Everything to know about the upcoming 2026 Video Music Awards
The best and most influential music videos and pop culture moments in the music industry will soon be honoured at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.
The VMAs will take place on Monday for fans in Australia and will be streamed on Paramount Plus from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.
From Madonna opening the ceremony for the first time in two decades to Ariana Grande’s hit song Hate That I Made You Love Me receiving multiple nominations, the night is set to be jam-packed with big wins and all-star entertainment.
Snoop Dogg will be hosting the event this year, taking to the stage where he has won three awards in the past.
The 13-time VMAs nominee spoke about his hosting duties in a media statement, saying that MTV and the VMAs have been part of his story since the beginning.
“Some of the biggest moments of my career happened on that stage and on MTV — they gave hip hop a place to be loud, fearless and seen by the whole world. So to come back now and host the VMAs, all these years later, that’s a full-circle moment for me.”
Madonna will open the VMAs with her first performance at the awards show in 23 years. Her last performance was the memorable 2003 opening performance alongside Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
Kasey Musgraves will also perform a tribute piece to the late Dolly Parton with Raye, Sombr and Teddy Swims also taking to the stage to honour George Michael.
Gener8ion and Yung Lean, Lisa, Raye, Shaboozey and Gunna and Sienna Spiro are also expected to perform throughout the night
Madonna leads this year’s nominees with 11. She’s already been awarded 19 VMAs throughout her career, plus the Video Vanguard Award she received in 1986.
Nirvana. The band made their MTV VMAs debut in 1992. They will be the first band to receive the honour since Duran Duran in 2003.
Taylor Swift will be honoured with the new award which recognises “groundbreaking music artists whose work behind the camera has expanded the possibilities of music video and advanced the art of visual storytelling”.
Fans can also vote across four social categories including Best Group, Best Long Form Video, Best Album and Song of the Summer.
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