MTV VMAs 2026 Nominations: Madonna leads; Taylor Swift to make historical past

The MTV Awards are right here. Earlier this week, it was introduced that Taylor Swift will obtain the inaugural Artist Director Honours, changing into probably the most awarded artist in VMA historical past.

Swift is at the moment tied with Beyoncé for the title of most-awarded musician in VMA historical past. They’ve 30 every. (Eminem is the male artist with probably the most VMAs, with 15.) The brand new award, which, in response to the VMAs, is supposed to recognise artists ‘whose work behind the digital camera has expanded the chances of music video and superior the artwork of visible storytelling’, will convey her whole to 31.

She may also debut the music video for her new track, ‘Affected person Zero’, in the course of the award present. Swift directed the visible, which stars Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson. ‘Affected person Zero’ can also be her first single since marrying Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce at Madison Sq. Backyard in July.

The 2-hour MTV Video Music Awards present will likely be broadcast dwell on CBS on September 27, at 7:30 p.m. Jap and 4:30 p.m. Pacific, from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. It’s the primary time since 2017 the VMAs have picked a location that isn’t in New York or New Jersey.

The VMAs are additionally simulcast on MTV and will likely be out there to stream on ‘Paramount+’ within the U.S. It’ll develop into out there to stream the following day on ‘Paramount+’ and MTV.

Snoop Dogg, a 13-time VMAs nominee and three-time winner, will host. Snoop made his debut on the VMAs stage in 1994. He closed the present in 1999 with Dr Dre and Eminem and returned for a tribute to the Infamous B.I.G. and once more for a efficiency with Eminem in 2022.

Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations. The pop celebrity has been nominated each decade of her musical profession. She has 19 aggressive MTV VMA wins and in 1986 turned the primary solo feminine artist to obtain the Video Vanguard Award. She’s up for 11 awards at this 12 months’s ceremony, together with video, artist and track of the 12 months, in addition to finest collaboration, dance, course, artwork course, cinematography, enhancing, choreography and visible results.

Taylor Swift follows with the second-most nominations, with 9. She is up for video and artist of the 12 months in addition to finest pop, course, artwork course, cinematography, enhancing, choreography and visible results.

Madonna and Swift are adopted by Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter with seven nods every to their names, in addition to Bruno Mars, PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson with 5. Blackpink’s LISA has 4 and Shakira, Tate McRae, GENER8ION and Yung Lean are tied for 3.

Madonna will open the present. It’ll mark her first efficiency on the VMAs in 23 years.

Kacey Musgraves pays homage to the late, nice Dolly Parton. The nation music icon, whose hovering vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and glowing costumes outlined her rise from a log cabin within the Tennessee mountains to the peak of stardom and acclaim, died in Nashville of most cancers in August. She was 80.

Raye, Sombr and Teddy Swims pays tribute to George Michael, who died 10 years in the past on Christmas Day. He was 53. It’s double responsibility for Raye, who may also carry out solo.

Different performers embody GENER8ION with Yung Lean, Shaboozey with Gunna, in addition to Lisa and Sienna Spiro. Alex Warren, Belmont Cameli, Charli XCX, Ciara Miller, David Corenswet, Ella Vibrant, Isabel Might, Jeff Probst, Rachel Dratch, Teyana Taylor, Tyla and Troye Sivan may also current.