Burna Boy, Latto, and Rauw Alejandro will also perform at the May 15 show.
Megan Thee Stallion, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Latto, Burna Boy, and Rauw Alejandro will perform at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena next month.
Nigerian rap superstar Burna Boy and Puerto Rican singer Alejandro, who is a finalist in four categories this year, including top Latin artists, will also perform at the Billboard Music Awards for the first time.
Mary J. Blige will be honored with this year’s Icon Award during the telecast, as announced last week, following in the footsteps of P! nk, Garth Brooks, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Cher, Celine Dion, and others.
The Good Morning Gorgeous singer will also perform a unique, career-spanning performance of her own.
Megan posted a video of herself rapping the song during her Sunday set on Instagram after her Coachella performance. Captioning it, “Last night, I performed a snippet of an unreleased song at Coachella. I see you saying you want it… Perhaps I should go ahead and head release this #hottiechella.”
On April 18, she shared another video on Twitter of herself rapping along to the official audio in a car with friends, which went viral almost immediately. So when a fan tweeted the rapper, asking her when the new song would be released, Megan responded with one word: “Friday.”
More significant announcements about the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. Such as who will host and receive this year’s Change Maker Award, are expect in the coming weeks. The finalists and winners of the Billboard Music Awards are determine by fundamental fan interactions with music, like album. Digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, also social engagement, as tracked by Billboard and its data partners, adding Luminate (formerly MRC Data).
This 2022 Billboard Music Awards will air live from coast to coast on May 15 at 8 p.m. /5 p.m. The program is produce by MRC Live & Alternative. A division of MRC, which owns Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter via a joint venture called PMRC with Penske Media. The BBMAs is executive produce by Robert Deaton.