The VMAs have confirmed the first round of live performers for its 2024 awards show, with the star-studded lineup including Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Camila Cabello, GloRilla, and Rauw Alejandro.
Taylor Swift leads the nominations with 10 counts to her name, followed closely by Post Malone, who is up for nine awards. Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter, and Eminem each earned six nods. The window is now open for people to chime in on the fan-voted results.
The 2024 VMAs have been shifted to air live from New York’s UBS Arena on Wednesday, September 11th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. The awards ceremony was originally announced for September 10th, but the first presidential debate conflicts with that date.
It’s been an enormous year for Chappell Roan, who is in the midst of a breakout moment involving potentially record-breaking numbers at Lollapalooza, more lauded festival sets, and the release of one of our favorite songs of the year so far. To celebrate the success, she is reissuing her 2023 album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, on limited edition vinyl. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Meanwhile, Sabrina Carpenter has more than successfully shed her Disney roots and stepped into full-fledged pop star mode, notching a No. 1 with her playful single, “Please Please Please” while she continues to ride the viral success of “Espresso.” By the time she takes the stage for her VMAs performance, her forthcoming album (appropriately titled Short ‘n Sweet) will be here. She’s kicking off a tour of the same name after the awards ceremony — grab tickets here.
Camila Cabello jumped on the hyperpop train for her latest LP, C,XOXO, while GloRilla was featured on the recent summer album from Megan Thee Stallion.
More VMAs performers are set to be released in the coming weeks leading up to the ceremony.