Overview

• The Sept. 7 broadcast airs live from New York’s UBS Arena at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, simulcasting on MTV and CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
• LL Cool J will host the ceremony, echoing 1997 when Carey presented him with the same award.
• Carey returns to the VMAs stage for the first time since her 2005 performance of We Belong Together.
• Her 16th studio album, Here For It All, is due Sept. 26, and her single Type Dangerous is up for Best R&B.
• The Video Vanguard Award places her alongside past honorees including Beyoncé, Shakira, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Missy Elliott.