--- description: The pop star will perform at MTV's awards show on August 28, along with Ty Dolla $ign. Jonas did not receive any nominations this year. title: Nick Jonas Will Be Sharing His 'Bacon' With Us at the VMAs image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Nick Jonas Will Perform 'Bacon' at the VMAs With Ty Dolla $ign  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2016 7:53 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2016 7:53 PM CUT [Nick Jonas](http://time.com/4417452/demi-lovato-nick-jonas-disney-billboard-interview/?iid=sr-link5 "undefined") may have [felt “disappointed”](https://twitter.com/nickjonas/status/758004553551839232?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") about the MTV Video Music Awards in July when his album [_Last Year Was Complicated_](http://time.com/4369733/nick-jonas-last-year-was-complicated/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") didn’t get any nomination nods, but it looks like there are no hard feelings between the singer and the network now. On Wednesday, the now-solo pop star announced that he’ll be performing onstage at that very same show. In a short, trippy promotional clip, Jonas muses on the importance of creativity before getting to the point: his performance. [MTV reports](http://www.mtv.com/news/2910480/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2016-vmas/ "undefined") that he and rapper Ty Dolla $ign will be performing [Jonas’s hit song “Bacon”](http://time.com/4356561/nick-jonas-bacon-ty-dolla-sign/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") for the show. He’ll join [the likes of Britney Spears](http://time.com/4455110/britney-spears-perform-video-music-awards/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") on a stage that has previously spawned viral moments like that [iconic Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke mashup](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/08/26/4-reasons-youre-still-hearing-about-miley-cyrus-vmas-performance/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") and the Spears-Madonna duet, so it’s fair to expect the unexpected. The VMAs air on Sunday, August 28 at 9 p.m. EST. > [](https://twitter.com/vmas/status/765941270124474368) > [](https://twitter.com/MTVNews/status/765944536354942976) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4456482/nick-jonas-mtv-vmas/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4456482/nick-jonas-mtv-vmas/"},"headline":"Nick Jonas Will Perform 'Bacon' at the VMAs With Ty Dolla $ign","datePublished":"2016-08-17T19:53:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:37.568Z","description":"It's shaping up to be a satisfying show","url":"https://time.com/4456482/nick-jonas-mtv-vmas/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","celebrities","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4456482/nick-jonas-mtv-vmas/","name":"Nick Jonas Will Perform 'Bacon' at the VMAs With Ty Dolla $ign"}}]}] ```