Who is performing at the VMAs this year?
- Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion will perform “Bongos”
- Lil Wayne will perform his new song, “Kat Food,” for the first time.
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Doja Cat
- Demi Lovato
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Karol G
- Stray Kids
- Tomorrow X Together
- Anitta
- Måneskin
- Fall Out Boy
- Shakira
- Diddy
- Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, Doug E. Fresh and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five will also take the stage for a finale celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary.
Read more about the star-studded list of performers and nominations on Today.com.
'She Wolf' Shakira is ready for her award
Shakira is being honored with the Video Vanguard Award. She will also perform at the awards show for the first time since 2006.
We expect, per usual, that her hips won't lie. But looks like she's got a lot more in store, per an Instagram post from last week in which she shared: "POV when you’re trying to cram an entire career into one #VMAs Vanguard performance."
Check out the song of the year nominees
- “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus
- “Vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo
- “Calm Down” by Rema and Selena Gomez
- “Unholy” by Sam Smith and Kim Petras
- “Bad Habit” by Steve Lacy
- “Kill Bill” by SZA
- “Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is leading the most nominated artist this year
Here are the 11 categories the Eras Tour queen is nominated for:
- Artist of the year
- Video of the year, for “Anti-Hero" (She's won this category three times in 2015, 2019 and 2022.)
- Song of the year
- Best pop
- Best direction
- Best cinematography
- Best visual effects
- Best editing
- Show of the summer
- Song of summer
- Album of the year
Who is the VMAs host this year?
Technically, no one is "hosting" the VMAs this year. But Nicki Minaj is emceeing, as she did last year.
“Minaj will announce the show’s star-studded lineup of performers, presenters and winners," MTV said in a news release.
If that sounds like a hosting gig, that's because it kind of is, without the title.
According to a source at MTV familiar with the awards show, no one can labeled as a "host" because of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Where and when to watch the 2023 VMAs
The ceremony will air live at 8 p.m. ET on MTV in more than 150 million countries.
For those of you who can't get enough of the celebs, the pre-show starts at 6:30 p.m. ET, and our live blog kicks off at 4 p.m.