Shawn Mendes AMA Performance to Be Available for Comcast's Xfinity Subscribers

Dick Clark productions announced today that singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes will perform his standout song "Three Empty Words" exclusively for subscribers to Comcast's Xfinity TV service following the American Music Awards. It was previously announced that Mendes will make his AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS performance debut, joining hosts GIGI HADID and Jay Pharoah, as well as additional performers including James Bay, Fifth Harmony, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Niall Horan, John Legend, Bruno Mars, Twenty One Pilots, The Weeknd, special duets from The Chainsmokers and Halsey, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, and Maroon 5 with Kendrick Lamar, and "The American Music Award of Merit" honoree and performer Sting. The "2016 American Music Awards," the world's biggest fan-voted award show, will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20 at 8:00pm ET on ABC.

"We want to offer our customers more entertainment choices in one place, on a platform that's smart, intuitive and easy-to-use," said Todd Arata, Vice President of Brand Marketing at Comcast. "Xfinity X1 is that platform and it's driving the evolution of television by combining live TV, Video On Demand, a cloud DVR, and streaming video from the web, into one seamless experience. Through our partnership with the American Music Awards, we'll give viewers a ton of extra content that will make the experience of watching the show even better."

Singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes has recently scored his second #1 debut on the Billboard 200 with the September 23rd release of his sophomore album Illuminate, which hit #1 on iTunes in over 65 countries. The album was recorded with Grammy-nominated producer Jake Gosling (Ed SHeeran's "+" and "x" albums), and its lead single "Treat You Better" debuted at #1 immediately upon release via iTunes in 26 countries and has soared to Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Shawn's debut album Handwritten has been certified platinum and features 4x platinum single "Stitches." Shawn recently completed a sold-out headlining world tour in support of Handwritten, including shows at LA's Greek Theatre and NYC's Radio City Music Hall, as well as his hometown Air Canada Centre. He previewed his new album before release at a one-time-only headlining Illuminate Live Concert & Album Event at Madison Square Garden in September, and he will embark on his first-ever headlining arena tour with the Illuminate World Tour in 2017. Shawn has been named one of Time Magazine's "Most Influential Teens" of 2014 and 2015, as well as one of Forbes' "30 Under 30" in 2016. Shawn won "Favorite New Artist" at the 2016 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS and recently won awards in the categories of Best Male and Best Worldwide Act and the MTV EMA's.

The nominations for the "2016 American Music Awards" were announced last month, revealing that Drake leads with 13 nominations, while Rihanna received seven and Adele and Justin Bieber received five nominations each. Beyoncé and The Chainsmokers each received four nominations. Additionally, Bryson Tiller, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood, Fetty Wap and The Weeknd earned three nominations each.

The Artist of the Year nominees are Adele, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Drake, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood and The Weeknd. The ten nominees were narrowed to five based on the votes received through Monday, November 14 at 5:00am PT. The final five nominees are Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Rihanna and Carrie Underwood. Voting for Artist of the Year will close on Thursday, November 17 at 8:59:59pm PT. The winner will be determined by the total votes received throughout the entire voting period.

New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile nominees are Alessia Cara, The Chainsmokers, DNCE, Shawn Mendes and Zayn. Voting for this category is now open and will close Sunday, November 20 at 5:59:59pm PT.

At the American Music Awards, artists will be honored in multiple musical genres. Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM and Soundtrack, are some of the genres alongside the awards for Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by
T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year. This year, new categories include Tour of the Year and Video of the Year, while Favorite Song categories in the genres of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop and Soul/R&B have been added in lieu of the Song of the Year category.

American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound.

The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS winners are voted entirely by fans. Voting is closed in all categories other than Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by
T-Mobile.

For a full list of nominees, please visit: http://www.theamas.com/nominees/2016-nominees/