The show airs on September 11th on MTV
Benson Boone, Halsey, Lenny Kravitz, and Lisa are joining the ever-growing roster of global superstars slated to perform at the 2024 VMAs live on Wednesday, September 11th at 8 pm ET/PT from New York’s UBS Arena.
Breakout hitmaker Benson Boone will make his live VMAs performance debut, continuing his record-setting year that includes the most-streamed track for the first half of 2024 with over two billion streams for chart-topper “Beautiful Things” from his debut album Fireworks and Rollerblades via Warner Records. Boone just announced additional dates for his sold-out world tour of the same name and earlier this summer, opened for Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour in London at Wembley Stadium. The MTV Push artist and first-time VMAs nominee also looks to take home his first Moon Person, up for three categories including Best New Artist and Best Alternative.
Multi-platinum, chart-topping artist and 14-time VMAs nominee, Halsey will return to the VMAs stage this year to perform a new song off of her upcoming album. Halsey last took home a Moon Person for Best K-Pop with BTS in 2019 when she was also nominated for Artist of the Year. Earlier this Summer, Halsey released her tracks “Lucky” and “Lonely is the Muse.”
Four-time Grammy-winning rock legend Lenny Kravitz will make his long-awaited VMAs return, performing live on the show for the first time in over 25 years. Kravitz first electrified MTV fans in 1993 with a performance of “Are You Gonna Go My Way,” also taking home a Moon Person for Best Male Video that same year, and last graced the storied VMAs performance stage in 1998, playing guitar alongside Madonna for a show-stopping performance of “Ray of Light.” One of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, Kravitz has sold 40 million albums and recently released his 12th critically acclaimed studio album, Blue Electric Light. His self-reflecting single “Human” scored a nomination for Best Rock this year.
Global superstar and world-renowned rapper, singer, dancer and style icon Lisa will make her solo debut on MTV’s main stage on the heels of her global smash hit single “Rockstar” and latest single, “New Woman,” featuring Rosalia. She made VMAs history in 2022, becoming the first solo female K-pop star and Korean soloist to win, also marking Blackpink’s award show debut where they performed a show-stopping rendition of hit “Pink Venom.” A four-time nominee this year, Lisa looks to take home her second Moon Person, nominated for Best K-pop and Best Choreography, among others for her single, “Rockstar.”
Previously announced performers include Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, GloRilla, Rauw Alejandro & Sabrina Carpenter.
Katy Perry is this year’s Vanguard Award and will perform a career-spanning medley of her biggest chart-toppers.
Taylor Swift leads with ten nominations, followed by Post Malone with nine, Ariana Grande, Eminem, Sabrina Carpenter six each, Megan Thee Stallion and Sza five each, and Lisa, Olivia Rodrigo and Teddy Swims with four apiece.
Fans can vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories, including the highly-coveted Video of the Year, Presented by Burger King, by visiting vote.mtv.com through Friday, August 30th thanks to The General Insurance. Voting for Best New Artist, Presented by DraftKings will remain active into the show. Social categories are to be announced soon.
