VMAs Add Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, Post Malone to Performers List

The VMAs have unveiled more performers for the upcoming award show, with Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, Post Malone, Tate McRae and Conan Gray all announced for the lineup on Tuesday. The stars join a lineup that already includes Sabrina Carpenter, Sombr, Alex Warren and J Balvin with DJ Snake.

This year’s show will mark Gray and McRae’s debuts on the VMAs main stage. McRae is up for four awards, including best pop artist and song of the year for “Sports Car.” Post Malone, who’s won six VMAs in his career, will play the award show for the first time since 2018, and he’s nominated for best collaboration for “Pour Me a Drink” with Blake Shelton.

Doja Cat, who’s won five VMAs in her career, will give her first televised performance of her latest single “Jealous Type.” make her first performance on the show since 2023. Jelly Roll is competing for his first ever VMA award, and he’s got four nominations heading into the show.

This year’s VMAs will air on September 7 at 8 P.M. EST at the UBS Arena in New York. This year will mark the first time the show will air on CBS, simulcasting on MTV as well. LL Cool J will be hosting the awards, his first time hosting the awards alone after co-hosting the show with Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow back in 2022.

Lady Gaga is the leading nominee heading into this year’s show, earning 12 nominations including for video of the year, artist of the year and and album of the year. Her “Die With a Smile” collaborator Bruno Mars is close behind with 11 nominations, while Kendrick Lamar picked up 10.