Jennifer Lopez kicked off the 2025 American Music Awards with an intensive six-minute dance quantity soundtracked to greatest songs of the previous 12 months.
The “On The Ground” singer started the evening along with her personal hit “Dance Once more” earlier than launching right into a dance efficiency that includes songs from varied nominated artists. Lopez commenced the hybrid quantity to the tune of Kendrick Lamar’s “squabble up,” earlier than transitioning into together with Shaboozey’s “A Bar Music,” Bruno Mars and Rosé’s “APT.”, Publish Malone’s “I Had Some Assist,” Chappell Roan’s “Sizzling To Go!,” Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” and Benson Boone’s “Stunning Issues,” amongst others.
In the course of the center of her efficiency, Lopez additionally kissed a number of of her backup dancers as Teddy Swims’ “Lose Management” performed within the background.
Lopez is pulling double responsibility Monday evening, performing as host Monday night alongside along with her function as one of many award present’s many performers.
“Tonight, the highlight belongs to you as a result of that is the world’s largest fan voting award present the place you resolve the winners,” Lopez advised the gang throughout her monologue after the efficiency. “And this 12 months, sure, there have been extra votes than ever earlier than.”
Janet Jackson is ready to be honored with the Icon Award later Monday night, and he or she’ll be performing her first tv efficiency in seven years. Beforehand, the “That’s the Means Love Goes” singer obtained the Billboard Music Awards Icon Award in 2018, the place she carried out a medley of “Nasty,” “If” and “Throb.”
Rod Stewart is one other particular honoree on the evening’s ceremony, receiving the lifetime achievement award. The 2025 AMAs marked Stewart’s first time he was on the AMAs stage in over twenty years since his final look in 2004. Heading into Monday evening, Lamar led this 12 months’s nominees with 10 nominations, adopted intently by Malone, Eilish, Roan and Shaboozey.
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