Foo Fighters, Orville Peck, FLO, Adam Lambert and Chloe Bailey were among the stars arriving at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater for the 2026 MTV VMAs. Snoop Dogg is hosting the ceremony, scheduled to air Sept. 27.
Madonna leads the nominations with 13, followed by Taylor Swift with 11 and Sabrina Carpenter with nine. Nirvana is set to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award; Swift will accept the inaugural Artist Director Honors and premiere her video for “Patient Zero,” featuring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell.
The ceremony is scheduled for 7:30–9:30 p.m. ET on CBS, with an MTV simulcast and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. It will be available globally on Paramount+ and MTV the following day.
