Camila CabelloandShawn Mendeswill be taking their romance to the VMA stage!
“Señorita” recently made history when it broke Spotify’s record for the biggest debut from a male/female duet.
The singers are also up for several awards throughout the night for their work on “Señorita,” including best collaboration, best art direction, best choreography, best cinematography, and song of the summer.
Besides his five nominations with Cabello, Mendes is up for artist of the year.
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello.Sara Jaye Weiss/Shutterstock
The pair’s joint performance will come after a steamy summer, in which they weren’t shy to show their affection for one another, despite not yet confirmed their relationship.
Cabello and Mendes have been friends for years and also collaborated on the song “I Know What You Did Last Summer” in 2015.
Rumors of their romance began to fly following the debut of theirsteamy music video for “Señorita”in late June when the singers played passionate lovers who can’t seem to quit one another.
After being spotted in Los Angelesholding handsandspending the Fourth of July together, things seemed to heat up when they were seenkissing in San Francisco.
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Whilevacationing in Miami at the end of July, the singers were again spotted sharing asteamykissin the water and later holding hands as they wandered along the boardwalk enjoying the summer weather.
Cabello even shared a sweet tribute to the “In My Blood” singer on Instagram anddropped the L-word alongside a polaroid photo,writing, “Happy birthday to this magic human, I love you!!!! ❤️”
That same weekend, the pair were spotted inNew York on a romantic outing, that included meeting up with Mendes’ parents.
And most recently, on Monday, Cabello and her rumored boyfriend stepped out for adate night in Montreal, where they walked hand-in-hand and shared a steamy makeout session in a small café.
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello.SplashNews.com
Cabello is a ten-time VMA nominee and won twice last year for artist of the year and Video of the Year for her hit “Havana.”
Mendes, meanwhile, has been nominated for a VMA 11 total times in his career but has not yet taken home an award.
Besides the duo,Big Sean,Bad Bunny, J Balvin,Lil Nas X,Lizzo, Rosalía, H.E.R.,J Balvin,Normani,Ozuna, theJonas Brothers, andTaylor Swiftare among the artistsexpected to performat the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Swift — who snagged 10 nominations across categories including video of the year, song of the year and best pop video — is tied withAriana Grandefor the most nominations this year, though the “7 Rings” singer may be missing from the awards show.
Shehinted on Twitter last monththat her Sweetener world tour schedule may prevent her from attending the VMAs. Grande is scheduled to be in Paris the day before and after the awards night.
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It is the VMA’s highest honor, and one that has gone to a bevy of iconic musical acts since it was created in 1984 likeBeyoncé,Justin Timberlake,U2,Pink,Rihanna,Britney Spears,Kanye West,The Rolling Stones,Janet Jackson,Madonna,David Bowie, and just last year,Jennifer Lopez.
source: people.com
