is eligible because the AMAs go by sales and air play, not based on the year the material may have been released.
The American Music Awards air Sunday, Nov. 22 on ABC.
