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American Music Awards Red Carpet Dresses 2018

Hot Damn — the American Music Awards Is the Fashion Party We Weren't Prepared For

Well, hello, Tuesday night. We didn't know you'd be so . . . stylish. But with a red carpet fronted by Tracee Ellis Ross, who brought the heat in glamorous dresses last year, too, we should've been prepared for a host of musicians to show up in looks ready to wow.

Taylor Swift opened the show, and Ciara performed too, so while we knew we'd see crystallised bodysuits on stage, the outrageous jumpsuits and dresses came first. Read on to see what everyone was wearing as they exited their limos and posed for the cameras. Let's just say last night's entertainment was a little more exciting than resuming your Netflix binge.

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Jennifer Lopez

Wearing a Georges Chakra Couture gown with Jimmy Choo shoes and jewels from Brumani, Borgioni, Marli New York, Anabela Chan, and Le Vian.

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Dua Lipa

Wearing a Giambattista Valli dress and Cartier jewels.

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Cardi B

Wearing Dolce & Gabbana.

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Ciara

Wearing DSquared2.

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Rita Ora

Wearing a black gown with Sophia Webster heels.

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Camila Cabello

Wearing a Giorgio Armani look with Christian Louboutin shoes and Bulgari jewels.

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Amber Heard

Wearing a Ralph & Russo gown with Christian Louboutin shoes and jewels from Messika and Beladora.

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Amandla Stenberg

Wearing a Ralph Lauren tuxedo blazer with Levi's jeans and Brian Atwood shoes.

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Leighton Meester

Wearing a black-and-white halter gown.

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Taylor Swift

Wearing a silver metallic minidress and boots.

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Tracee Ellis Ross

Wearing a pink tuxedo with black lapels.

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Vanessa Hudgens

Wearing a pink satin dress with a plunging neckline.

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Carrie Underwood

Wearing a black cold-shoulder gown with a thigh-high slit, Le Silla shoes, and L'Dezen by Payal Shah jewels.

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Kelsea Ballerini

Wearing Nicolas Jebran.

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Chloe x Halle

Coordinating in Valentino gowns.

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G-Eazy and Halsey

G-Eazy wearing Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, and Halsey wearing René Caovilla heels and jewels by Carbon & Hyde and Djula.

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Shawn Mendes

Wearing Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello.

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Bebe Rexha

Wearing a strong-shouldered sequined dress with a thigh-high slit, Le Silla shoes, and Dannijo jewels.

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Khalid

Wearing a pink denim suit with Balenciaga sneakers.

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The Chainsmokers

Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart wearing Etro suits with Christian Louboutin shoes.

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Kathryn Hahn

Wearing Balmain.

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Zuri Hall

Wearing a feathered minidress.

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Tiffany Young

Wearing a graphic print dress with an ornate belt.

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Ella Mai

Wearing custom Sergio Hudson.

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Tyra Banks

Wearing a pink fringed miniskirt with a Tadashi Shoji clutch.

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Zedd

Wearing a bedazzled tuxedo jacket.

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Post Malone

Wearing a bright blue suit with glitter boots.

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Macaulay Culkin

Wearing a blue suit with a floral button-down.

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Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson

Evan is wearing a plaid jewel-tone suit, and Ashlee is wearing a Monique Lhuillier dress with Giuseppe Zanotti shoes.

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Constance Wu

Wearing N21 with Stuart Weitzman shoes, a Ming Ray bag, and Brumani jewels.

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Busy Philipps

Wearing a Michael Kors Collection look with Irene Neuwirth jewels and Commando lingerie.

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Taran Killam and Cobie Smulders

Taran is wearing a suit with white sneakers, and Cobie is wearing a Vivetta dress with Rupert Sanderson heels, a Roger Vivier clutch, and jewels by Nancy Newberg, Eriness, and Zoe Chicco.

John Stamos

Wearing a black velour suit with a Jonas Brothers tee.

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Florida Georgia Line

Brittney Marie Cole, Brian Kelley, Tyler Hubbard, and Hayley Stommel wearing black and gold.

Rami Malek

Wearing a checkered tuxedo blazer.

Heidi Klum

Wearing a Julien Macdonald dress with Neil J. Rodgers shoes and Lorraine Schwartz jewels.

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Gladys Knight

Wearing a black gown with a cape.

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