Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will make his internet hosting debut on the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, set for Might 15 on NBC.
His look as emcee will even mark the twenty fifth anniversary of his first Billboard Music Awards win in 1997 for his album “No Method Out.” As well as, Combs will government produce the dwell present from the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas.
“This will likely be not like any awards present. I’m bringing the love and setting the frequency at an all-time excessive,” stated Combs in a press release. “The Billboard Music Awards actually signify the artists and the place music is immediately, so I’m excited to curate the largest dwell performances and surprises. The world has to tune in to see.”
Combs is a two-time Billboard Music Award winner for High Rap Track (1997) and High Rap Artist (1997). He’s had 37 hits on the Billboard Scorching 100 Songs Chart and final took the stage on the awards in 2017 to pay tribute to The Infamous B.I.G. on what would have been the late icon’s forty fifth birthday.
The Billboard Music Awards honor the yr’s high performing artists on the Billboard Charts throughout all genres of music. The present won’t solely honor Mary J. Blige with the Icon Award, however function performances by Burna Boy, Latto, Megan Thee Stallion, Rauw Alejandro, Pink Scorching Chili Peppers and Blige herself.
The awards will broadcast dwell coast-to-coast on Might 15 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC. It can additionally stream dwell on Peacock.
The 2022 Billboard Music Awards is produced by MRC Dwell & Different. Combs and Robert Deaton are government producers.