MTV adds five new performers to VMAs 2025 lineup

MTV on Tuesday expanded the performer lineup for the 2025 Video Music Awards, adding Doja Cat, Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Tate McRae and Conan Gray to a slate that will appear when the ceremony airs live from UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern. The show will be hosted by LL Cool J and will broadcast on CBS and MTV while streaming on Paramount in the United States.

MTV said Doja Cat will deliver the first televised performance of her new single Jealous Type, marking her return to the VMAs main stage. Post Malone will perform for the first time at the VMAs since 2018; he is nominated this year for Best Collaboration for Pour Me a Drink with Blake Shelton. Jelly Roll, who opened the 2024 show with Eminem, will perform and contend for his first Moon Person, entering four categories that cross genres including Best Alternative, Best Country and Best Hip Hop. Tate McRae and Conan Gray will each make their VMAs main stage debuts, performing songs tied to recent chart success and multiple first-time nominations.

The additions join a previously announced roster that includes Mariah Carey, who will receive this year’s Video Vanguard Award and perform a...