The rapper will also host the annual show
Global sensation Megan Thee Stallion will make a triumphant return to the MTV stage, adding performer to her role of show host with an unforgettable performance during the 2024 VMAs live on Wednesday, September 11th at 8 pm ET/PT from New York’s UBS Arena.
Amid a record-shattering year that includes a new album release, Megan, and her global Hot Girl Summer Tour, Megan will return to the MTV stage for another can’t miss performance in addition to her previously announced role as show host.
The two-time winner and 24-time nominee, with a total of seven nods this year, looks to add to her two Moon Persons in categories including Best Collaboration with tourmate GloRilla and Best Hip Hop, the same category she last won in 2020 for her chart-topper “Savage.”
She also earned two nods in social categories Song of the Summer, Presented by Hilton, and Best Trending Video for her latest global hit “Mamushi” with Japanese rapper Yuki Chiba, generating over 150 million global streams (and counting). The song also recently reached No. 1 on Spotify’s Global Viral chart in Japan.
Last year, she and Cardi B served a steamy debut performance of their collab “Bongos” at the VMAs.
The three-time Grammy Award-winning icon had a massive year at the VMAs in 2019, winning her first MTV Moon Person for Best Power Anthem, and scoring a win as a first-time nominee for her smash “Hot Girl Summer.”
Megan continues to be an unstoppable force with her latest album, Megan which includes collaborations with Victoria Monet, GloRilla, UGK, Big K.R.I.T., Kyle Richh and Yuki Chiba.
Earlier this year, the Houston native earned her third, Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with the release of her dynamic song “Hiss,” which follows her other chart-topping hits such as “Savage (Remix)” with Beyoncé and “WAP” with Cardi B. It also became the first-ever, solo female rap song to debut No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200.
Anitta, Karol G, LL Cool J, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, GloRilla, Rauw Alejandro, Sabrina Carpenter, Benson Boone, Halsey, Lenny Kravitz, and Blackpink’s Lisa are set to perform at the show.
Katy Perry is this year’s Vanguard Award and will perform a career-spanning medley of her biggest chart-toppers.
Taylor Swift leads the nominations with 12, followed closely by Post Malone with 11, Eminem with eight, Ariana Grande Megan Thee Stallion, Sabrina Carpenter & Sza with seven each; Benson Boone, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, GloRilla, Lisa, Olivia Rodrigo & Teddy Swims with four each.
In observance of the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, MTV will again support the nonprofit 9/11 Day, which organizes the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, and Tuesday’s Children, which serves the families of 9/11.
