Which company has produced the American Music Awards since 1974?

Dick Clark Productions has produced the American Music Awards since 1974. The company was founded by television and radio personality Dick Clark, who created the awards show in 1973 and oversaw its launch the following year.

The first ceremony, held on February 19, 1974, was produced by Dick Clark Productions and aired on ABC. The company’s role connects the AMAs to a broader portfolio of televised entertainment and awards programs, including the Billboard Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.

The company has changed ownership and corporate affiliations over the decades, and its branding was temporarily folded into MRC Live & Alternative before the Dick Clark Productions name was restored. Those business changes did not alter the show’s production lineage. Another common mix-up is confusing the producer with the broadcaster: ABC aired the AMAs through 2022, while Dick Clark Productions was the production company behind the event.