The 2020 MTV VMA’s pre-show performance line-up revealed

The performer lineup for the 2020 MTV VMAs Pre-Show has been revealed.

Chloe x Halle, Lewis Capaldi and Machine Gun Kelly are all slated to perform at the pre-show ahead of the virtual ceremony. Jack Harlow, Tate McRae, Travis Barker and blackbear are also set to make an appearance at the event.

The pre-show event is set to be hosted by Nessa Diab and Jamila Mustafa and will feature “celebrity interviews and coast-to-coast coverage from celebrity correspondents, Kevan Kenney and Travis Mills.”

The 2020 MTV VMAs Pre-Show will air this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. [ET] with the main show with host Keke Palmer happening at 8 p.m. [ET].

Beginning today, voting will open for the coveted Song of the Summer category. You can cast a ballot via bracket-style voting on MTV’s Instagram story.

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This year’s show will also honor Everyday Heroes: Frontline Medical Workers, highlighting the best performances given in 2020 by doctors, nurses, and other responders and workers on the front lines.

Song of the Summer nominees include:

• BLACKPINK: “How You Like That”
• Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP”
• DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch: “Rockstar”
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake: “Popstar”
• Doja Cat: “Say So”
• Dua Lipa: “Break My Heart”
• Harry Styles: “Watermelon Sugar”
• Jack Harlow: “Whats Poppin”
• Lil Baby ft. 42 Dugg: “We Paid”
• Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyonc: “Savage (Remix)”
• Miley Cyrus: “Midnight Sky”
• Pop Smoke ft. 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch: “The Woo”
• SAINt JHN: “Roses”
• Saweetie: “Tap In”
• Taylor Swift: “cardigan”
• The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”