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2026 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations and Presenters: See the Full List
Madonna has 11 nominations and Swift nine, while Nirvana will receive the Video Vanguard Award and Snoop Dogg will host the CBS and MTV broadcast.
- On September 27, the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards will air from Los Angeles, with Madonna leading all artists with 13 nominations and Taylor Swift following with 11.
- Snoop Dogg will host the ceremony from the Peacock Theater, which opens with Madonna's first VMA performance in 23 years.
- Nirvana will receive the Video Vanguard Award, while Taylor Swift earns the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors and will premiere her new song, "Patient Zero," during the show.
- Sabrina Carpenter earned nine nominations, while Ariana Grande and Bruno Mars each secured seven nominations, rounding out the ceremony's top contenders.
- A star-studded lineup of presenters will participate in the ceremony, including actors Alex Warren and Belmont Cameli among many others across entertainment.
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2026 MTV VMAs Full Nominees List: Madonna Leads With 11 Nods, Taylor Swift Gets 9, See Every Category And Nominee
2026 MTV Video Music Awards Full Nominees List: Madonna has earned 11 nominations, while Taylor Swift follows with nine. Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter have seven nominations each while Bruno Mars, PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson have five each.
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