MTV VMAs Name Pharrell Williams, Demi Lovato, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis as 2015 Performers

Awards telecast airs live Sunday, Aug. 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on MTV

Pharrell Williams, Demi Lovato and hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will perform at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, the network announced Tuesday.

Tori Kelly, A$AP Rocky and Twenty One Pilots will also perform during Sunday’s awards, along with previously announced performer The Weeknd.

Miley Cyrus will host the awards show, where Kanye West will be presented with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

The nominations for the awards were announced last month on Apple Music’s Beats 1. Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Beyonce lead the field with the most nominations.

Jesse Ignjatovic of Den of Thieves will serve as executive producer, along with Van Toffler, Stephen Friedman, Amy Doyle and Garrett English. Joanna Bomberg, Jen Jones and Lee Lodge are co-executive producers, and Hamish Hamilton will direct.

The 2015 MTV VMAs air live from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

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