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Members of the pop group One Direction pose for photographers at the Capital Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium in London, June 6, 2015. Reuters/Neil Hall

The 2015 American Music Awards (AMA) is just around the corner and the show is already gearing up to be another star-studded event. Latest performers set to wow the audience during the award show include Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor, along with the band One Direction.

One Direction will return to this year’s AMA stage for their third consecutive performance, according to Entertainment Weekly. The four member band composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles, is also up for two awards namely Artist of the Year and Favorite Pop/Rock Group. The British band is set to perform their new single “Perfect” for this year’s American Music Awards. This marks the first time that One Direction will perform at the AMA without former band member Zayn Malik.

Meanwhile, the 2015 American Music Awards will also feature “all-star” duets during the award show, Billboard reported. Two of the artists in the AMAs “all-star” duet performance list include Trainor and Puth. The two singers are teaming up to sing Puth’s “Marvin Gaye” single. Trainor is also set to serenade AMA attendees with her hit single “Like I’m Gonna Lose You.”

Aside from Trainor and Puth, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Luke Bryan will also perform a duet in this year’s American Music Awards, according to Billboard. Bryan will debut his latest song “Home Alone Tonight” with Fairchild.

Other stars who are set to wow AMA viewers includes Selena Gomez, Nick Jonas, Carrie Underwood, Demi Lovato, 5 Seconds of Summer and Walk the Moon. The 2015 American Music Awards will also be hosted by Jennifer Lopez.

In this year’s AMA, the artist that received the most nomination is Taylor Swift, with six nods, including Artist of the Year, E!News reported. The “Bad Blood” singer is also up for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and her album “1989” is nominated for a Favorite Pop/Rock Album award.

The 2015 American Music Awards will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 22. It will also be aired live in ABC at 8 p.m.

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