My girl Slaylor Swift, the most nominated artist of the night, is officially in the house.

But her arrival was announced at the very end of the pre-show, so we didn't get any interview moments, but Swift did show off her look on the pink carpet.

In all black, I have to wonder whether she's re-entering her "reputation" era.

The legendary rapper Lil Wayne knows how to put on a show.

Tunechi had the audience on their feet, waving their hands in the air to an energetic rendition of his single "Uproar," followed by a performance of "Kat Food."

The VMAs are officially kicking off after a dazzling performance from Sabrina Carpenter during the pre-show.

So far, Tomorrow X Together and Dove Cameron have already taken home awards for push performance and video for good, respectively.

The singer brought her signature wit to the pre-show with a custom outro to "Nonsense" in honor of the VMAs.

"He say it bigger than a Moon Man / Guess that means I'm holding it with two hands / VMAs, I love you / I’m a huge fan,” she sang.

Real fans know she has a new outro for every occasion, and the VMAs are no different!

Dove Cameron's "Breakfast" took home the moon person for video for good.

“Telling meaningful messages in my music and in my videos is super important to me," Cameron said in her acceptance speech.

The video's concept, she previously told "TODAY," was a response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. "It’s unfair for one gender to carry the entirety of the weight of the reproductive conversation," she said.

In the music video, she and other women harass a male employee who is later shown getting an abortion. At the end, footage from marches is played in support of reproductive rights.

Viewers can choose among the top three nominees for best new artist using a Snapchat filter. The filter is called "Best New Artist Lens," and users can cast their votes by gesturing 1, 2 or 3 with their fingers.

The race for best new artist has narrowed to three contenders: Ice Spice, Reneé Rapp and Peso Pluma. Viewers can also vote on the VMAs website.

I love that the VMAs say they are "music's most iconic night." Not the most important, but definitely the most iconic.

Kelsea Ballerini is celebrating her birthday at the VMAs this year. The country singer said she's celebrating her 30th at the awards show.

"I’m overstimulated in every way," she said during the pre-show carpet interview. "But you know, listen, just to be able to perform on an all-genre show like this and represent country music hopefully well."

She said she's excited to be at the show with her boyfriend, Chase Stokes, and her mom.

“I feel like it’s been such a huge year in my personal life and my career, and I feel really happy to be able to just present that tonight on this show."

Tonight's proving that artists are fans just like us.

During the carpet pre-show, Karol G and Anitta expressed kind words for Shakira, whose Latin representation meant so much to them.

Karol G, a fellow Colombian, is nominated with Shakira for the best Latin award, while Anitta is competing against them both.

"I think Shakira for us was a big, big influence ... to make us believe that it's possible being a Latina and getting here and showing our culture and everything," Anitta said during the pre-show.

Personally, Shakira means a lot to me, too, as the daughter of Lebanese immigrants. My parents always pointed to her half-Lebanese heritage for an example for us in mainstream media.