The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards will be held at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024. The show will be hosted by Grammy winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion, marking her first hosting debut. It will honor the best music videos, artists, and songs released between June 22, 2023, and June 20, 2024.[1][2] The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on September 10, 2024, but was rescheduled to a day later to avoid conflicts with the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
| 2024 MTV Video Music Awards | |
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| Date | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 |
| Venue | UBS Arena, Long Island, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Megan Thee Stallion |
| Most nominations | Taylor Swift (10) |
| Website | mtv |
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Taylor Swift was the most nominated artist with a total of ten, including eight nominations for her collaboration with Post Malone on the single "Fortnight".[3][4][5] Katy Perry will be honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.[6]
Performances
Main Show
The first round of performers for the main show was announced on August 12, 2024.[7] The second round of performers for the main show was announced on August 21, 2024.[8]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| Benson Boone | |
| Camila Cabello | |
| Chappell Roan | |
| GloRilla | |
| Halsey | |
| Katy Perry | Video Vanguard Medley |
| Lisa | |
| Lenny Kravitz | |
| Rauw Alejandro | |
| Sabrina Carpenter |
Nominees
The first round of nominees were announced on August 6, 2024.[9] Taylor Swift led with ten, followed by Post Malone with nine, and Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter and Eminem, who had six nominations each, and Megan Thee Stallion and SZA, who had five each.[1][2]
Voted categories
The winners of the following categories will be chosen by fan votes.[10] The first round of voting known as the "General Voting Period" began on August 6 at 11:45 pm. ET, for the categories which nominees were announced on the same day[10] and will conclude on August 30 at 6 pm. ET, except for Best New Artist, which will conclude on September 10 at 10 p.m. ET.[11]
Professional categories
The winners of the following categories will be chosen by industry professionals.
| Best Visual Effects | Best Editing |
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| Best Direction | Best Art Direction |
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| Best Choreography | Best Cinematography |
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Special awards
The following awards have special significance and are not necessarily awarded annually.[12] Katy Perry was announced as the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on August 15.[6]
| Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award |
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| Katy Perry[6] |
Voting system
The official voting system for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, according to MTV, is as follows:[11]
- Each voter must be at least 13 years or older should not be affiliated with Viacom International Inc. to participate in the voting.
General voting period
- The first round of voting is known as the "General Voting Period" and includes most of the voted categories (15 out of 19 categories).[10]
- It began on August 6 at 11:45 am. ET, and will conclude on August 30 at 6 pm. ET, except for Best New Artist, which concludes on September 10 at 10 pm. ET.
- Each voter can vote up to 10 times per category per day through Vote.MTV.com.
- Voters should have signed in to their MTV.com Account, as its necessary to limit their votes across devices.[10]
Double Days and Power Hours
- There will be three "Double Days" with "Power Hours".
- August 6 from 11:45 a.m. to 11:59 pm. ET
- August 7 from 12 a.m. to 11:59 am. ET
- August 30 from 12 a.m. to 6 pm. ET
- During these periods, voting limits arre doubled; each voter could vote up to 20 times per category per day.[11]
Instagram Story voting
- The second round of voting known as the "Instagram Story Voting" is yet to be announced.
References
- ^ a b Blistein, Jon (August 6, 2024). "Taylor Swift Dominates 2024 MTV Video Music Award Nominations". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Grein, Paul (August 6, 2024). "Taylor Swift Leads 2024 MTV Video Music Awards With 10 Nominations". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Cooper-Fiske, Casey (August 6, 2024). "Taylor Swift leads pack for MTV Video Music Awards with 10 nominations". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Rahman, Abid (August 6, 2024). "MTV Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Post Malone, Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter and Eminem Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Parkel, Inga (August 6, 2024). "Taylor Swift leads 2024 MTV Video Music Awards nominations". The Independent. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c Fekadu, Mesfin (August 15, 2024). "Katy Perry to Receive Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at 2024 MTV VMAs". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Willman, Chris (August 12, 2024). "VMAs: Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan to Perform as MTV Reschedules Show to Avoid Presidential Debate Conflict". Variety. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (August 21, 2024). "Blackpink's Lisa, Halsey, Benson Boone, Lenny Kravitz to Perform at MTV's VMAs". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "2024 MTV VMA nominations: See the full list". ABC News. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Vote Now – Nominees for 2024 MTV Video Music Awards". vma.votenow.tv. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c MTV. "The Official Voting Rules" (PDF). 2024 MTV Video Music Awards Voting. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via mtv.com.
- ^ "The Complete List of Honorees | MTV VMAs 2024". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2024.