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

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

The two-hour TV special airs Sunday, October 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on CBS.

Want to watch the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special online? The live stream online on Paramount+ is only available to subscribers. 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 some games for free. Once the free trial expires, you can cancel it entirely or continue watching the streaming service for $7.99/month for the basic ad-supported plan. If you want to be ad-free, Paramount+ with Showtime is $12.99/month. This plan includes programming from Showtime.

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

Alternatively, the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special will air on CBS, accessible via DirecTV Stream (starting at $69.99/month) and Fubo (starting at $59.99/month with the streamer's current offerings). Both streaming services offer free trials, so you can watch for free that way too. CBS is also available via Hulu + Live TV (starting at $76.99/month).

The American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special airs Sunday, October 6, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT on CBS. 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 subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation (PMC) and a joint venture between PMC and Eldrige. PMC is the parent company of Variety.