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5 hours ago
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Sabrina Carpenter, Ricky Martin and Busta Rhymes among 1st performers announced for the 2025 MTV VMAs
Martin will also be receiving the Latin Icon Award at the awards show, which airs live on Sunday, Sept. 7. Summer must be coming to a close, because MTV has revealed the first round of performers for the 2025 Video Music Awards. On Monday, MTV announced Sabrina Carpenter, Ricky Martin, Busta Rhymes, Alex Warren, J Balvin ft. DJ Snake and sombr as the initial wave of star performers set to take the stage at this year's show. Some of those performers will be receiving honors that night too: Rhymes will be honored with the MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, while Martin will receive the Latin Icon Award. The awards show, which typically takes place in late August or early September, will air live on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS for the first time and will simultaneously be streamed on MTV and Paramount+. The evening's festivities, hosted by rapper and actor LL Cool J, will go down at New York's UBS Arena. Take a closer look at all the MTV VMA performers that have been announced so far: Sabrina Carpenter Carpenter, whose seventh studio album, Man's Best Friend, comes out on Aug. 29, will make her return to the VMAs main stage. The 'Man Child' pop star is a top contender this year with eight nominations, including Video of the Year for 'Manchild' and Best Album for Short n' Sweet. Ricky Martin Martin will make history as the first-ever artist to receive the Latin Icon Award at the MTV VMAs. The acclaimed Latin singer will make his VMAs return 26 years after he made history as the first male Latin artist to win Best Pop Video for 'Livin' la Vida Loca.' Busta Rhymes Rhymes will receive the first-ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, which celebrates an artist who's had a 'boundary-breaking cultural impact and an indomitable music career spanning 20 million albums worldwide,' according to an MTV press release. Alex Warren Warren, who is recognized as the newest MTV PUSH artist, will make his VMAs debut. This year he's up for three VMAs: Best New Artist, as well as Best Pop and Song of the Year for his hit single 'Ordinary.' J Balvin ft. DJ Snake Balvin will take the VMAs stage alongside Latin singers Justin Quiles and Lenny Tavárez to perform their hit track 'Zun Zun,' before being joined by DJ Snake to premiere their collaborative song 'Noventa' live. Nominated at this year's VMAs for Best Latin for his song 'Rio,' Balvin is currently the most winning Latin artist in VMAs history. sombr Singer-songwriter sombr will make his awards show debut during the 2025 MTV VMAs. This year's awards show also marks the first VMA nominations of his career, for Best New Artist and Best Alternative for his track 'back to friends.' Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sabrina Carpenter, Ricky Martin and Busta Rhymes among 1st performers announced for the 2025 MTV VMAs
Martin will also be receiving the Latin Icon Award at the awards show, which airs live on Sunday, Sept. 7. Summer must be coming to a close, because MTV has revealed the first round of performers for the 2025 Video Music Awards. On Monday, MTV announced Sabrina Carpenter, Ricky Martin, Busta Rhymes, Alex Warren, J Balvin ft. DJ Snake and sombr as the initial wave of star performers set to take the stage at this year's show. Some of those performers will be receiving honors that night too: Rhymes will be honored with the MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, while Martin will receive the Latin Icon Award. The awards show, which typically takes place in late August or early September, will air live on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS for the first time and will simultaneously be streamed on MTV and Paramount+. The evening's festivities, hosted by rapper and actor LL Cool J, will go down at New York's UBS Arena. Take a closer look at all the MTV VMA performers that have been announced so far: Sabrina Carpenter Carpenter, whose seventh studio album, Man's Best Friend, comes out on Aug. 29, will make her return to the VMAs main stage. The 'Man Child' pop star is a top contender this year with eight nominations, including Video of the Year for 'Manchild' and Best Album for Short n' Sweet. Ricky Martin Martin will make history as the first-ever artist to receive the Latin Icon Award at the MTV VMAs. The acclaimed Latin singer will make his VMAs return 26 years after he made history as the first male Latin artist to win Best Pop Video for 'Livin' la Vida Loca.' Busta Rhymes Rhymes will receive the first-ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, which celebrates an artist who's had a 'boundary-breaking cultural impact and an indomitable music career spanning 20 million albums worldwide,' according to an MTV press release. Alex Warren Warren, who is recognized as the newest MTV PUSH artist, will make his VMAs debut. This year he's up for three VMAs: Best New Artist, as well as Best Pop and Song of the Year for his hit single 'Ordinary.' J Balvin ft. DJ Snake Balvin will take the VMAs stage alongside Latin singers Justin Quiles and Lenny Tavárez to perform their hit track 'Zun Zun,' before being joined by DJ Snake to premiere their collaborative song 'Noventa' live. Nominated at this year's VMAs for Best Latin for his song 'Rio,' Balvin is currently the most winning Latin artist in VMAs history. sombr Singer-songwriter sombr will make his awards show debut during the 2025 MTV VMAs. This year's awards show also marks the first VMA nominations of his career, for Best New Artist and Best Alternative for his track 'back to friends.' Solve the daily Crossword
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8 hours ago
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Sabrina Carpenter, Busta Rhymes to perform at MTV Video Music Awards
Aug. 18 (UPI) -- MTV has announced a first round of performers and honorees for the MTV Music Video Awards. Alex Warren, Busta Rhymes, J Balvin ft. DJ Snake, Ricky Martin, Sabrina Carpenter and Sombr will take the stage at the awards show in September. J Balvin will perform the live premiere of "Noventa," his song with DJ Snake, as well as "Zun Zun" with Justin Quiles and Lenny Tavárez. In addition, Rhymes will be honored with the first-ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, while Martin will receive the first-ever Latin Icon Award. LL Cool J was previously announced to host the MTV VMAs Sept. 7 at UBS Arena in New York. The show will air at 8 p.m. EDT on CBS and MTV, and also stream on Paramount+. Lady Gaga leads this year's nominees with 12 nominations, including Video of the Year. Bruno Mars follows with 11 nominations, Kendrick Lamar with 10, and Rosé and Sabrina Carpenter with eight each. Solve the daily Crossword
Express Tribune
10 hours ago
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- Express Tribune
All you need to know about the 2025 MTV VMAs performers and nominees
Ricky Martin is set to make history at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, becoming the first-ever recipient of the Latin Icon Award. The global superstar will also return to the stage for a special performance, marking a milestone moment in his decades-long career. The honor comes 26 years after Martin's unforgettable impact at the 1999 MTV VMAs, when he performed 'Livin' la Vida Loca' and became the first male Latin artist to win Best Pop Video. That night, he collected five awards in total, establishing himself as a pioneer who opened doors for Latin music on the global stage. Over the years, Martin has expanded his sound across Latin pop, dance, reggaeton, and salsa. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he began his career in commercials and later rose to fame as part of the boy band Menudo before achieving worldwide success as a solo artist. The 2025 MTV VMAs will broadcast live on September 7 from New York's UBS Arena, airing on CBS across all U.S. time zones at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. This year's nominations are led by Lady Gaga with 12, followed by Bruno Mars with 11, Kendrick Lamar with 10, Sabrina Carpenter and Rosé with eight each, and Ariana Grande and The Weeknd with seven apiece. With Ricky Martin's historic recognition and a star-studded lineup of performers and nominees, the 2025 VMAs promise to celebrate both music legends and the industry's biggest current stars.
