leads the nominations with 17 chances at a trophy. His future touring partner, Doja Cat, is right behind him with 14 nods. The two have had a major year with highly acclaimed sets at Coachella last month.
Performance-wise, Machine Gun Kelly and Dan + Shay will step in for Red Hot Chili Pepper, who dropped out of the show due to “unforeseen circumstances.”Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen, who many people have “canceled” over the past year, will also make their mainstream comebacks.
As of 4 p.m. Friday, a Billboard poll showed fans are most looking forward to Wallen’s performance. Meanwhile, Sean “Diddy” Combs, the show’s host, “demanded” to see Scott perform Sunday night. “Travis went through a tragedy; Morgan [used the N-word] while talking to his boy.
People make mistakes” Diddy told Billboard. “Now we’re moving on with love and respect for everybody that was hurt or affected.
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