Janet Jackson to Receive Icon Award and Deliver First Live Performance in Seven Years at 2025 AMAs

Janet Jackson is set to be honored with the prestigious Icon Award at the 2025 American Music Awards. This event will also mark her first televised performance since 2018. The AMAs ceremony, hosted by Jennifer Lopez, will air live on CBS and Paramount+ from Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Memorial Day, May 26, 2025.

Janet Jackson’s Legendary Career, Record-Breaking Albums, And Viral Hit Renewed Popularity

Jackson’s illustrious career spans over 50 years and includes 11 American Music Awards, five Grammy wins, two Emmys, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has sold more than 180 million albums worldwide. Remarkably, she is one of only four artists to have achieved a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 across four consecutive decades—the 1980s through the 2010s.

Her 2001 hit single “Someone to Call My Lover” has recently gained new popularity on TikTok, returning to the Billboard charts with a significant increase in streaming. Jackson’s breakthrough album Control recently celebrated its 39th anniversary and made history as the first album by a female artist to produce five top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles. Its follow-up, Rhythm Nation 1814, remains the only album with seven top-five Billboard Hot 100 hits.

Janet Jackson’s AMA Performance Aligns With Her Vegas Residency And Fan Voting Details

Janet Jackson’s AMA performance will coincide with the latest leg of her ongoing Vegas residency, Janet Jackson: Las Vegas, which started in December 2024. She will perform six shows from May 21 to 31 at the Resorts World Theatre. Previously, she received the Billboard Music Awards Icon Award in 2018, delivering a powerful performance and an inspiring speech supporting the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.

Fan voting for the AMAs is open until May 22, except for collaboration of the year and social song of the year, which allow web voting during the first 30 minutes of the show. Kendrick Lamar leads the 2025 nominations with 10 nods. The American Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, a joint venture owned by Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge.