The 33rd MTV VMAs kick off in a few hours , with promise of Bad Girl RiRi , Britney Spears , and at least four minutes of unfiltered Kanye West . The night is supposed to be about honoring euphony TV and artists ' skill within the metier , but that ’s not wholly why people watch .
Yeah , this is the mature - but - still - necessary pop - polish shindy with all the Moonmen . It ’s also the one that provides memorable live performances and spontaneous bit . ( reminiscence : this is the prize show that gave us theYeezy - Swift feudand theMiley - Nicki bicker . ) " Hotline Bling " has already been nominated more time than it should have ( see below ) , so with that as an omen , wise viral highlights and lowlights loom .
If you did n’t decent be after for this matter – like your friend ’s eldritch potluck that you forgot was take place , oh , shit yeah , tonight– do n’t worry . We have you report :
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How to watch everything
violent carpeting comer get at 6:15pm ET , fall out by aDJ Khaled - hostedpre - show at 8 pm . The main consequence goes live at 9 pm , inside New York ’s Madison Square Garden . If you ’re not one of the special souls on site , you could look out all that via MTV ’s cable epithelial duct .
MTV2 , BET , VH1 , Comedy Central , CMT , Spike , Logo , and TV Land will also air the telecast , and you may swarm the festivities gratis on MTV’ssmartphone appandVMA website . Afterward , MTV will hold aFacebook Livepost - show for those who have not go catatonic .
Who’s performing
This class ’s VMAs notably marksBritney Spears ' restoration to the stage ; her latest album , Glory , dropped Friday . Others includeRihanna , Future , Ariana GrandeandNicki Minaj , Nick JonasandTy Dolla $ ign , andThe ChainsmokersandHalsey . Alessia Cara , Jidenna , andLukas Grahamwill perform as part of the pre - show , outside MSG .
Who else to look for
There wo n’t be a traditional innkeeper this class . Instead : Keegan - Michael KeyandJordan Peele(as their characters@LizardSheepleand@TheShamester , respectively ) are serve as master of ceremonies . Khaled , Jay Pharoah , andNicole Byerwill help as roving correspondents .
Members of theU.S. Olympic team , including Michael Phelps , Simone Biles , Gabby Douglas , Laurie Hernandez , Madison Kocian , and Aly Raisman , are amount to present honour . Jimmy Fallon , Kim Kardashian West , Ansel Elgort , Diddy , Shameik Moore , andFifth Harmonywill also bestow a hand with the hardware .
Remember the nominees?
Did n’t suppose so :
Best New Artist
Song of Summer
CD TV
Video of the Year
Best Female TV
Best Male Video
Best Hip Hop Video
Best Pop Video
Best Rock Video
Best Electronic picture
Best Collaboration Video
Breakthrough Long - form television
Best Art Direction
Best Choreography
Best Direction
secure Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Visual burden
Misc. things of importance
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