Snoop Dogg is set to host the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 27, where Madonna leads nominees with 11 nods and Taylor Swift follows with nine. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on CBS and MTV, and streams on Paramount+.
Madonna is also set to open the show, marking her first live performance at the VMAs in 23 years. The lineup includes Lisa, RAYE, Sienna Spiro, Shaboozey, GENER8ION, Gunna and Yung Lean. Lisa will perform “SaWaDiKa” live on TV for the first time, while GENER8ION and Yung Lean will premiere “STORM II.”
Swift will receive the first-ever Artist Director Honors, and Nirvana will receive the Video Vanguard Award. Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter each have seven nominations, while Bruno Mars, PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson have five apiece. Video of the Year nominees include Madonna, Swift, Grande, Carpenter, Mars and GENER8ION.
