Awards Show Season Is Upon Us
• The legendary Diana Ross will be honored at the 2017 American Music Awards with the “American Music Award for Lifetime Achievement,” in recognition of her remarkable career and her outstanding artistic contributions to the entertainment industry and popular culture. Ross will also grace the stage with a rare performance. “I have endless memories of all the years that I have appeared on the American Music Awards,” says Ms. Ross. “It started with Dick Clark and The Caravan of Stars and American Bandstand. It was Dick Clark who said, ‘Music is the soundtrack of our lives.’ So true. I am so excited to be receiving this honorable award.”
A seven-time AMA winner, Ms. Ross attended the very first show in 1974 and lead several show-stopping performances throughout the years — including a star-studded performance of “We Are The World” in 1986. Ross hosted the show in 1986 and 1987 and was on hand in 2014 to present the first ever “Dick Clark Award for Excellence” to Taylor Swift. The 2017 American Music Awards will roll live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 19 at 8pm ET on ABC. [Photo from Twitter]
• Excitement continues to build as the first round of performers were just announced for The 51st Annual CMA Awards, hosted for the 10th year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, and airing live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 8-11pm ET.
Get ready to enjoy special performances by CMA Awards nominees Garth Brooks, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett, and Ms. Underwood herself. 2017 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee and 16-time CMA Awards winner Alan Jackson will also take center stage during Country Music’s Biggest Night™.
