MTV announced more performers set to hit the stage at the 2023 VMAs on Sept. 12. Lil Wayne, Doja Cat and Kelsea Ballerini are among those gearing up to perform at the Video Music Awards alongside Anitta and Tomorrow X Together who are all joining previously announced artists Demi Lovato, Karol G, Måneskin and Stray Kids.
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00:00 MTV announced more performers set to hit the stage at the 2023 VMAs on September 12.
00:05 Lil Wayne, Doja Cat, and Kelsey Ballerini are among those gearing up to perform at the Video
00:12 Music Awards alongside Anitta and Tomorrow X Together, who are all joining previously
00:17 announced musical artists Demi Lovato, Karel G, Måneskin, and Stray Kids.
00:22 This will mark Lil Wayne's first performance at the VMAs for the first time in more than a decade.
00:28 He'll perform his new single "Cat Food" and is also a nominee this year for Best Hip Hop,
00:32 which he won in 2008. Doja Cat returns to the VMAs stage after hosting and performing in 2021.
00:39 The artist is also up for five VMAs. Meanwhile, Kelsey Ballerini will be making her VMA performance
00:45 debut with a world premiere performance off the expanded version of her EP,
00:50 "Rolling Up the Welcome Mat" for good. Anitta will perform a medley of hits from her latest release
00:55 and after becoming the first Brazilian to take home a VMA,
00:58 is aiming for a repeat win in the Best Latin category this year.
01:03 Tomorrow X Together will hit the stage with Anitta to debut a new single.
01:07 The group is also up for Best K-Pop and Push Performance of the Year.
01:11 Also, as previously announced, Shakira will receive the Video Vanguard Award and perform
01:15 at the show. Taylor Swift leads the nominees with a total of eight nominations.
01:20 The 2023 VMAs will air live from New Jersey's Prudential Center at 8 p.m. Eastern on September 12.
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