2012 American Music Awards: Red Carpet Live Stream Video and Celeb Arrival (Photos)

2012 American Music Awards: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)

Tonight the 40th annual American Music Awards (AMA)will air live on ABC from the NOKIA Theatre L.A.  the American Music Awards will once again feature a star-studded lineup of the music industry’s top artists and performances, while celebrating 40 years of AMA history and memorable moments. “The 40th Annual American Music Awards” will honor artists in the categories of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Latin and Contemporary Inspirational.

Ke$ha, No Doubt and Usher will all perform on the show.  They will join performers Carrie Underwood, P!nk, Pitbull, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Linkin Park and Christina Aguilera.  Also performing tonight is PSY who is expected to perform his smash hit “Gangnam Style.”

This year’s AMA nominations are not too surprising as Rihanna and Nicki Minaj lead the noms with four each, while Drake, Maroon 5, One Direction, Justin Bieber and Usher all share the title for three nominations.

We have a live-stream of the red carpet arrivals below and all the red carpet photo as well.  Who are you hoping to see?  Who do you think will be the best dressed this year and the wost dressed?  Hit the comments and let us know and enjoy the show!

[Photos will be uploaded as we receive them] Image credit: ABC Medianet