MTV VMAs 2022: Lizzo, Jack Harlow, BLACKPINK, Måneskin and More to Perform

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2022 MTV Video Music Awards are right around the corner and the latest batch of performers has been announced. Lizzo, Jack Harlow, BLACKPINK and Måneskin are all on tap to hit the stage at New Jerseys' Prudential Center on Sunday, Aug.

28. The televised special will air on MTV at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Lizzo continues her winning year with four nods — including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year -- at this year's VMAs and is slated for another epic MTV moment with a performance of “2 Be Loved” from her critically acclaimed new album, .After last year’s unforgettable performance of “INDUSTRY BABY” with Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow is set for an epic return to the VMAs stage for his first solo performance.

Tied for most nominations this year, with seven -- including two of the night’s biggest awards, Video of the Year and Artist of the Year -- Harlow is also looking to take home his first Moon Person in 2022.

K-Pop sensations BLACKPINK will make their U.S. awards show debut with a performance of “Pink Venom,” following their history-making 2020 win as the first K-Pop girl group to take home a Moon Person when they won Song of the Summer for «How You Like That.» The group is also looking to take home a second VMA in the all-new Best Metaverse Performance category, and group member LISA is the first solo female K-Pop star and Korean soloist to ever be nominated for a VMA with her nods this year.And Italian rockers Måneskin will follow up their a standout performance and Best Rock win at the 2021 MTV EMAs with a VMAs debut performance of their hit single “SUPERMODEL.” The critically-acclaimed group are also up for two awards — Best New Artist and Best Alternative – making history as the first Italian act to be nominated in a main.