Jackson will be awarded with the prestigious Icon Award
CBS and Dick Clark Productions have announced that Janet Jackson will receive the prestigious Icon Award at the 2025 American Music Awards, an honor bestowed upon an artist whose music has had undeniable cultural and global influence over the music industry. The global phenomenon and 11-time American Music Award-winner will also take to the stage, marking her first television performance since 2018. This year’s American Music Awards will kick off summer with host Jennifer Lopez live from the Fontainebleau Hotel in Las Vegas on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26th. Promising to be a night of unforgettable performances, including from Lopez herself, the 51st AMAs will air live coast to coast at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on the CBS Television Network, and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. Tickets to the star-studded show are available now on Ticketmaster.
Celebrating 50 years in the music industry, Jackson is still making an impact including the recent viral craze on social media of her Billboard 100 high-energy dance track “Someone To Call My Lover” that catapulted the song back on the Billboard charts, nearly 24 years after its original release, reaching No. 3 on the R&B Digital Songs chart and achieving a 1,400% gain in year-to-date U.S. on-demand streams for the hit according to Luminate. “Someone to Call My Lover” originally debuted at No. 3 and was the second single from her chart-topping, seventh studio album, All For You.
She’s also set to kick off yet another leg of her wildly popular Las Vegas residency, Janet Jackson: Las Vegas, returning to the Resorts World Theatre stage on May 21st for a six-show run through May 31st.
Jackson is one of the most influential entertainers of the modern era. Her music has won her five Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a nomination for an Academy Award along with dozens of American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. She has received accolades as an actress as well including the NAACP Best Supporting Actor award. Janet is a published author, dancer, businessperson, philanthropist and one of biggest-selling artists in popular music history. With sales of over 180 million records worldwide, Jackson stands as one of the best-selling artists of all time with a string of hits that have left an indelible impression on pop culture. She is the record holder for the biggest selling debut tour in history and is the first woman to debut in the top 10 of the Hot 100 chart. She also stands as one of only four artists to have a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 in the 1980s, ‘90s, ‘00s and ‘10s, alongside Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and U2.
In 2018, her last single, “Made for Now” with Daddy Yankee, released by her own Rhythm Nation Records, hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart making it her 20th single on the chart in the span of her career. In 2019, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside her brothers and in that same year her critically acclaimed Las Vegas residency, Metamorphosis closed out to record breaking ticket sales with only 18 dates at the Park MGM’s Park Theater. Her critically acclaimed and award winning self-titled documentary drew over 20 million viewers in one week.
In December 2024, Jackson launched her exclusive residency, Janet Jackson: Las Vegas, at Resorts World Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas to sold-out crowds over New Year’s Week. The critically acclaimed production is packed with the electric high-energy and chart-topping iconic hits like “Control,” “All For You” and “Together Again,” along with deep cuts from her decades-long career, complemented by dazzling wardrobe moments fashioned by Thom Browne. Following her performance at the American Music Awards, Jackson will return to the Resorts World Theatre stage for three performances on May 28, 30 and 31, 2025.
Fan voting for the 2025 American Music Awards is now open via VoteAMAs.com and the @AMAs Instagram profile in all award categories. Voting closes on Thursday, May 15th at 11:59:59 pm PT, with the exception of Collaboration of the Year and Social Song of the Year, which will remain open through the first 30 minutes of the AMAs broadcast. Kendrick Lamar leads this year’s nominees with ten nominations, followed closely by Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey.
Celebrating the year’s most iconic music, the American Music Awards is the world’s largest fan-voted award show honoring today’s most influential artists and their passionate fanbases. This Memorial Day, the AMAs will pay special tribute to our U.S. troops and veterans through authentic performances and unforgettable moments.
