And Las Vegas will rock!  Van Halen has been added to the lineup of artists who will perform on the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, which ABC will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Vegas on May 17 at 8 p.m. ET.

This will mark the first-ever awards-show performance by the legendary rock group’s current lineup — singer David Lee Roth, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, drummer Alex Van Halen and bassist Wolfgang Van Halen.

The event’s entertainment bill also includes Fall Out Boy, Hozier, Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, Iggy Azalea, John Legend, Meghan Trainor, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Nick Jonas and Wiz Khalifa, among others.

Rock acts in the running for awards at the ceremony include The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Santana, Coldplay,The Black Keys and Hozier.  The show will be hosted by rapper/actor Ludacris and Legend’s wife, modelChrissy Teigen.  For more details, visit Billboard.com.

Van Halen recently released a new live album titled Tokyo Dome: Live in Concert, which was recorded in the Japanese capital in June 2013.  The rockers will launch a North American summer tour with support act theKenny Wayne Shepherd Band on July 5 in the Seattle suburb of Auburn, Washington.

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