Courtesy MTVApparently, the one requirement for performing at this year’s MTV VMA red carpet pre-show is that your name begins with a “B.”
Backstreet Boys, Bazzi and Bryce Vine will all be performing live during the lead-in to the Video Music Awards, starting at 8 p.m. ET on August 20. The event — held outside New York’s Radio City Music Hall — will be hosted by, among others, Pauly D and Vinny Guadagnino of Jersey Shore Family Vacation.
The event will also include a PUSH Artists Stage, where rising stars like Hayley Kiyoko, Jessie Reyez, Juice WRLD and PRETTY MUCH will perform.
The 2018 MTV VMAs air live from New York City on Monday, August 20 at 9 p.m. ET. Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Logic with OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder and Post Malone will all perform. Jennifer Lopez will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and perform on the telecast for the first time since 2001.
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