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On Tuesday morning, the VMAs announced its final round of presenters, which include A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, Anuel AA, Ashanti, Billy Porter, Chloe Bailey, Dove Cameron, Fat Joe, Halle Bailey, Nelly Furtado, Rene茅 Rapp, Saweetie, Shenseea, Thalia, Tiffany Haddish, Timbaland and Wyclef Jean.
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The show will also celebrate with a star-studded, multi-generational finale performance: DMC, Doug E. Fresh, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, LL Cool J and Minaj will join forces.
The VMAs kick off at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on Tuesday and will air on MTV and simulcast on BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TVLand and VH1. The show will also air in Spanish on UniM谩s.
Swift leads the nominations with eight B次元官网网址 seven for her and a nod in the artist of the year category B次元官网网址 followed by SZA, who has six. Swift currently has 14 VMAs to her name, placing her behind Beyonc茅, who has 28 (including two with DestinyB次元官网网址檚 Child), Madonna, who has 20 awards, and Lady Gaga, who has 19.
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Shakira will receive the and is also expected to perform. Previous recipients include Beyonc茅, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, and Missy Elliott.
Diddy will receive the Global Icon Award and perform at the VMAs for the first time since 2005. He will become the third recipient of the award, following the and the Foo Fighters in 2021.
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