The 2024 VMAs are fast approaching, which means some incredible live performances are headed our way soon. Throughout the year, the MTV VMAs have become the perfect closer for the summer season, delivering everything from history-making red carpet looks to incredible performances, drama, memes, and everything in between.
The MTV VMAs 2024 are bound to be even more special, as the celebration will mark the 40th anniversary of the event. Earlier this month, MTV unveiled the list of nominees for the VMAs 2024 with Taylor Swift leading with 10 noms. (She was also the most nominated artist in 2023 and actually ended up taking the most trophies home, too!)
Fellow nominees include Post Malone, Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter, Megan Thee Stallion, SZA, LISA, Olivia Rodrigo, Tyla, LE SSERAFIM, Chappell Roan, RAYE, Coco Jones, Gracie Abrams, NCT Dream, Rauw Alejandro, Victoria Monét, and many more.
In addition to the nominees, Katy Perry is also set to receive the coveted Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 VMAs. To celebrate, she’ll perform the customary career-spanning medley of her biggest hits live during the event, which will be held at the UBS Arena in New York on 11 September 2024.
“Katy is a musical powerhouse and true pop culture icon. With her game-changing creative vision, she has become a global phenomenon and taken over the world’s biggest stages. Katy’s prowess will be on full display live on the VMAs with a can’t-miss, career-encompassing performance celebrating her biggest moments and chart-topping hits,” said Bruce Gillmer, president of music at Paramount+, in a press release.
Of course, Perry won’t be the only one hitting the stage. Previously announced performers also include Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, GloRilla, Rauw Alejandro, and Sabrina Carpenter — with even more names to be announced soon.
Katy Perry
As the Video Vanguard Award recipient, Katy Perry will return to the VMAs stage for the first time since 2017, when she also acted as a host. As mentioned above, Perry, a five-time VMAs winner, will take to the stage with a medley of her hit tracks that will serve as a walk through her career. The singer most recently put out her new singles Woman’s World and Lifetimes this summer, which will be part of her upcoming album 143, which will be released on 20 September via Capitol Records.
Camila Cabello
Camila Cabello has previously performed three times at the VMAs, and she’ll return this year for a fourth as a four-time winner. The Grammy nominee is expected to put on a show based around her fourth studio album, C, XOXO, which came out this past June. Cabello is also nominated in the Best Pop category. If she wins, it will mark her fifth Moon Person award, the perfect number for round five in 2025. BACARDÍ Rum, one of the VMAs sponsors, will also debut a special fan tribute for Cabello during the show.
Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan’s star continues to grow. Following a slew of more than successful appearances at various festivals around the world, Roan will make her VMAs debut this year as an attendee, nominee and performer. Roan is expected to perform tracks from her acclaimed album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess while potentially also taking home a Moon Person for Best New Artist and MTV Push Performance of the Year.
GloRilla
GloRilla is having an amazing year, and the 2024 MTV VMAs will be the cherry on top. The Grammy-nominated star, who’s been on tour with Megan Thee Stallion for a lot of the summer, recently became the longest-charting female rap hitmaker of 2024 with Yeah Glo reaching the Top 40 on Billboard’s Hot 100 list. A five-time VMAs nominee, this will mark her performing debut at the awards, during which she’ll also be up for three Moon Persons, including Best Hip-Hop and Best Collaboration for Wanna Be with, who else, Megan Thee Stallion.
Rauw Alejandro
Rauw Alejandro will also make his VMAs debut as both a performer and a nominee during the 2024 show. The Latin Grammy winner is for a Moon Person in three categories: Best Latin, Best Cinematography, and Best Choreography, all for his song Touching The Sky. Alejandro is expected to make a debut performance from his forthcoming fifth studio album, which he’s been teasing all summer as being inspired by West Side Story and Broadway.
Sabrina Carpenter
Following a pre-show performance in 2023, Sabrina Carpenter will make her debut at the VMAs main stage this year. Carpenter, who’s also a first-time nominee, is up for six Moon Persons during the VMAs 2024, including the coveted artist and song of the year. Her performance will arrive shortly after the release of her new album, Short n’ Sweet, on 23 August and just before she heads on tour.
