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MTV Unveils The First Batch Of 2022 VMAs Performers, Featuring J Balvin, Khalid, Anitta, And More

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MTV Video Music Awards season is approaching. Last month, MTV unveiled the full list of nominations for the 2022 VMAs, which are set to go down on August 28. Now, what the broadcast will look like is starting to become more clear, as the first set of artists set to perform on the show was revealed today: Anitta, J Balvin, Marshmello with Khalid, and Panic! At The Disco. The show usually has a lot more performers than just a handful, so this first artist drop is surely just the start of what should shape up to be a worthwhile lineup.

It could be an even bigger night for Anitta than just her time on stage, as she’s also nominated for Best Latin with “Envolver.” In that category, she’s up against fellow performer Balvin and Skrillex’s “In Da Getto,” Balvin’s sole nomination. Meanwhile, Panic! At The Disco has a Best Alternative nomination with “Viva Las Vengeance.”

Elsewhere on the nomination side of things, Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow, and Lil Nas X are tied for having the most, as they’ve each racked up seven nods for this year’s show.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Rage Against the Machine, Denzel Curry, Halsey, 2 Chainz to Headline Festival D’étĂ© de QuĂ©bec 2022

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Megan Thee Stallion Goes Full EDM In Her Feature On Marshmello’s ‘Bad B*tches’

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Following a two-month social media hiatus, Megan Thee Stallion is returning in a big way. Along with teasing her first new solo single of 2021 with a couple of bootylicious photos, Megan lends her vocals on Marshmello‘s club-ready banger “Bad B*tches.”

The EDM track features bouncy production by Marshmello and collaborator Nitti Gritti. Its pumped-up beat is meant to ready fans for a triumphant return to the dance floor and its euphoric sound will be a sure-fire hit at summer festivals. “Bad B*tches” is accompanied by vocals from Megan’s showstopping performance at Rolling Loud LA in 2019, where she expertly hypes up the crowd. “Where my bad b*tches at? Where my motherf*cking hot girls at? Where my motherf*cking hot boys at?” she says in a vocal sample on the song. “If you a motherf*ckin’ hot girl, no matter what season it is, make some motherf*ckin’ noise.”

The song arrives as an announcement for Marshmello’s upcoming LP Shockwave and follows an already prolific year for the producer. Along with his Megan collaboration, Marshmello has teamed up with big-name artists in 2021 like Jonas Brothers for the track “Leave Before You Love Me,” 2KBaby for “Like This,” and Juicy J for the song “Hitta.”

Listen to “Bad B*tches” above.

Shockwave is out 6/11 via Joytime Collective. Pre-order it here.

Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.