Demi Lovato, Karol G, Moneskin and Stray Kids are the first internationally renowned artists to perform at the 2023 VMAs live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on the evening of Tuesday, September 12th.
PERFORMERS
Here are the names of those who will perform live at the awards ceremony:
Demi Lovato, who has received 14 VMA nominations in her career, returns for her first show appearance in 6 years, just days before the release of her long-awaited new album, REVAMPED, featuring successful rock versions of her singles. Among Demi’s many memorable VMA moments are her stage debut in 2015 with “Cool for the Summer” and her performance in 2017 with “Sorry Not Sorry”. The award-winning musician, who won Best Message Video in 2012, will run in two categories in 2023: Best Pop Music and Video for Good.
World-famous Colombian artist KAROL G will bring “Bichota Season” to life on the VMA stage in his first appearance on the iconic stage of an MTV-branded show. The legendary singer-songwriter, who holds the title of the first woman to debut a No. 1 Billboard 200 album with a Spanish-language album, will pause her first stadium tour to compete for her first VMA win after receiving three nominations this year. including Artist of the Year.
Following Moneskin’s double debut at the VMAs and other US awards last year – and a historic win for Best Alternative – chart-topping rockers around the world marked their long-awaited return to the historic MTV scene with a world premiere performance. new single “HONEY (ARE YOU COMING?)” will be released on September 1st. And their latest album RUSH! With 1 billion streams just around the corner, the 4-nominated band is also in contention for Best Rock, once again setting a record for being the first Italian band to be nominated twice in a row. years in the main category of the show.
The Stray Kids, one of the most influential K-Pop groups in the world, will perform at the VMAs for the first time with the song “S-CLASS”, taken from their latest record and #1 album 5-STAR. . The group is also vying to take home their first Best K-Pop award, the same category that earned them their first VMA nomination in 2022.
NOMINATIONS
Taylor Swift (8), followed by SZA (6), Dodja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith (5 each), as well as BLACKPINK, Diddy and Shakira (each 4).
Until September 1st, fans will be able to vote for their favorite artists in 15 gender-neutral categories, including the all-new Best Afrobeats category, as well as the coveted Burger King® Video of the Year and Artist of the Year categories by visiting voice. mtv.com Voting for “Best New Artist” will also continue during the show on Tuesday, September 12th. Nominations in social categories, including “Group of the Year” and “Song of the Summer”, will be announced later.
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WHERE TO WATCH IT
In Italy, the show will air live in the original language on the night of September 12-13, starting at 02:00 on MTV (Sky 131 and broadcast on NOW) and MTV Music (Sky 132 and 704). a preview is expected starting at 00.30.
Subtitled replays will air on MTV (Sky Channel 131 and streaming on NOW) on September 13 at 10:00 PM, September 15 at 11:55 PM and September 17 at 7:35 AM, on MTV Music (Sky Channels 132 and 704) at September. 13th at 10pm with pre-show replay and full show at 11.30pm, September 14th at 12.00pm, September 15th at 10pm, September 16th at 7pm and September 17th at 1pm and on VH1 (Canale Sky 715) September 13th at 11pm.