This hit musical reality series follows three judges, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr., along with host Ryan Seacrest around the United States in search of the next American Idol, a pop star that truly shines above all the rest.

The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major American music awards shows (among the others are the Grammy Awards, the currently dormant Billboard Music Awards, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony).