Current:Home > ContactMegan Thee Stallion hosts, Taylor Swift dominates: Here’s what to know about the 2024 MTV VMAs -MoneyStream
Megan Thee Stallion hosts, Taylor Swift dominates: Here’s what to know about the 2024 MTV VMAs
View
Date:2025-04-17 05:05:34
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper, singer, songwriter, businesswoman, hot girl summer purveyor and now... award show host? Megan Thee Stallion will host the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.
It marks her first time hosting an award show, though she’s guest hosted “Saturday Night Live” and served as a co-host for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in the past. This time, it’s in front of her musical peers.
The 2024 award show promises star-studded performances, tons of moon people, and even more Taylor Swift.
Here’s everything you need to know about the MTV VMAs.
WHEN ARE THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS?
The VMAs will air live on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern from the UBS Arena on New York’s Long Island.
The award show moved back a day because of the forthcoming U.S. presidential debate. ABC News recently confirmed that the campaigns of both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump had agreed to participate in a debate on Sept. 10.
WHO’S NOMINATED FOR THE VMAS?
Swift tops the VMA nominations with 10 — eight for her “Fortnight” music video and nods in the artist of the year and best pop categories. She’s followed by her “Fortnight” collaborator Post Malone, who has nine. He is nominated along with Swift eight times and earned his ninth nom for his country hit “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen.
Rounding out the artist of the year category nominees are Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Eminem, Sabrina Carpenter and SZA.
Grande, Carpenter and Eminem are tied with six nods; Megan Thee Stallion and SZA have five each. Blackpink’s LISA, Olivia Rodrigo and Teddy Swims follow with four nominations each.
This year features 29 first-time nominees, which include Wallen, Carpenter and Swims as well as Benson Boone and Tyla — the latter boast three nominations each.
WHO WILL RECEIVE THE VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD?
Katy Perry will receive the Video Vanguard Award. She will also perform.
Previous recipients include Shakira, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna and Missy Elliott.
Perry will return to the VMA stage for the first time since 2017, when she performed and hosted the award show.
The pop singer has won five VMAs across her career. She took home her first three awards in 2011: video of the year (“Firework”), best collaboration and best special effects (both for “E.T.,” featuring Kanye West).
WHO IS PERFORMING AT THE VMAS?
Performers will include Perry, Boone, Carpenter, Chappell Roan, GloRilla, Halsey, Lenny Kravitz, LISA, Rauw Alejandro, Anitta, Karol G, LL COOL J, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello.
WHAT ABOUT VOTING?
Fan voting across 15 gender-neutral categories is live right now and ends Friday.
Voting in the best new artist category will remain active throughout the show.
___
For more coverage of this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, visit https://apnews.com/hub/mtv-video-music-awards
veryGood! (6982)
Related
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Mapping out the Israel-Hamas war
- Maui County releases audio of 911 calls from deadly wildfire after request from The Associated Press
- Why millions of Gaza residents will soon run out of food and clean water
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- Thursday marks 25 years since Matthew Shepard's death, but activists say LGBTQ+ rights are still at risk
- Company halts trips to Titanic wreck, cites deaths of adventurers in submersible
- Ex-Indiana officer gets 1 year in federal prison for repeatedly punching handcuffed man
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment set at 3.2% — less than half of the current year's increase
Ranking
- Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
- Coach Outlet Has Perfect Pieces to Make Your Eras Tour Movie Outfit Shine
- Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents case
- As Israel battles Hamas, all eyes are on Hezbollah, the wild card on its northern border
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- Muslims gather at mosques for first Friday prayers since Israel-Hamas war started
- What is Friday the 13th? Why people may be superstitious about the day
- GOP Rep. Mike Lawler won't support Scalise and thinks McCarthy may yet return as speaker candidate — The Takeout
Recommendation
Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler won't support Scalise and thinks McCarthy may yet return as speaker candidate — The Takeout
1 officer convicted, 1 acquitted in death of Elijah McClain
Taylor Swift's Sweet Moment With Brittany Mahomes at Kansas City Chiefs Game Hits Different
Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
5 Things podcast: White nationalism is surging. How can it be stopped?
Microsoft’s bid for Activision gets UK approval. It removes the last hurdle to the gaming deal
Attorney general investigates fatal police shooting of former elite fencer at his New York home