Kanye West, Nicki Minaj to Perform at Billboard Music Awards
Kanye West and Nicki Minaj are headed to the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.
Yeezus will close out Sunday’s show at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena with material off his upcoming album Swish. While he is a five-time winner, this marks his first performance at the BBMAs.
HOLD UP✋ I hear 'em say @kanyewest is closing the #BBMAs? YUP! 🎶We wildin'🎶 May 17th at 8PM https://t.co/2dqABuPaWK pic.twitter.com/qZuLXP9fzD
— BillboardMusicAwards (@OfficialBBMAs) May 12, 2015
Before she heads out on her “Pinkprint Tour” this July, Nicki Minaj will grace the BBMAs stage with her new single “The Night Is Still Young” and “Hey Mama,” her collaboration with David Guetta.
Wiz Khalifa will be joined by Charlie Puth and violinist Lindsey Stirling to perform his chart-topping hit “See You Again” off the Furious 7 soundtrack.
Other previously announced performers include Mariah Carey, Nick Jonas, Imagine Dragons, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, and Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea.
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards, co-hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen, air Sunday, May 17, on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.