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Jung Kook, The Kid LAROI, Sabrina Carpenter & More Set to Perform at 2023 MTV EMAs

Jung Kook has performed on the EMAs as a member of BTS, but this will be his first solo performance on the show.

Jung Kook, The Kid LAROI, Sabrina Carpenter & More Set to Perform at 2023 MTV EMAs

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Jung Kook, The Kid LAROI, Sabrina Carpenter, Coi Leray and Rema are among the artists set to perform live at the 2023 MTV EMAs.

The show will broadcast live on MTV in more than 150 countries on Sunday Nov. 5 from Paris Nord Villepinte, in addition to being available in multiple international territories on Pluto TV, and on demand on Paramount+.


Other performers set to perform on the show are Anne-Marie, David Guetta, Manuel Turizo, Ozuna, Reneé Rapp and Thirty Seconds to Mars.

Most of these artists are also nominees this year. Jung Kook, whose “Seven” (featuring Latto) reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Rema, whose “Calm Down” (with Selena Gomez) reached No. 3, are each up for three awards. Jung Kook is nominated for best song, best K-Pop and biggest fans. Rema is nominated for best song, best collaboration and best Afrobeats.

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Jung Kook has performed on the EMAs as a member of BTS, but this will be his first solo performance on the show. These will also be the first EMAs performances by Leray, Turizo, Ozuna, Rema, Rapp, Carpenter and The Kid LAROI.

Thirty Seconds to Mars have won nine EMAs, more than any of this year’s other performers. Guetta, who was born in Paris, the site of this year’s show, has won six.

Also set to appear on the MTV EMA stage as presenters are: former Little Mix member and now solo star Leigh-Anne; actresses Lily Collins and Ashley Park; Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli, the subject of an eponymous Paramount+ documentary; viral rap star and best push nominee Kaliii; best Nordic act nominee Loreen; and British breakthrough singer and best collaboration, best new and best UK & Ireland act nominee PinkPantheress.

Fans can vote for their favorite artists across MTV EMA categories — including best song, best artist, best collaboration and best Afrobeats — at mtvema.com until Oct. 31, at 11:59pm CET. Biggest fans and best group winners will be voted on at a later date via @MTVEMA on social media.

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Bruce Gillmer and Richard Godfrey are executive producers for the 2023 MTV EMAs. Debbie Phillips and Chloe Mason are producers. The 2023 MTV EMAs is sponsored by Dolby and Paramount+.

This article first appeared on Billboard U.S.

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Talking Heads Earn First Billboard Canada Chart Entry With ‘Psycho Killer,’ Nearly 50 Years After Release

Following this year’s Halloween resurgence on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, the critically acclaimed art-rock band makes their first appearance on the Canadian charts with their 1977 hit. Plus: the first Christmas tracks have re-emerged.

Talking Heads are making their debut on the Billboard Canada charts.

Following the annual resurgence of Halloween-themed music on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, the group’s 1977 hit “Psycho Killer” debuts at No. 50 on the Nov. 14-dated chart.

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