Camila Cabello, Lil Nas X and Lizzo Among MTV VMA Performers The network has announced a diverse br range of artists who will be taking the stage at br the Prudential Center in New Jersey on Aug. 26. Also performing are br Shawn Mendes, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Rosalía and Taylor Swift. The event will mark the third year br in a row that Mendes — who is nominated for br five awards — has performed at the ceremony. His girlfriend, Cabello, will be making br her VMAs performance debut, as will all br of the other newly-announced artists. Missy Elliott will perform at the ceremony br for the first time in 16 years in honor of her br receiving the Video Vanguard Award. Swift's appearance will be her first televised performance after the release of her new album, 'Lover,' which drops just three days before the event.