American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special: How To Watch Online

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Celebrate the best and brightest in American music over the last 50 years with the “American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special” with special performances by Brad Paisley, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Green Day, Jennifer Hudson, Kane Brown, Mariah Carey, RAYE and more.

The two-hour TV special broadcasts on CBS on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Want to watch the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special online? It’s available to stream live online on Paramount+ for subscribers only. Not a subscriber? Sign up for the streaming service starting at $7.99/month.

Paramount+ offers a 7-day free trial, so you can watch a few matches for free. After the free trial is up, you can cancel it altogether, or you can keep watching the streaming service for $7.99/month for the basic ad-supported plan. If you want to go ad-free, Paramount+ with Showtime is priced at $12.99/month. This plan includes programming from Showtime.

Paramount+ is the home to hit originals, like “1883,” “Evil,” “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” “Halo,” “The Good Fight” and others, while Paramount+ with Showtime features popular TV series, such as “Yellowjackets,” “The Curse,” “Billions,” “Dexter,” “Penny Dreadful” and more. Each plan features classic movies and TV shows from CBS, Paramount, BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV and the Smithsonian Channel, as well as live sports from NFL, NWSL, PGA Tour, Big 10 and other leagues.

Alternatively, the “American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special” broadcasts on CBS, which is accessible via DirecTV Stream (starting at $69.99/Month) and Fubo (starting at $59.99/Month with the streamer’s current deals). Both streaming services offer free trials, so you can watch for free this way too. CBS is also available through Hulu + Live TV (starting at $76.99/Month).

The “American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special” airs on CBS on Sunday, Oct. 6 starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The TV special can be found on Paramount+ or DirecTV Stream.

Dick Clark Productions, which produces the American Music Awards, is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a Penske Media Corporation (PMC) subsidiary and joint venture between PMC and Eldrige. PMC is the parent company of Variety.