Snoop Dogg and Eminem to deliver metaverse-inspired performance at 2022 MTV VMAs

Bad Bunny got up, close, and personal with a couple of his backup dancers during his epic performance at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.

MTV VMAs brought some of the biggest names in music to the stage at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday. From exciting performances to powerful speeches, this year's VMAs were a celebration of joy.Featuring a trio of hosts that included LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow, the high-energy gala was pulsing with energy and enthusiasm as some of the biggest names in music took the stage — both to perform their massive hit singles and to accept some of the night's top honors.As usual the slew of musical artists delivering TV debuts of their latest hits provided most of the night's biggest highlights, alongside a few artists making their big returns to the VMAs stage for the first time in years.Here's a look at some of the biggest performances and most memorable moments from Sunday's big show.Harlow opened the show with a performance of «First Class,» delivered inside an airplane set. Dressed as a flight attendant, Harlow was flanked by seated celebrities on both sides, including Lil Nas X, Avril Lavigne, Chloe Bailey, Jimmy Fallon, Saucy Santana and Becky G. The 24-year-old singer then surprised the crowd when he brought out Fergie.

Panic! At The Disco brought a cinematic version of ‘Don’t Let The Light Go Out’ to the MTV VMAs 2022 tonight (August 28).The band performed their recent single to the stage at Newark’s Prudential Center, where the ceremony was held this year.Shot in black-and-white, Panic! At The Disco performed with a vintage car on stage with them, which became a podium for members of the band to perform from during the song.Pyrotechnics and dry ice also filled the performance, while dancers brought a theatrical edge to the epic rendition. The cameras turned to colour as the song hit its final throes and the car’s headlights turned on.

Kane Brown delivered a historic moment at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, becoming the first male country artist to perform on the show since its 1984 inception. Prior to this Sunday's event, Kacey Musgraves and Taylor Swift had previously been the only country acts to score a performance placement on the high-profile MTV ceremony. Following a branded mixed-reality promo set to his 2020 hit, «Be Like That,» Brown performed his pop-inspired single, «Grand» in front of a live audience in nearby Fort Lee, New Jersey.

2022 MTV VMAs handed out one of the top honors with the Artist of the Year award.VMA co-host Nicki Minaj — who also took home some trophies on Sunday — presented the category, and declared Bad Bunny as the big winner!However, the artist wasn't at the Prudential Center in New Jersey but instead was at Yankee Stadium in New York City for a huge performance that was broadcast as part of the night's show.Bad Bunny lights up the Main Stage as he Performs while being the Winner of Artist of the Year Award for the MTV’s Video Music Awards 2022 #VMAspic.twitter.com/Uvlj421znQBad Bunny delivered a rollicking performance of «Tití Me Preguntó» before he was surprised with the Artist of the Year Award live on stage.In winning the big award, Bad Bunny beat out a slew of fellow nominees, including Harry Styles, Lizzo, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Lil Nas X and one of the night's co-hosts, Jack Harlow.Check out the full list of the night's big winners here! MTV VMAs 2022: Eminem and Snoop Dogg to Perform Together Red Hot Chili Peppers to be Honored at MTV VMAs with Global Icon Award Britney Spears Kisses Madonna at Her Wedding 19 Years After MTV Kiss MTV VMAs Returning to New Jersey With a Live Audience Full of Fans  

Eminem and Snoop Dogg are heading to the Metaverse!

Eminem and Snoop Dogg teamed up for a special “metaverse-inspired” performance at the MTV VMAs 2022 tonight (August 28).The rappers were among a raft of performers at the ceremony, which is being co-hosted by Nicki Minaj, Jack Harlow and LL Cool J at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.Eminem and Snoop Dogg shared a version of their recent collaboration ‘From The D 2 The LBC’ that saw them mix in-person performance with digital technology. The appearance was organised in partnership with Yuga Labs – an NFT and cryptocurrency company best known for the Bored Apes project – and was inspired by “the world of the Otherside metaverse”.The performance began with the pair sitting on a couch, with Snoop smoking a comedically large joint.

Snoop Dogg and Eminem brought the heat to the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards stage, performing a live rendition of their latest collaboration — their first in more than 20 years -- «From the D 2 the LBC.»LL Cool J took the stage to introduce their collab performance at the VMAs on Sunday, calling them «two hip-hop giants.»Inspired by the world of the Otherside metaverse, MTV partnered with Yuga Labs to bring the creative experience to life. Moments later Snoop and Eminem, both dressed in black and lounging on the couch, appeared onstage as Snoop «smoked» a cartoonishly large joint to open their headline-making performance.They're soon transported to another universe where they transform into animated versions of themselves, as they both go on a literal, colorful trip for the song.

Jack Harlow is having a major moment at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. Harlow opened Sunday night's show with a performance of «First Class,» straight from an airplane set.

which came out Aug. 5. The real-life duo started the performance sitting on a couch with Snoop smoking a huge cannabis blunt.

Everybody loves a comeback! Fergie shocked fans by making a surprise performance at the MTV’s 2022 VMAs on Sunday, August 28 — alongside rapper and cohost Jack Harlow.

Nicki Minaj delivered a career-spanning performance at the MTV VMAs 2022 tonight (August 28), where she is collecting the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.The rapper is also co-hosting the ceremony alongside Jack Harlow and LL Cool J at the Prudential Center in New Jersey.Minaj blasted through several of her biggest hits from throughout her career, including ‘Super Bass’, ‘Bees In The Trap’, ‘Anaconda’, ‘Moment 4 Life’, and her verse from Kanye West’s ‘Monster’.The rapper also featured her new single ‘Super Freaky Girl’ in the performance, for which she was joined by male and female dancers to help deliver a raunchy choreography from a neon-lit stage complete with poles and podiums.

Jack Harlow had a very flossy surprise to kick off the 2022 MTV VMAs.

Jack Harlow is stepping out in style at the VMAs. On Sunday, the 24-year-old rapper attended the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards at New Jersey's Prudential Center and opted for an eye-catching, all-leather look for the event.Harlow, who's co-hosting Sunday's ceremony alongside Nicki Minaj and LL Cool J, wore a fashionable leather suitfor his big night.

MTV Video Music Awards are back Sunday with some of the biggest names in music vying for the network’s fabled Moon Person statue.Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow and Kendrick Lamar are tied for leading nominees with seven apiece. Harlow and Lil Nas X’s collaboration “Industry Baby” propelled their nominations, landing them in competition for artist of the year along with Drake, Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Lizzo.Closely behind are Harry Styles and Doja Cat, who received six nominations apiece, while Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Tayler Swift and The Weeknd each have five.Harlow is pulling double duty, joining LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj as the show’s emcees.

Thania Garcia Eminem and Snoop Dogg will be returning to the VMAs stage for a “first of its kind” performance of “From the D 2 The LBC,” inspired by “the world of the Otherside metaverse” for Sunday’s 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. In partnership with Yuga Labs, their joint appearance marks the first VMA performance by either rapper in more than a decade. Snoop’s last VMAs showcase was in 2005 alongside Diddy for a tribute dedicated to the Notorious B.I.G. Eminem opened the show in 2010, with a performance of “Not Afraid” and “Love the Way You Lie,” accompanied by Rihanna. The duo graced the VMAs stage together in 1999, along with Dr. Dre, as the ceremony closed with Eminem’s “My Name Is” and “Guilty Conscience” and Dre’s “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang.”

2022 MTV Video Music Awards. A source close to the production of the show confirmed to The Post that the 59-year-old star will dress up as a real-life Moon Person, the silver astronaut statue that VMA winners are awarded.