How to watch, what time are the awards, who’s nominated, and will Taylor Swift be there?
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Onstage feuds, wardrobe malfunctions, wild performances — MTV’s Video Music Awards has a reputation for mischief.
But after a relatively tame (read: boring) 2016 awards, can the 2017 VMAs, happening Sunday in Los Angeles, re-capture the magic?
Here’s everything viewers need to know about the upcoming show.
The VMAs are scheduled for on Sunday, August 27 on MTV. The VMAs ceremony airs at 8 p.m. MTV, with the pre-show beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
Not watching the VMAs on a TV set? The show will also air on MTV’s live TV site, which requires a cable login for access. The MTV app is also free for viewers with a cable login, and will be streaming behind-the-scenes footage of the show, available on iTunes/Apple TV, Google Play, Roku, Xbox One, Amazon, Chromecast and more.
While there’s no official word on whether Swift will make a surprise VMAs appearance, the world premiere of the video for her new song is set to occur during the show, Swift and MTV tweeted Friday morning.
“That’s not happening as far as (I know) , ” he said. “I’ve certainly seen all the rumors flying around, but that’s not happening.”
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Kendrick Lamar tops the list of VMAs nominations, earning eight noms including artist of the year and video of the year for No. 1 single Humble .
Tied for second place in the nominations are The Weeknd and Katy Perry, with five each. Similar to the non-gendered categories of the MTV Movie and TV Awards in May, this year’s VMAs will no longer award best male and female video, instead combining the two fields into the general “artist of the year.”
The 2017 VMAs also added a “best fight against the system” category, intended to honor videos that inspire viewers to fight injustice.
The show will include performances from Kendrick Lamar, Fifth Harmony, Shawn Mendes, Miley Cyrus, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Lorde, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd, with Khalid, Bleachers, and Cardi B set to perform at the pre-show.
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