Entertainment Awards Shows and Events VMAs Shawn Mendes Debuts New Single 'Nobody Knows' Live at 2024 MTV VMAs in Intimate, Candlelit Performance The 2024 MTV VMAs are airing live from New York’s UBS Arena on Wednesday, Sept. 11 By Ilana Kaplan Ilana Kaplan Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Vogue and more. People Editorial Guidelines Published on September 11, 2024 08:52PM EDT Comments Shawn Mendes performs at the 2024 MTV VMAs. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Shawn Mendes rocked the VMAs stage! On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the "In My Blood" singer, 26, debuted his new single "Nobody Knows" — from his upcoming fifth album, Shawn — live at the awards show, which is his first televised performance from the LP. During the set, Mendes, who last performed at the VMAs in 2021, delivered a stripped-down rendition of the new single, which will be released at midnight on Thursday, Sept. 12. Dressed in a black shirt that was unbuttoned to show off his chest, Mendes performed amid a collection of candles and smiled throughout the song as he showed off his range during an electric climax. Check out all of PEOPLE's full MTV VMAs coverage here. Shawn Mendes performing at the 2024 MTV VMAs. Mike Coppola/Getty Anitta, Karol G, LL Cool J and Shawn Mendes to Join Star-Studded Performers Lineup at 2024 MTV VMAs (Exclusive) The singer/songwriter's performance was announced last month alongside artists including Anitta, Karol G and LL Cool J and Shawn Mendes. Meanwhile, Anitta will take the VMAs stage for a third year in a row, performing a medley of “Savage Funk” and “Algeria,” along with the world premiere of “Paradise” with Fat Joe, DJ Khaled and Tiago PZK. She received three nominations this year, including best Latin. In 2023, Karol G won her first Moon Person and is nominated in the best latin category this year. She released her most recent album, Mañana Será Bonito, in February 2023. LL Cool J will make his return to the VMAs with his first performance in over 25 years, during the 50th anniversary of hip-hop tribute. Back in 1997, he received the video vanguard award and took home his first Moon Person in 1991. Additionally, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Camila Cabello, GloRilla, Rauw Alejandro, Halsey, Lenny Kravitz, Lisa and Benson Boone will perform at the VMAs. Shawn Mendes at Paris Fashion Week on March 1, 2024 in Paris. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Shawn Mendes Releases Music Video for Brand-New Single 'Why Why Why' from Upcoming Fifth Album Last month, Mendes shared his first new solo songs since his 2023 charity single "What the Hell Are We Dying For?" with "Why Why Why" and "Isn't That Enough." His upcoming album Shawn, which he announced earlier last month, will be his first new LP since 2020's Wonder. The album marks Mendes' "most musically intimate and lyrically honest work to date," promising listeners a "profound self-dialogue" on each of the 12 songs, per a press release. The 2024 MTV VMAs air on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/ PT live from the UBS Arena in New York. Close