Pitbull To Host 2013 American Music Awards; When And Where To Watch The Show And Performance Of His New Single ‘Timber’ With Ke$ha

Armando Christian Perez, also known as Pitbull, Mr. Worldwide and Mr. 305 is a globally successful musician, performer, business entrepreneur, fashion icon and actor whose career sales exceed 5 million albums and 40 million singles worldwide. Pitbull has the Midas touch in music. Every single where he collaborates, goes on the charts. He has #1 hits in more than 15 countries and his videos have been viewed more than 3 billion times. He is one of the most influential artists of our generation, and definitely a crowd pleaser, so that's why Dick Clark productions have added him on board to host the American Music Awards this year.

Not only will Pitbull be pumping up the crowd at the NOKIA Theatre in L.A. on Sunday, November 24, but he will also perform his new hit single "Timber" with Ke$ha. They will be joining a lineup full of stars such as Luke Bryan, Miley Cyrus, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Gaga, Imagine Dragons, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and One Direction. Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks. "I am truly honored to be hosting the 2013 American Music Awards," said Pitbull. "The night is only about one thing fun! So buckle and get ready. Dale!"

Producers are more than happy with the choice. "Pitbull is a multi-talented global superstar and the right man to take the reins of the night, which is going to be one great global party," said American Music Awards long-time producer Larry Klein. "That's why he is called Mr. Worldwide. He's the perfect choice to celebrate the universal language of music." We're loving the fact that a Latino is hosting the show, and it comes in true AMAs fashion, since this award show has always supported anything Latino because they value our music, our culture and the importance and influence Latinos have in today's music business. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the creation of the Favorite Latin Artist category, and the 25th anniversary of Gloria Estefan's appearance on the show, making her the first Latin superstar to do so.

For this show, live coverage will stream online for fans worldwide since 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT with a pre-show and red carpet arrivals hosted by Lance Bass, Rosie Pierri, Jordin Sparks and Jenna Ushkowitz. For the first time, it will be available on Yahoo.com, the official digital distributor of the American Music Awards Experience. The stream can also be watched at TheAMAs.com, ABC.com, Time Warner Cable's Facebook page, and the websites within the Cumulus Radio Network, the AMAs official radio partner. Are you excited about the AMAs? Who are you the most excited to see perform and win?