Music Takes Center Stage at the 2025 ESPY Awards with Busta Rhymes, Clipse and more

The lineup for this year's ESPY Awards has officially been revealed, and it includes Busta Rhymes, Clipse, and more.

ESPN announced its presenters, attendees, and musical performances for the ceremony on Monday, July 14, and Pusha T and Malice of Clipse will be performing tracks off their newest album, Let God Sort Em Out.

This will be their first live performance of the critically acclaimed album, and on national television at that. LiAngelo Ball, who goes by the moniker GELO, will also be taking to the stage. Grammy winner Tobe Nwigwe and David Michael Wyatt will oversee the "In Memoriam" segment.

The event is slated for this Wednesday, July 16, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT. The show has been aired on national TV every year since 2015, except for 2020, when the pandemic hit. Last year, Serena Williams hosted the show, while Ciara served as its opening music act.

Everything we know about this year's ESPY Awards: Lineup, guests, host, and more

Billboard has reported that the In Memoriam tribute at this year's ESPY Awards will mention heavyweights like Diogo Jota, the soccer player, George Foreman, the former boxer turned pitchman, and Bob Uecker, the baseball legend. Shane Gillis, the comedian, actor, and podcaster, will be hosting the show this year.

While Clipse debuted their fourth studio album and first in over 15 years this Friday, GELO dropped his debut single, Tweaker, in January. Per the outlet, it peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 by February. At the time, he also dropped a remix featuring Lil Wayne. The track is expected to be featured on his debut album, League of My Own, which drops this July 18.

As for Busta Rhymes, he dropped his Dragon Season EPs and tribute to the New York Knicks' stint in the NBA Playoffs. He also dropped Thank You New York Knicks, which featured the likes of Rakim, Styles P, and Dave East. The track came days after the Knicks were knocked out in their showdown against the Indiana Pacers.

This year's ESPY Awards are likely to feature appearances from Angela Bassett, Russell Wilson, Flau’jae Johnson, Terrell Owens, Russell Westbrook, Druski, Gabby Thomas, Lamar Jackson, and Simone Biles, among others. Fans can either watch it live or head on to Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ the following day.

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