J Balvin: MTV VMAs Announce First Wave of Performers

The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards will take place at Newark's Prudential Center on Sunday, Aug. 28

and the first wave of performers includes J Balvin, Panic! at the Disco, Anitta, and Marshmello

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with Khalid. Anitta and Marshmello are both debuting on the main stage of the VMAs, with Anitta

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performing her brand-new song "Envolver" live for the first time ever on television. Marshmello

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also brought Khalid to perform their current single "Numb." At the occasion, Panic! at the Disco will

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also make its stage debut for the first time since 2018 with the release of their brand-new song,

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"Middle of a Breakup." J. Balvin, a 13-time nominee with five Moon Persons, will also make his new

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song "Nivel de Perreo" with Ryan Castro debut at the VMAs, where the Columbian superstar has a chance

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to become the most decorated Latin artist in VMAs history. Balvin is nominated in the Best Latin

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category for "In Da Getto." Prior to the 2022 Video Music Awards, MTV will make additional artists

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known in the upcoming weeks. This year's nominees are led by Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Nas X.

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The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards will take place at Newark's Prudential Center on Sunday, Aug. 28

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and the first wave of performers includes J Balvin, Panic! at the Disco, Anitta, and Marshmello

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with Khalid. Anitta and Marshmello are both debuting on the main stage of the VMAs, with Anitta

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performing her brand-new song "Envolver" live for the first time ever on television. Marshmello

Image Credit- Westobserver

also brought Khalid to perform their current single "Numb." At the occasion, Panic! at the Disco will

Image Credit- Westobserver

also make its stage debut for the first time since 2018 with the release of their brand-new song,

Image Credit- Westobserver

"Middle of a Breakup." J. Balvin, a 13-time nominee with five Moon Persons, will also make his new

Image Credit- Westobserver

song "Nivel de Perreo" with Ryan Castro debut at the VMAs, where the Columbian superstar has a chance

Image Credit- Westobserver

to become the most decorated Latin artist in VMAs history. Balvin is nominated in the Best Latin

Image Credit- Westobserver

category for "In Da Getto." Prior to the 2022 Video Music Awards, MTV will make additional artists

Image Credit- Westobserver

known in the upcoming weeks. This year's nominees are led by Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Nas X.

Image Credit- Westobserver