“Let the battle begin!” says New Edition, as they face off against New Kids on the Block this Sunday on the AMAs

Top: New Edition; Johnny Nunez/WireImage; Bottom: New Kids on the Block; John Lamparski/Getty Images

On the American Music Awards this Sunday night on ABC, New Kids on the Block and New Edition — hailing, respectively, from the Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston — will pay tribute to their hometown while facing off against each other hit for hit. New Edition‘s Ronnie DeVoe and Michael Bivins say this is something both acts have wanted to do for years.

“It’s going to be amazing — the AMAs are giving us a nice amount of time to be able to showcase our talents,”