MTV Adds Lizzo, BLACKPINK, Jack Harlow and Måneskin to the Star-Studded 2022 VMAs Performers Lineup

Mar. 15, 2025

Lizzo and Jack Harlow.Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Nominated in four categories, including artist of the year and song of the year for “About Damn Time,” Lizzo, 34, will make her return to the VMAs stage to sing “2 Be Loved” from her new albumSpecialfollowing her debut performance of “Good as Hell” and “Truth Hurts” in 2019.

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The 2022 VMAs will also feature debut performances from two international groups. Nominated for best metaverse performance this year, BLACKPINK, the first-ever K-pop girl group to win a Moon Person (for song of the summer in 2020), will take the VMAs stage for the first time ever at this year’s ceremony. Soloist LISA is also nominated for best K-pop, becoming the first female solo act in the genre to receive a nod.

Måneskin, the Italian band that won Eurovision 2021, will also perform at the VMAs for the first time this year with a rendition of their chart-topping alternative hit “SUPERMODEL.” The group is up for best new artist and best alternative at the ceremony, making them the first-ever Italian act to receive VMA nominations.

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Previously announced performers set to hit the stage at the 2022 VMAs later this month includeAnitta,MarshmelloxKhalid,J BalvinandPanic! at the Disco.

Minaj, 39, joins an esteemed list of previous recipients that includesMadonna, Janet Jackson,Jennifer Lopez, LL Cool J andMissy Elliott.

The “Super Freaky Girl” rapper has been nominated for 17 VMAs over the years and has five wins under her belt, the first of which came in 2011 for best hip-hop video. She is nominated at this year’s show for best hip-hop.

source: people.com