Overview

• Gaga leads the field with 12 nominations and will make her first VMAs performance since 2020.
• The live show is set for Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. ET from UBS Arena in New York, with LL Cool J hosting.
• For the first time, the VMAs will air on CBS in the U.S., with a simulcast on MTV and streaming on Paramount+.
• Mariah Carey will perform and receive the Video Vanguard Award, while Busta Rhymes and Ricky Martin will be honored with inaugural Rock the Bells Visionary and Latin Icon awards.
• Performers include Doja Cat, Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter, Jelly Roll, Conan Gray, Tate McRae, J Balvin with DJ Snake, Alex Warren and Sombr; outlets note Gaga has an MSG tour stop that night and a new single, The Dead Dance, arriving Sept. 3, with her performance location not yet confirmed.