Chloe x Halle, Jack Harlow, Lewis Capaldi, Tate McRae and Machine Gun Kelly featuring Travis Barker and blackbear, are set to perform during the 2020 VMAs Pre-Show airing on Monday, 31 August at 8.30am AEST.
Hosted by Nessa Diab and Jamila Mustafa, the 90-minute event will include jaw-dropping performances, celebrity interviews and coast-to-coast coverage from celebrity correspondents, Kevan Kenney and Travis Mills.
This year’s show will honor Everyday Heroes: Frontline Medical Workers, brought to you by EXTRA® Gum, celebrating the best performances by first responders – doctors, nurses, and other frontline medical workers – who kept everyone going with their impromptu and off-the-cuff performances. Nominees include:
o Dr. Elvis Francois and Dr. William Robinson – ‘Imagine’
o Dr. Nate Wood – ‘Lean On Me’
o Jefferson University Hospital’s Swab Squad – ‘Level Up’
o Jason ‘Tik Tok Doc’ Campbell
o Lori Marie Key – ‘Amazing Grace’
PUSH Best New Artist, presented by Chime Banking: The top three finalists include: Doja Cat, Lewis Capaldi and YUNGBLUD. Fans can vote for their favourite artist by direct messaging @VMAs on Twitter until Friday, August 28th.
Social Categories:
BEST GROUP: Beginning today and for the next 48 hours, fans can vote for Best Group by swiping up on MTV’s Instagram Story. Nominees include:
• 5 Seconds of Summer
• The 1975
• BLACKPINK
• BTS
• Chloe x Halle
• CNCO
• Little Mix
• MONSTA X
• Now United
• twenty one pilots
SONG OF THE SUMMER: Starting Wednesday, August 26th, fans can vote for the Song Of Summer in a bracket-style voting on MTV’s Instagram Story. Nominees include:
• BLACKPINK “How You Like That”
• Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion “WAP”
• DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch “Rockstar”
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake “Popstar”
• Doja Cat “Say So”
• Dua Lipa “Break My Heart”
• Harry Styles “Watermelon Sugar”
• Jack Harlow “Whats Poppin”
• Lil Baby ft. 42 Dugg “We Paid”
• Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé “Savage (Remix)”
• Miley Cyrus “Midnight Sky”
• Pop Smoke ft. 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch “The Woo”
• SAINt JHN “Roses”
• Saweetie “Tap In”
• Taylor Swift “cardigan”
• The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”
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2020 MTV VMAs.
Monday, 31 August at 10am AEST on MTV.
Encore screening at 9pm AEST on 10 Peach.