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The MTV VMAs 2022 performers have been announced, and taking this year's stage are J Balvin, Anitta, Panic! At the Disco, and more — see the full lineup ...

Khalid will make a triumphant return, as the last time he performed at the VMAs was in 2017 alongside Logic and Alessia Cara for their impactful song “1-800-273-8255.” On August 5, MTV shared the first four performers for this year's show, and so far, the lineup is everything. The first slate of performers for this year's Video Music Awards has officially been announced, and some of your favorite artists are set to take the stage.

Anitta and J Balvin are among the first group of performers confirmed to grace the stage at this year's MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 28.

As for the main event? As for Marshmello and Khalid, the duo is actually set to take over the stage together, to perform their collaboration, "Numb." Although this will Marshmello's first time on the main stage, Khalid is no stranger to performing at the event—having his debut in 2017. The best-selling group, who have been nominated nine times over the years, will debut their new single "Middle of a Breakup."

MTV has confirmed the first set of performers for this month's VMAs and two global superstars lead the charge: Brazilian pop maven Anitta and reggaeton ...

On the other hand, Panic! At The Disco is a veteran VMA group, and also last performed in 2018. The duo of Marshmello x Khalid is also a first-time endeavor, although both artists have previously been nominated before. J Balvin, who last performed at the awards in 2019 with Bad Bunny, will also world premiere his new single “Nivel de Perreo” with Ryan Castro, proving there are always more firsts to celebrate.

Panic! at the Disco and the duo of Marshmello and Khalid are also in the first wave of performers.

The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards will take place on Sunday, August 28 at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. Today, the first wave of performers on the show has been announced. Revisit “ The 7 Best and Worst Parts of the 2021 MTV VMAs” on the Pitch. This year’s nominees include Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X, and Jack Harlow, who are tied for the most nominations.

He'll bring the dual television/world premiere of his song “Nivel de Perreo” with fellow Colombian artist Ryan Castro. Balvin is likewise up for Best Latin.

The 2022 VMAs will return to New Jersey’s Prudential Center in Newark on Sunday, August 28. In the meantime, you can count on Anitta making her VMAs main-stage debut with her dance song “Envolver,” up for an award this year in the Best Latin category. And today (August 5), MTV is announcing the first crop of performers set to take the stage at what promises to be an event to remember.

Anitta, J Balvin with Ryan Castro, Marshmello x Khalid and Panic! at the Disco are set to perform at the 2022 MTV VMAs on Aug. 28.

The band won video of the year in 2006 for “I Write Sins Not Tragedies,” which was the first video they ever made. Marshmello and Khalid are set to perform their collaboration “Numb,” which has climbed as high as No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and No. 60 on the Hot 100. In addition to being her first nomination, it makes her the first Brazilian artist to be nominated for a VMA. Anitta’s video for the song is nominated in the best Latin category. Panic! at the Disco returns to the VMAs stage for the first time since 2018, when they performed “High Hopes,” to perform their new single “Middle of a Breakup.” The song is from their seventh studio album Viva Las Vengeance, which is due Aug. 19. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as executives in charge of production.

The first batch of performers is set for 2022 MTV Video Music Awards: Anitta, J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid and Panic! at the Disco.

Khalid returns to the VMAs stage for the first time since his 2017 debut with Logic and Alessia Cara for “1-800-273-8255,” where he also took home Best New Artist. The 13-time nominee with five wins also is looking to take his sixth Moon Person for Best Latin (“In Da Getto” with Skrillex), which would crown him as the most awarded Latin artist in VMAs history. The 2022 VMAs will air at 8 p.m. ET/PT Sunday, August 28, across MTV’s global linear and digital platforms in more than 170 countries.

Anitta, J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid, and Panic! At The Disco are the first artists announced to perform at the MTV VMAs on August 28.

The VMAs are back, which means wild outfits, celebrity beefs, and obviously music videos. The VMAs are back, which means As Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, and Kendrick Lamar lead in nominations this year, the first batch of announced performances show off various genres of music to get the show started.