2015 American Music Awards: By the numbers

Broadcast live from Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday at 5 p.m., the 2015 American Music Awards will fete the radio rainmakers that have ruled the pop charts this past year.

Hosted by Jennifer Lopez, the show will include performances by One Direction, Ariana Grande, the Weeknd and Coldplay, and, while not part of the lineup, Taylor Swift is the artist to beat with a leading six nominations.

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Now in their 43rd year, the AMAs -- like most pop awards shows -- have produced enough telecasts to seemingly operate on autopilot. Pop & Hiss wanted to go beyond the spectacle and see what it took to pull off Sunday’s show.

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Here’s a breakdown of this year’s AMAs, by the numbers:

22,000

square feet of red carpet for celebrity arrivals

1,550

LED panels for this year’s set

1,400

meals for the production crew

650

walkie talkies to be used during production

500

reporters approved to cover the event

405

fans allowed to pack the red carpet

300

crew members in production

225

microphones will be used

197

territories that will broadcast the AMAs, reaching 93% of the world

110

instruments to be used during performances

100

show tickets given away through contests

79

backup dancers

65

musicians in the orchestra that will perform a special “Star Wars� medley

54

nominees across 23 categories

50

dressing rooms will house talent

39

AMAs have been won collectively by this year’s performers

36

award presenters

35

singers providing backing vocals for the night’s performances

21

age of the youngest nominee, Justin Bieber

Twenty custom emojis were created for Twitter for Sunday’s American Music Awards, including illustrations of One Direction, Five Seconds of Summer, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood, Coldplay and show host Jennifer Lopez.

(Dick Clark Productions)

Twenty custom emojis were created for Twitter for Sunday's American Music Awards, including illustrations of One Direction, Five Seconds of Summer, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood, Coldplay and show host Jennifer Lopez, who will perform during the three-hour show. (Dick Clark Productions)

20

custom emojis created for Twitter

19

performances during the night

16

production trailers set up around Microsoft Theater

13

cameras will capture Sunday’s show

7

show producers

6

days spent building the stage. It’s also the number of nominations for Taylor Swift, the most for a single artist this year

4.6 pounds

weight of one American Music Award

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