Madonna to open MTV VMAs with Snoop Dogg hosting live broadcast

Hello and welcome to the 2026 VMAs! That’s right, it has somehow already been 12 months since Lady Gaga picked up artist of the year before doing a classic Irish goodbye and swooping off to Madison Square Garden. How time flies.

This year’s ceremony will see some of the world’s biggest artists go head-to-head, including Gen Z darling Sabrina Carpenter, Kpop sensation BTS, and pop veteran Madonna. Speaking of the queen of pop, this year’s show will also see her return to the VMA stage to perform for the first time in 23 years. Meanwhile, Snoop Dogg will be hosting tonight’s festivities – that man really is everywhere right now.

If you’re chained to your desk this morning, or busy wrangling the kids, fear not – you can catch every big moment here on our live blog. Deputy lifestyle editor Courtney Thompson will walk you through the best looks on the red carpet, while reporters Kayla Olaya, Bronte Gossling and I will be keeping you up to speed on the awards themselves.

If you’re so inclined, you can also stream the fan-voted award show yourself on Paramount+.

You never really know what will happen at the MTV Music Video Awards – could someone interrupt an acceptance speech, a la Kanye West at the 2009 VMAs, or will another meat dress rock up? Whatever happens, buckle up and get ready for a wild ride.