Advertisement

One Direction, Florida Georgia Line to play the American Music Awards

One Direction arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September. UPI/Dennis Van Tine
One Direction arrives on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on August 25, 2013. This is the first time the awards show has been held in Brooklyn and Barclays Center which opened last September. UPI/Dennis Van Tine | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Florida Georgia Line and One Direction are to make their debuts as performers on the 2013 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, ABC said.

They join previously announced performers Miley Cyrus and Imagine Dragons.

Advertisement

Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks, the network said.

The prize presentation is to take place Nov. 24 at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE.

"Florida Georgia Line and One Direction have made an incredible impact over the past three years," Larry Klein, producer of the American Music Awards telecast, said in a statement Friday. "We are thrilled to have them make their AMA debut performances this year."

Latest Headlines