8 of the Best Performances from the 2020 American Music Awards
The stellar night had amazing world premiere performances of "Monster", "Body", "Levitating", "Life Goes On", and more!
What a night! Did you tune in? This year’s American Music Awards was a star-studded show that saw today’s biggest names in music get recognized for their groundbreaking achievements and deliver some amazing, must-watch live performances!
ICYMI, check out the full list of winners here.
Now, let's get to the fun part—the performances!
1. Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes open the show with world premiere of "Monster"
Listen... whatever you think of @JustinBieber, you need to at least respect him. He grew up in the limelight, hit rock bottom, crawled his way back, and made you fall in love with his music once again. #AMAs #Lonely pic.twitter.com/jhyL5B77lL
— Mike Adam (@MikeAdamOnAir) November 23, 2020
2. Megan Thee Stallion shows off her bod (and shares a heartfelt message of self-love) in world TV premiere performance of her latest single, "Body"
MEGAN THEE STALLION WITH THE WORLD TV PREMIERE #Body #AMAs pic.twitter.com/NG0934uKGs
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) November 23, 2020
3. Nelly brought us back to the 2000s with his performances of throwback hits—"Country Grammar", "E.I.", and "Ride Wit Me"
Nelly performed a medley of his greatest hits with a hypeman like it was 2002. #AMAs pic.twitter.com/GyZGvpqLR1
— No Hipsters Allowed (@nohipstersblog2) November 23, 2020
4. J.Lo and Maluma bring it in hot with their performances of "Pa' Ti" and "Lonely"
"Maluma" y "Jennifer López" son tendencia por su presentación en los #AMAs pic.twitter.com/cMMYgHB847
— ¿Por qué es tendencia? (@estendenciavzl) November 23, 2020
5. Dua Lipa literally "Levitating"
.@DuaLipa takes flight in magical performance of “Levitating” at 2020 #AMAs. ✨ pic.twitter.com/os4wTfq8zl
— Pop Crave (@PopCraveMusic) November 23, 2020
6. Katy Perry gets back on the AMAs stage with world premiere of "Only Love"—a performance dedicated to her father
Katy Perry serving pure vocals with “Only Love” performance for the first time at #AMAs! pic.twitter.com/5dE7we9rTI
— Perry Crave ★ (@PerryCrave) November 23, 2020
7. The Weeknd lights up the sky with Kenny G in "In Your Eyes" and "Save Your Tears"
.@theweeknd BODIED the first Save Your Tears preformance 😯🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/siWRbXhFNp
— ً (@weekndlustt) November 23, 2020
8. BTS close down an epic night with world premiere performance of "Life Goes On" and their hit-single "Dynamite"
2020 AMAs | Life Goes On (2)#BTS #방탄소년단 @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/6HxqaKSmh6
— 블랙액스 (@blackxagustdMP4) November 23, 2020
#AMAs #AMAsTNT BTS #Dynamite @BTS_twt
— 💫bruninha💫 (@b29162997) November 23, 2020
Dynamite🤧💜
Performance completa! pic.twitter.com/UspKP61VEa