The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch, Maluma, CNCO to perform at MTV VMAs

Posted August 11, 2020 7:00 am

By MESFIN FEKADU

FILE - The Weeknd performs on day three at Lollapalooza in Grant Park in Chicago on Aug 4, 2018. The Weekend, nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards will perform at the awards show on Aug. 30. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Chart-topping Grammy winners The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are set to perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards this month.

MTV announced Tuesday that Colombian singer Maluma and Latin boy band CNCO will also perform at the Aug. 30 event, which was originally to take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The awards show will now be held outdoors at various places in New York City in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Previously announced performers include BTS, Doja Cat and J Balvin, while Keke Palmer will host the awards show. This year's VMAs introduces two new categories reflecting the current pandemic times: best music video from home and best quarantine performance.

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande are the top contenders with nine nominations apiece. They are nominated for the top prize, video of the year, with their No. 1 collaboration 'œRain on Me."

The Weeknd and Billie Eilish are the second-most nominated acts with six apiece. They are also up for video of the year with 'œeverything i wanted'ť and 'œBlinding Lights," competing with Taylor Swift's 'œThe Man,'ť Future and Drake's 'œLife Is Good'ť and Eminem's 'œGodzilla,'ť which features late rapper Juice WRLD.

Ricch is up for three honors, including song of the year for his No. 1 hit 'œThe Box." CNCO has two nominations, and Maluma scored a single nod.

FILE - Maluma, center, performs at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Aug. 20, 2018. Maluma will perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 30. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

FILE - This May 1, 2019 file photo shows Maluma at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Maluma will perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 30. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

FILE - This April 25, 2019 file photo shows CNCO performing at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 25, 2019. The band will perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 30. (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

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