Idolator

This Sunday, the American Music Awards—the annual popularity contest where being the "best" in music isn't as important as being the American public's "favorite"—are back, and ready to show the people just who's important in music right now. Like Nicole Scherzinger, whose album won't be out for another three months because no one in America has been willing to pay attention to her non-Pussycat Dolls-branded recorded output so far, and will.i.am, who, we hope, will unveil "the fuckin' shits on the radio" that may save his oh-so-floppy Songs About Girls. But wait, there's more!

The full list of performers for Sunday night:
Mary J. Blige
Chris Brown
Daughtry
Celine Dion
Duran Duran
Fergie
Jonas Brothers
Alicia Keys
Avril Lavigne
Lenny Kravitz
Maroon 5
Queen Latifah
Rascal Flatts
Rihanna
Nicole Scherzinger
Sugarland
will.i.am

Talk about starpower! (Is the music industry ever going to stop trying to throw Lenny Kravitz our way?) And there's a "special appearance" by Beyoncé, who presumably isn't performing because she only does that sort of thing for people who throw her gobs of cash (or lipstick) these days. Anyway, a year ago, the AMAs were the reason for Idolator's first liveblog ever, and I'm going to be back this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET—on a new couch!—to do it all over again. Join me, won't you? After all, I need something to remind me that sitting through three Rascal Flatts TV appearances in the space of two weeks is worth it.

''2007 American Music Awards'' Announces Full List of Performers and Presenters for Live Show November 18 on ABC [BusinessWire]