Burna Boy, Latto and Rauw Alejandro additionally will take the stage on the Could 15 present.
NBC and the Billboard Music Awards on Tuesday revealed the primary spherical of performers for the Could 15 awards present.
Megan Thee Stallion, Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers, Latto, Burna Boy and Rauw Alejandro are all slated to take the stage on the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas subsequent month.
Whereas each Meg and Latto are making their efficiency debuts on the present — the place they’re finalists for high feminine rap artist, alongside Cardi B — the Chili Peppers are returning to carry out on the Billboard Music Awards for the primary time in 23 years. The rock band’s newest album, Limitless Love, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 final week
Additionally performing on the Billboard Music Awards for the very first time: Nigerian rap celebrity Burna Boy, in addition to Puerto Rican singer Alejandro, who's a finalist in 4 classes this 12 months, together with high Latin artist.
As introduced final week, Mary J. Blige will likely be honored with this 12 months’s Icon Award in the course of the telecast, following a protracted line of superstars to obtain the trophy together with P!nk, Garth Brooks, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Cher, Celine Dion and extra. The Good Morning Attractive singer may also grace the stage with a particular, career-spanning efficiency of her personal.
Extra main reveals concerning the 2022 Billboard Music Awards — together with who’s internet hosting and who’s set to obtain this 12 months’s Change Maker Award — are anticipated within the coming weeks.
Billboard Music Awards finalists and winners are primarily based on key fan interactions with music, together with album and digital music gross sales, streaming, radio airplay, and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its knowledge companions, together with Luminate (previously MRC Knowledge).
The 2022 Billboard Music Awards will air dwell coast to coast at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Could 15. The ceremony is produced by MRC Reside & Various, a division of MRC, which is a co-owner of Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter by way of a three way partnership with Penske Media titled PMRC. Robert Deaton is the chief producer of the BBMAs.
A model of this story first appeared on Billboard.com.