{"id":125604,"date":"2025-09-07T13:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/125604\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T13:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:37:07","slug":"mtv-vmas-2025-performers-list-see-the-full-lineup-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/125604\/","title":{"rendered":"MTV VMAs 2025 Performers List: See the Full Lineup Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/tags\/vma-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2025 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a> take place tonight (September 7) at Long Island\u2019s UBS Arena. <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/10584-ll-cool-j\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LL Cool J<\/a> will host the show\u2014a gig he previously shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/28745-nicki-minaj\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicki Minaj<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/jack-harlow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Harlow<\/a> in 2022. Set to take the stage, too, are <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/mtv-vmas-2025-mariah-carey-to-receive-video-vanguard-award\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mariah Carey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/lady-gaga-to-perform-at-vmas-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lady Gaga<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/14180-aerosmith\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aerosmith<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/23735-steven-tyler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steven Tyler<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/mtv-vmas-2025-performers-sabrina-carpenter-ricky-martin-busta-rhymes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>, and more. Check out the full list of performers for the 2025 MTV VMAs below.<\/p>\n<p>The VMAs broadcast begins at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on the CBS Television Network. The show will also simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+ in the United States. The VMAs pre-show (hosted by Nessa and Kevan Kenney) airs live, beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on MTV, BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land, and VH1.<\/p>\n<p>Follow along with all of Pitchfork\u2019s coverage of <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/tags\/vma-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Warren<br \/>British songwriter and guitarist <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/alex-warren\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Warren<\/a> will make his VMAs debut hot on the heels of releasing his debut album, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/alex-warren-youll-be-alright-kid\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">You\u2019ll Be Alright Kid<\/a>. He\u2019s among the <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/mtv-vmas-2025-nominees-announced-see-the-full-list-here\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nominees<\/a> for Best New Artist and chances are he\u2019ll perform the single \u201cOrdinary,\u201d which reached No. 1 on both the U.S. and UK charts this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey Zimmerman Featuring the Kid Laroi<br \/>Country artist Bailey Zimmerman and <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/the-kid-laroi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Kid Laroi<\/a> will hit the Extended Play Stage Presented by Doritos\u00ae to perform their collaborative single \u201cLost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Busta Rhymes<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/514-busta-rhymes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Busta Rhymes<\/a> is the first recipient of the brand-new MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award. Having first performed at the show in 1997, tonight marks his seventh VMAs appearance over the span of nearly three decades.<\/p>\n<p>Conan Gray<br \/>Pop singer Conan Gray will take the VMAs stage for the first time, to play \u201cVodka Cranberry\u201d from his new album, Wishbone.<\/p>\n<p>Doja Cat<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/doja-cat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doja Cat<\/a>\u2019s theatrical antics have made her a VMAs fixture. She <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/mtv-vmas-2021-watch-doja-cat-perform-been-like-while-suspended-in-air\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">performed<\/a> \u201cBeen Like This\u201d and \u201cYou Right\u201d in 2021, and, in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/doja-cat-performs-medley-at-vmas-2023-watch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">delivered a medley<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/doja-cat-scarlet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scarlet<\/a> singles \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/tracks\/doja-cat-attention\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Attention<\/a>,\u201d \u201cPaint the Town Red,\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/tracks\/doja-cat-demons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Demons<\/a>.\u201d Tonight, she\u2019s set to give \u201cJealous Type,\u201d the lead single from her forthcoming album, Vie, its live debut.<\/p>\n<p>J Balvin<br \/>Thirteen-time nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/33836-j-balvin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J Balvin<\/a> will be joined by Juistin Quiles and Lenny Tav\u00e1rez for the trio\u2019s new song \u201cZun Zun,\u201d and then he and DJ Snake will play their single \u201cNoventa\u201d live for the first time. The reggaeton superstar has brought his collaborative spirit to past VMAs with assists from <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/mtv-vmas-2019-watch-bad-bunny-and-j-balvins-bonkers-performance-of-que-pretendes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Bunny<\/a>, in 2019, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/watch-j-balvin-and-ryan-castro-perform-nivel-de-perreo-at-vmas-2022\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Castro<\/a>, in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards take place tonight (September 7) at Long Island\u2019s UBS Arena. 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