The MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Brooklyn this year, and featured performers include Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X, and Doja Cat, who is also hosting.
Music The star-studded list of performers continues to grow. The MTV Video Music Awards have long been an annual showcase of the year’s biggest songs and music videos, the artists behind them, and the chaos that ensues when countless A-list musicians gather under one roof. Last year’s show looked a little different due to the pandemic. Keke Palmer hosted the partially-live event that took place at several locations across New York City, with some performers even broadcasting from Los Angeles and South Korea. This year will see the awards show return to one of its previous locations: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, aka the same venue where Miley Cyrus twerked on Robin Thicke, foam finger in hand. Justin Bieber leads the 2021 nominations with nine, followed by Megan Thee Stallion and BTS with seven each. Ahead of the show’s Sept.12 air date, here’s everything to know about the 2021 MTV VMAs. Recent VMAs hosts have included Palmer in 2020, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco in 2019, Katy Perry in 2017, and Cyrus in 2015. This year, Doja Cat will assume hosting duties, marking her first-ever gig as an emcee. But she’s no stranger to the VMAs, as the pop star performed “Like That” and “Say So” from a digitized galaxy stage at the 2020 awards, where she also received four nominations and took home the Push Best New Artist award.
