AMAs 2022: Stars hit the red carpet ahead of ceremony - Daily Mail

Pink, Carrie Underwood, Dove Cameron and Joan Smalls led the stars hitting the reddish carpet up of the 2022 American Music Awards  Microsoft Theater astatine L.A. LIVE successful Los Angeles connected Sunday.

The Who Knew hitmaker, 43, who is owed to marque her debut unrecorded show of caller azygous Never Gonna Not Wanna Dance Again astatine the ceremony, showcased her toned legs successful a yellowish and achromatic glittering fringed gown.

She accentuated her toned legs successful strappy heels and flashed her galore tattoos.

The prima wore her platinum harvest slicked to the broadside and sported feline flicks of liner and nude lipstick.

She was joined by hubby Carey Hart, 47, and their children Willow, 11 and Jameson, 5 - who looked adorable successful matching achromatic outfits

The prima hilariously revealed Carey had divided his trousers earlier the reddish carpet, but helium chopped a dapper fig successful a achromatic suit. 

Two-time nominee Carrie, 39, flashed her legs and ample cleavage successful a sparkling pastel pinkish thigh-split gown, which boasted golden and metallic metallic patches.

The halterneck gown showed disconnected the star's toned arms and her tresses were styled successful brushed waves. 

Dove, 26, who is up for New Artist astatine the awards, flashed her abs successful a sparkling achromatic corset apical paired with a melodramatic achromatic bustle skirt.

She wore her tresses successful a sleek precocious ponytail and opted for melodramatic geometric oculus make-up, portion flashing her talons. 

Joan, 34, flashed her unthinkable legs successful a shimmering golden gown with a precise precocious divided which flashed her lingerie arsenic she posed.

The gown boasted cut-outs connected the broadside and a sweeping skirt, and was paired with towering golden heels.

Her tresses were styled sleek and consecutive and she sported smoky oculus make-up.

She posed with instrumentalist Brent Faiyaz, who she starred alongside successful euphony video, All Mine. 

Puerto Rican rapper and vocalist Bad Bunny landed the astir nominations astatine this year's American Music Awards.

 He leads chap rapper Drake and popular superstars Beyonce and Taylor Swift connected the database of contenders.

Bad Bunny received a full of 8 AMA nominations and volition vie for creator of the twelvemonth against British singers Adele and Harry Styles and Canadian instrumentalist The Weeknd.

Drake, Beyonce and Swift besides are successful the moving for creator of the twelvemonth and received six nominations each.

The nominations are based connected performances connected the Billboard euphony charts, streaming and medium sales, vigor play and societal media engagement. 

Winners volition beryllium determined by instrumentality votes and announced astatine the ceremonial at Microsoft Theater astatine L.A. LIVE successful Los Angeles.

Bad Bunny's different nods included favourite antheral popular artist, favourite euphony video and favourite touring artist.

The vocalist acceptable a grounds this twelvemonth for the highest-grossing circuit by a Latin creator successful history. His medium 'Un Verano Sin Ti' conscionable topped the Billboard charts for a 13th week.

If Bad Bunny wins each 8 awards helium is eligible for, helium would necktie 1980s superstars Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the astir AMA wins successful a azygous year.

Organizers added a class this twelvemonth for favourite K-pop artist. Contenders are BTS, BLACKPINK, SEVENTEEN, Tomorrow X Together and Twice.  

First-time AMA nominees included rapper Jack Harlow, K-pop set BLACKPINK and Scandinavian DJ radical Swedish House Mafia.

In state euphony categories, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen are among the nominees for favourite antheral state artist.

Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris and Miranda Lambert volition vie for favourite pistillate state artist. 

Pink is acceptable to grant the precocious Olivia Newton–John with a philharmonic show astatine the show.

The show successful Newton–John's representation follows her decease astatine property 73 successful August from a years-long conflict with bosom cancer.   

The beloved British–Australian vocalist and histrion had a lengthy relation with the grant show.

She co-hosted the ceremonial with Aretha Franklin and Glen Campbell successful 1976, 2 years earlier her occurrence successful films dispersed to the US with her relation successful 1978's Grease.   

Newton–John was besides presented with 10 AMAs during her lengthy career.

Pink (real name: Alecia Moore) was antecedently announced arsenic a performer astatine the AMAs, and her tribute fig volition beryllium her 2nd show of the evening.

The hitmaker is besides scheduled to springiness her caller azygous Never Gonna Not Dance Again its unrecorded show debut. 

Lionel Richie volition besides beryllium honored astatine the ceremony, wherever helium is acceptable to person the Icon Award.

Stevie Wonder volition beryllium starring the show for his contemporary, portion Charlie Puth and Ari Lennox volition beryllium joining the keyboard virtuoso for a medley of Richie's astir fashionable material.

The ceremony, which is being hosted by Wayne Brady, was antecedently announced to person performances from Carrie Underwood, Imagine Dragons, JID, and Yola, among others. 

Bebe Rexha and David Guetta volition beryllium performing their hit I’m Good (Blue), portion Dove Cameron volition marque her debut astatine the amusement with a show of her opus Boyfriend.

The rapper GloRilla and Anitta volition besides beryllium making their show debuts astatine the show. 

The 2021 ceremonial saw K-Pop icons BTS gain the astir wins with 3 including apical grant creator of the twelvemonth arsenic the astir nominated vocalist Olivia Rodrigo earned caller creator of the year.

The 7 subordinate South Korean popular boyband - who besides earned favourite popular radical oregon duo and favourite popular song  - was fixed the astir coveted crystal pyramid trophy of the nighttime arsenic they bushed retired dense hitters including Ariana Grande, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd.