Snoop Dogg hosts the MTV Video Music Awards 2026 in Los Angeles
The red carpet comes alive as artists arrive for the Sunday night ceremony.
The video this brief is aboutSnoop Dogg will host the MTV Video Music Awards 2026 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The red carpet is already full of artists marching live on the livestream. Madonna leads the nominations with thirteen, Taylor Swift has eleven, Sabrina Carpenter nine, Ariana Grande eight and Bruno Mars seven, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The lineup includes Madonna's return to the stage after more than twenty years, as well as performances by Lisa, Shaboozey, Raye, Kacey Musgraves, Teddy Swims, SOMBR, GENER8ION, Gunna and Yung Lean. Taylor Swift will receive the first MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, Nirvana the Video Vanguard Award, and tributes are planned for Dolly Parton and George Michael. Producer Van Toffler described the show as "kick-ass, fast-paced".