Katherine to present at the 39th Annual "American Music Awards"

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- dick clark productions (dcp) president, Orly Adelson, announced this year's "2011 American Music Awards®" presenters. The roster includes, Alanis Morissette, Benjamin Bratt, Cheryl Hines, Gavin DeGraw, Heidi Klum, Hot Chelle Rae, Jane Levy, Jennifer Hudson, Jenny McCarthy, Joe Jonas, John Legend, Josh Kelley, Julie Bowen, Katherine Heigl, Katie Leclerc, Lionel Richie, Matthew Morrison, Nickelback, Queen Latifah, Robin Thicke, Sarah Hyland, Selena Gomez, Sean Kingston, Taio Cruz, Taylor Swift, and Vanessa Marano, in addition to some surprise appearances.

"The 2011 American Music Awards" will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20th (8:00-11) on ABC. Tickets are now on sale (please visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-877-234-8425.)

This year, ABC will air a live pre-show "Countdown to The American Music Awards" hosted by Chris Harrison and Vanessa Lachey with reporting by Ryan Devlin starting at 7:00pm ET/PT. In addition, the online pre-show "Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ the 2011 AMAs" hosted by Lance Bass, Michael Buckley, Estelle, Sarah Hyland, Mario, Audrina Patridge and Josh Sussman will stream live for fans worldwide starting at 2pm PT / 5pm ET at ABC.com, Livestream.com/AMAs and other partner sites. Social media monitoring platform Meltwater Buzz will track all online conversation surrounding the 2011 and 2012 "American Music Awards."

Artists will be honored in the categories of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Latin, and Contemporary Inspirational. Fans can go to the official homepage of the "2011 American Music Awards," AMA.abc.com, to find performer and presenter announcements, artist information, and more.

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