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Snoop Dogg Brings the VMAs Back to Los Angeles as Host for Sept. 27 Show
Snoop Dogg will also serve as executive producer as the awards show returns to the West Coast for the first time since 2017.
- Rapper and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg will host the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 27, marking the show's return to the West Coast for the first time in nine years.
- The VMAs have not selected a location outside New York or New Jersey since 2017. Snoop, a 13-time nominee and three-time winner, previously performed at the show in 1994, 1999, and 2022.
- Madonna leads all nominees with 11 nods for her short film Confessions II, while Taylor Swift follows with nine. Swift's The Fate of Ophelia competes for Video of the Year, Best Pop, and Best Cinematography.
- Produced by Gunpowder & Sky and Van Toffler, the telecast airs live from the Peacock Theater on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+. The show will be available globally the following day on both platforms.
- "Some of the biggest moments of my career happened on that stage," Snoop shared, calling the hosting role a full-circle moment. Nirvana will receive the Video Vanguard award during the ceremony.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The MTV Video Music Awards are returning to the West Coast this month and they’ve got a very West Coast host — Snoop Dogg. The rapper and entrepreneur will MC the telecast live
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Snoop Dogg Set To Host 2026 VMAs
West Coast will be representing at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced today that Snoop Dogg will host the show as it returns to the West Coast for the first time since 2017. Last year, Queens-raised LL Cool J fronted the show from New York. Snoop’s VMAs stint follows a string of big-ticket, […]
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