What to Know
- Madonna
leads the nominationswith 11 nods, followed by Taylor Swift with nine. Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter each earned seven nominations. - Nirvana will receive the prestigious Video Vanguard Award, while Taylor Swift will be honored with the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors and is expected to premiere the
music video for her new song, "Patient Zero,"during the show. - Snoop Dogg will host this year's VMAs for the first time. Madonna will open the show with her first performance at the awards ceremony in 23 years.
- The ceremony features a
star-studded lineup of presenters,including Charli xcx, Troye Sivan, Tyla, among many others.