British legend, Sir Rod Stewart is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 AMAs (American Music Awards). The singer will receive the award and perform one of his famous songs at the event. In a statement, executive producers Barry Adelman and Alexi Mazareas 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 when he receives the Lifetime Achievement Award.”
He will be performing one of his classics, marking his first time on the AMAs stage since 2004 when he performed the Louis Armstrong classic “What a Wonderful World.” The ballad was featured on his Billboard 200-topping and Grammy-winning album ‘Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III’. The singer, who co-hosted the event back in 1989 with Anita Baker, Debbie Gibson and Kenny Rogers, has received several previous lifetime achievement awards, including a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 1993, a Legend Award from the World Music award in 1993, the Ivor Novello Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 and an induction into the UK Music Hall of Fame, 2006; and the ASCAP Founders Award, 2011. He is also a two-time inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He was enshrined as a solo artist in 1994 and with Faces in 2012.
Rod has sold more than 120 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.
On the night of the event, other artists will be celebrated. Janet Jackson will be bestowed with the Icon Award, as well as being honoured with the prize in recognition of her “undeniable cultural and global influence,”. The iconic Jackson performer will be taking to the stage at the ceremony on May 26, in what marks her first TV performance in seven years.
The 58-year-old music star reacted on Instagram: “Thank you so much, AMAs!! It’s an honor. We look forward to being on your stage again. See you in Vegas! (sic)”.
The 2025 AMAs take place at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Las Vegas and will be hosted by Jennifer Lopez.
The American Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.
