Popsugar Entertainment Award Season Watch the 2022 AMAs Performances | Videos From Anitta and Missy Elliott to GloRilla and Cardi B, All the Best Performances From the 2022 AMAs 22 November 2022 by Njera Perkins Image Source: Getty / Matt Winkelmeyer The 2022 American Music Awards was loaded with talent with its winners and a star-studded lineup of performers. The annual ceremony hosted by Wayne Brady took place on Nov. 20 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles and welcomed epic performances from Pink, Anitta and Missy Elliott, and GloRilla and Cardi B, while others like JID and Imagine Dragons, Carrie Underwood, and Lil Baby also graced the stage. The highlight of the awards show was the soulful tribute to icon award honouree Lionel Richie, led by Stevie Wonder, Ari Lennox, and Charlie Puth. "Lionel Richie has had a profound impact on countless people around the world and on the music industry as a whole," executive producer and showrunner Jesse Collins said in a statement, per Billboard. "From the millions of dollars raised due to 'We Are the World' to the global influence his unique sound still has today, Richie is the definition of a living legend and honouring him with the AMAs Icon Award is a no-brainer." Ahead, check out all the entertaining performances from the 2022 AMAs! Related: Machine Gun Kelly Calls Out "People in the Rock Community" Who Labeled Him a "Tourist" at AMAs 1 Anitta and Missy Elliott's Performance at the 2022 American Music Awards 1 / 6 2 Dove Cameron's Performance at the 2022 American Music Awards 2 / 6 3 GloRilla and Cardi B's Performance at the 2022 American Music Awards 3 / 6 4 Bebe Rexha's Performance at the 2022 American Music Awards 4 / 6 5 Carrie Underwood's Performance at the 2022 American Music Awards 5 / 6 6 Imagine Dragons and JID's Performance at the 2022 American Music Awards 6 / 6 Award SeasonAmerican Music AwardsMusicTV