By Meredith B. Kile
3:03 PM PDT, October 9, 2018
Music's hottest stars rocked the red carpet at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday for the 2018 American Music Awards!
The annual awards show, hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross, featured performances from Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Camila Cabello, Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood, Dua Lipa, Ciara, Missy Elliott, Shawn Mendes and Taylor Swift, who will be kicking off the show with her new single, "I Did Something Bad," and making her first awards show performance in three years.
Drake and Cardi B both scored eight nominations this year, followed by Ed Sheeran with six, and Swift with four. Swift and Cardi are also both in contention for Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist, with Swift once again up for Album of the Year, facing off against Drake, Imagine Dragons, Post Malone and her pal, Sheeran.
Catch ET's red carpet coverage of the AMAs right here on ETonline.com. You can also follow all the action on Twitter (@etnow), Instagram (@entertainmenttonight) and our official Facebook page. Tune in to Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday (check your local listings) for all the post-AMA coverage, and check out the gallery above to see all the hottest looks!
Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

Jennifer Lopez

Cardi B

Shawn Mendes

Camila Cabello

Amber Heard

G-Eazy and Halsey

Tyra Banks

Heidi Klum

John Stamos

Rita Ora

Dua Lipa

Macaulay Culkin

Vanessa Hudgens

Busy Philipps

Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson

Rami Malek

Constance Wu

Leighton Meester

Post Malone

Ciara

Taran Killam and Cobie Smulders

Thomas Rhett

Ty Dolla Sign and Lauren Jauregui

Khalid

Tracee Ellis Ross

Florida Georgia Line

Kane Brown

Kelsea Ballerini

Jessie James Decker

Zedd

Chloe X Halle

Miles Brown

Bad Bunny and J Balvin

Amandla Stenberg

Kathryn Hahn

Ben Higgins

Kyle Richards

Erika Jayne

NCT 127

The Chainsmokers

Laura Marano

Becca Tilley

Bebe Rexha

Keltie Knight
