2020 MTV “VMAs” Announces Lady Gaga To Perform

2020 MTV “VMAs” Announces Lady Gaga To Perform

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Global icon Lady Gaga will bring her chart-topping album, Chromatica, to life at this year’s 2020 “VMAs” for the world premiere televised performance of her latest release.

This marks her first return to the “VMAs” stage since 2013.

Lady Gaga leads this year’s “VMAs” nominations with nine nods:

  • Video of the Year: “Rain On Me”
  • Artist of the Year
  • Song of the Year: “Rain On Me”
  • Best Collaboration: “Rain On Me”
  • Best Pop: “Rain On Me”
  • Best Quarantine Performance: “Smile” from One World: Together At Home
  • Best Cinematography: “Rain On Me”
  • Best Visual Effects: “Rain On Me”
  • Best Choreography: “Rain On Me”

With 9 nods this year, Lady Gaga has been nominated for 36 “VMAs”.

Lady Gaga has had a total of 13 “VMAs” wins:

  • First win was in 2009 for Best Art Direction (“Paparazzi”)
  • First nominated in 2009 for “Poker Face” and “Paparazzi”
  • “Bad Romance” won a total of 7 awards, including the much-anticipated “Video of the Year”

Previously Announced “VMAs” News

  • The 2020 “VMAs,” hosted by entertainment powerhouse Keke Palmer, will air LIVE on Monday, 31 August at 10am AEST
  • PERFORMERS: The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch, BTS, Doja Cat, J Balvin, Maluma and CNCO are set to perform, with additional artists to be announced in the coming days.
    • First-time performances from BTS and Roddy Ricch; second-ever appearance from The Weeknd, who last took the “VMAs” stage in 2015.
    • This will be BTS’ TV debut of their new, English-only single, “Dynamite,” set to be released on August 21.
    • All performers are also 2020 “VMAs” nominees:
      • The Weeknd: 6 nominations (Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best R&B Video, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing)
      • J Balvin: 4 nominations (Best Collaboration, Best Latin x3)
      • BTS: 3 nominations (Best Pop, Best K-Pop, Best Choreography)
      • Roddy Ricch: 3 nominations (Song of the Year, PUSH Best New Artist, Best Hip-Hop Video)
      • Doja Cat: 3 nominations (Song of the Year, PUSH Best New Artist, Best Direction
      • CNCO: 2 nominations (Best Quarantine Performance, Best Choreography)
      • Maluma: 1 nomination (Best Latin Video)
  • NOMINATIONS: Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead this year’s nominations with nine nods each, closely followed by Billie Eilish and The Weeknd with six nominations. Full nominee list here.
  • VOTING: Fans can vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories, including “Video of the Year,” “Artist of the Year,” “Best Quarantine Performance,” and more by visiting vma.mtv.comthrough August 23, 2020. Voting for “PUSH Best New Artist, Presented by Chime Banking,” will remain open.
  • PRODUCTION CREDITS: Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are Executive Producers for the 2020 “VMAs.” Barb Bialkowski is Co-Executive Producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as Executives in Charge of Production. Wendy Plaut is Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent. Lisa Lauricella is Music Talent Executive.

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2020 MTV “VMAs”.

Monday, 31 August At 10am AEST.

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