Sir Rod Stewart to make triumphant comeback with major milestone in legendary career
Sir Rod Stewart will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 American Music Awards, marking a major milestone in his legendary career.
The 80-year-old icon will also take the stage for a live performance, his first AMA appearance since 2004, when he delivered a soulful rendition of “What a Wonderful World” from his Grammy-winning album Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III.
Stewart joins a powerhouse lineup of performers over 50 gracing this year’s show, including host Jennifer Lopez, 55, Gwen Stefani, 55, Janet Jackson, 59, and Gloria Estefan, 67.
The AMAs have also booked rising stars like Benson Boone, 22, Reneé Rapp, 25, Lainey Wilson, 33, and Blake Shelton, 48.
Set to “kick off summer,” the 51st American Music Awards will air live coast to coast on Monday, May 26, from the Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
The show begins at 8pm ET/5pm PT on CBS and streams on Paramount+ in the US.
Stewart, who co-hosted the AMAs back in 1989 alongside Anita Baker, Debbie Gibson, and Kenny Rogers, is no stranger to major accolades.
His previous honours include the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music (1993), the Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award (1999), and dual inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame- first as a solo artist in 1994, and again with Faces in 2012.
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Executive producers Barry Adelman and Alexi Mazareas of Dick Clark Productions said: “Sir Rod Stewart is a master showman whose charisma and energy have defied time and embody the very spirit of rock and roll.”
“We are looking forward to another epic performance on the AMAs stage as well as celebrating his incredible body of work.”
Stewart’s career includes four No1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and four No1 albums on the Billboard 200.
His iconic singles include “Maggie May” / “Reason to Believe,” “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright),” “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy,” and the 1994 collaboration “All for Love” with Bryan Adams and Sting.
His chart-topping albums include Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) and Stardust (2004).
Looking ahead, Stewart is set to launch the North American leg of his One Last Time world tour- ranked among the Top 20 Global Concert Tours of 2024.
The American Music Awards, the world’s largest fan-voted music awards show, has also revealed this year’s top contenders.
Kendrick Lamar leads with 10 nominations, followed by Post Malone with eight, and Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey with seven each.
Nominees are determined by Billboard chart metrics, including sales, streaming, airplay, and tour data, measured from March 22, 2024, to March 20, 2025.
Tickets for the AMAs are now available via Ticketmaster.