Mariah Carey, Brad Paisley, Jennifer Lopez and more A-list musicians have been announced as performances and special guests that will appear at American Music Awards' 50th Anniversary Special. The anniversary special will feature performances to honor the history of American music and the AMAs.

Jennifer Hudson will honor 22-time AMA winner Whitney Houston, one of the top AMA winners of all time, with a performance tribute; and country superstar and five-time AMA winner Kane Brown will celebrate the legacy of Country Music at the American Music Awards with a performance of classic and current hits.

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

Green Day, Mariah Carey, and Brad Paisley are among the artists celebrating the American Music Awards' 50th anniversary next month.

The American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special is set to air on October 6, at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. As for what the two-hour show will entail, performers were just announced.

According to a press statement, the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special will serve as a tribute to the past five decades, with new performances, artist interviews, lege

On Thursday, producers from CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced that the music icon and 10- time AMA winner will sing a medley of hits from her 2005 album, The Emancipation of Mimi, to mark its upcoming 20th anniversary at the spectacle on 6 October.