The American Music Awards celebrated half a century with a two-hour show on Sunday (October 6) night. CBS American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special. The evening featured a variety of trips down memory lane and new performances from some of today’s greatest artists, each representing a different musical genre. In a tribute to the boy band, Stray Kids took to the AMAs stage and delivered one of the most incredible and energetic performances of the night.
As the performance began, ropes hung from the ceiling, each rope attached to a different member’s limb, in homage to *NSYNC’s puppet-inspired performance of “Bye Bye Bye” at the 2000 American Music Awards. It wasn’t just a visual reference – *NSYNC’s hit song blared from the speakers and the Stray Kids put a spin on their dance number before singing their own hit, “Chk Chk Boom.” Dressed in black, each member of the Korean boy band is full of energy, attitude and cool, backed by a troupe of backup dancers. Towards the end of their set, they incorporated a bit of “Bye Bye Bye” into the “Chk Chk Boom” mix before ending the set to thunderous applause.
Before Stray Kids, *NSYNC’s Lance Bass and Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean introduced them and talked about the AMA boy band legacy. “Fifty years — the American Music Awards have been around long enough that a lot of boy bands grew up with the show,” Bass said. “Lance and I are proud to be a part of the legacy of the American Music Awards,” added MacLean. “The legacy of boy bands is worth remembering, even screaming for.”
Before taking the AMA 50th anniversary special stage, advertising billboardTetris Kelly caught up with Stray Kids, who thanked them for Stays and paid tribute to previous boy bands including *NSYNC.
