How to watch and livestream MTV’s biggest mainstream music event of the year

The MTV Video Music Awards will return in with a lineup of the hottest celebrities and the latest fashions. The annual award show celebrating the best in the music industry will be aired later this month, providing a finale to the summer season. The VMAs have become notorious for their memorable pop culture moments, such as when Nicki Minaj called out Miley Cyrus in , or when Kanye West ruined Taylor Swift’s moment in . The event first began in as a way to shine a spotlight on the cream of the mainstream music crop. The Post confirmed on Aug.

This year’s MTV Video Music Awards ceremony will feature a special appearance by the real-life Moon Person. Dressed up as the iconic silver astronaut statue that VMA winners receive, the -year-old is said to be “really excited” about making their comeback at the event.

Last year’s VMAs were quite the spectacle, with stars coming together despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Some of the top moments from the show included Cyndi Lauper’s feminist speech, the outrageous red carpet looks, and when Ashanti and Conor McGregor got into a fight.

Although Ja Rule had an amazing reunion, ratings for the key age group of audiences between the ages of and dropped by %. This is a % drop from . million viewers in . Ed Sheeran, who performed at last year’s ceremony, had expressed his contempt for American award shows at the time. “The room is filled with resentment and hatred toward everyone else and it’s quite an uncomfortable atmosphere,” the British musician said in an interview with radio host Julia on her Audacy segment “The Julia Show” on Sept. — just a day after the event.

The Video Music Awards will air on Sunday, August th at pm ET/PT. The event will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. This year’s host has not been announced.

LL Cool J, Minaj and Jack Harlow will share the stage on Aug. to emcee the music awards show. The “Super Bass” icon will also receive the Video Vanguard Award, an accolade given to icons every year.

Kendrick Lamar, Harlow and Lil Nas X lead the pack with seven nominations each. Doja Cat and Harry Styles came in with six noms apiece. Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Sheeran, Swift and The Weeknd are also in the running with five nods each.

The first slate of performers for the ceremony was announced on Aug. , and it includes BLACKPINK, Lizzo, Måneskin, J Balvin, Marshmellow x Khalid, Panic! at the Disco, Kane Brown and host Harlow. Rappers Eminem and Snoop Dogg are also appearing on stage to perform “From the D the LBC,” a song inspired by the world of the Otherside metaverse. Bad Bunny is even stopping by (virtually), as he will be singing at the top of his lungs from Yankee Stadium in The Bronx.

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It’s going to be a night to remember at the MTV Video Music Awards. LL Cool J,Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow are set to emcee the show, with Cool J also set to receive the Video Vanguard Award. With Kendrick Lamar, Harlow and Lil Nas X leading the pack with seven nominations each, and Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd all in the running with five nods each, it’s sure to be a night of great music and memorable moments.