MTV VMAs 2022 Categories We're MOST Excited About
One of music's biggest nights is astir here!
The 2022 MTV VMAs are acceptable to spell down Sunday—and E! News has everything you request to cognize up of the highly anticipated night, including which stars volition hit the stage and which celebrities volition spell head-to-head to triumph the iconic gold-plated moonperson.
If this year's amusement is thing similar the erstwhile VMAs, we are definite to beryllium successful for a ton of surprises.
Read connected to find retired everything you request to cognize astir the 2022 MTV VMAs.
When are the 2022 MTV VMAs and erstwhile bash they start?
The 2022 MTV VMAs volition instrumentality spot connected Sunday, August 28, 2022, astatine 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Where will the 2022 MTV VMAs beryllium held?
The 2022 MTV VMAs volition instrumentality to New Jersey's Prudential Center successful Newark this year. The ceremonial was antecedently held successful the Garden State successful 2019 and was hosted by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, however, past year's lawsuit was held astatine the Barclays Center successful Brooklyn, New York.
How can you ticker this year's MTV VMAs?
The 2022 VMAs volition aerial unrecorded simultaneously connected aggregate channels, including MTV, VH1, Paramount Network, MTV2, BET, BET Her, CMT, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Logo, Pop, TV Land and the CW.
You tin besides drawback the amusement done a unrecorded watercourse connected MTV.com.
Who is hosting the 2022 MTV VMAs?
The 2022 MTV VMAs volition beryllium hosted by Nicki Minaj, LL Cool J and Jack Harlow, taking a much unsocial attack from having 1 accepted host, arsenic seen successful erstwhile years.
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Who is nominated for the 2022 MTV VMAs?
Harlow, Harry Styles and Doja Cat are tied for the most 2022 MTV VMAs nominations with eight nods each, while Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X closely travel down with seven nods each. Additionally, Billie Eilish is nominated successful six categories, portion Lizzo, Future, BTS, The Weeknd, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift each have 5 nominations.
Minaj is acceptable to instrumentality location a gold-plated moonperson for the coveted 2022 VMA Video Vanguard Award, which is awarded to artists successful designation of their "outstanding contributions and profound interaction connected euphony video and fashionable culture," according to a property merchandise from MTV. Past recipients of the grant include Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Missy Elliott and more.
Additionally, the Red Hot Chili Peppers will beryllium awarded the prestigious Global Icon Award, which is fixed to "an creator oregon set whose unparalleled career, continued impact, and power person maintained a unsocial level of planetary occurrence successful euphony and beyond, leaving an indelible people connected the euphony landscape," per MTV. Previous recipients of the Global Icon Award include U2, Eminem, Green Day, Foo Fighters and more.
Find the afloat database of nominees here.
Who's performing astatine the 2022 MTV VMAs?
Several stars volition hit the VMAs stage to springiness epic performances, including Lizzo, BLACKPINK, Måneskin, Anitta, J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid, Panic! astatine the Disco and Kane Brown.
Honorees Minaj and the Red Hot Chili Peppers volition besides instrumentality the signifier and perform.
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