Best Celebrity Instagrams of 2017 AMAs: Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, and Tracee Ellis Ross Take You Inside

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Sunday night marks the 45th annual American Music Awards, and this edition is shaping up to be a star-studded event. Performers taking the stage include Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Hailee Steinfeld, and Christina Aguilera, who will be doing a Whitney Houston tribute in honor of the 25th anniversary of The Bodyguard. Tracee Ellis Ross is taking over the host duties from Gigi Hadid, who took the stage last year. One of the artists Ellis Ross will be honoring is no one less than her own mother, Diana Ross, who will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Beyond catching the ceremony on ABC (or streaming it using Hulu's live tv package), rely on our list of the best celebrity Instagrams to get a taste of what the event looks like from up close.

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Ellis Ross gave us a sneak peek into her rehearsals for the evening, or what she calls her “silly rehearsal antics.”

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Later on, the star shared a selfie with her mother—the evening’s Lifetime Achievement icon.

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Yara Shahidi, Ellis Ross’s TV daughter on Black-ish, offered a Diana Ross tribute ahead of the evening already, showing the icon’s face on the back of her jacket.

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Nominee DJ Khaled showed us his ride for the event and the sleek wine-red tracksuit he’ll be wearing.

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Pink, who will be opening the night with Kelly Clarkson, shared a photo of their rehearsals, writing that Clarkson’s voice can’t be “human.”

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Heidi Klum, who has become known for her frankness, shared a video tracing her beauty transformation from a nude face and wet hair to the glammed-up end result.

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Lady Gaga shared her retro-inspired look before the show’s start.

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Selena Gomez previewed her newly blonde look ahead of the event.

More backstage posts will be arriving as the evening progresses—watch this space.

See all the looks from the 2017 American Music Awards red carpet