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The '''2020 [[MTV Video Music Award]]s''' are to be held on August 30, 2020 in the [[Barclays Center]] in [[New York City]]. [[Keke Palmer]] is set to host, with [[Lady Gaga]] and [[Ariana Grande]] receiving the most nominations with nine each. Nominees for [[Push Best New Artist]] were revealed on July 23, 2020, with most other nominees being announced on July 30. Fan voting was open from July 30 to August 23.<ref name="Nominations" /> Nominations for three other categories were released on August 24.<ref name="Vote">{{Cite web|author=MTV|title=Vote Now – Nominees for 2020 MTV Video Music Awards|url= |
The '''2020 [[MTV Video Music Award]]s''' are to be held on August 30, 2020 in the [[Barclays Center]] in [[New York City]]. [[Keke Palmer]] is set to host, with [[Lady Gaga]] and [[Ariana Grande]] receiving the most nominations with nine each. Nominees for [[Push Best New Artist]] were revealed on July 23, 2020, with most other nominees being announced on July 30. Fan voting was open from July 30 to August 23.<ref name="Nominations" /> Nominations for three other categories were released on August 24.<ref name="Vote">{{Cite web|author=MTV|title=Vote Now – Nominees for 2020 MTV Video Music Awards|url=https://www.mtv.com/vma/vote/|access-date=August 23, 2020|website=[[MTV]] News}}</ref> |
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== Ceremony information== |
== Ceremony information== |
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The ceremony was originally scheduled to be held at [[Barclays Center]] for the first time since [[2013 MTV Video Music Awards|2013]]. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York City|COVID-19 pandemic]], the event was expected to be held with "limited or no audience", as one of the first major indoor events to be held in the city since the onset of the pandemic in the state, with MTV also announcing plans for the show to "[span] [[Boroughs of New York City|all five boroughs]]" to "pay homage to the strength, spirit and incredible resilience of NYC and its beloved residents".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date= |
The ceremony was originally scheduled to be held at [[Barclays Center]] for the first time since [[2013 MTV Video Music Awards|2013]]. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York City|COVID-19 pandemic]], the event was expected to be held with "limited or no audience", as one of the first major indoor events to be held in the city since the onset of the pandemic in the state, with MTV also announcing plans for the show to "[span] [[Boroughs of New York City|all five boroughs]]" to "pay homage to the strength, spirit and incredible resilience of NYC and its beloved residents".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=June 29, 2020|title=MTV’s VMAs to Be Held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center With ‘Limited or No’ Audience, Governor Cuomo Says|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/mtv-vma-barclays-cuomo-1234693273/|access-date=August 23, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> New one-off award categories for "quarantine performance" and home-filmed music videos were also added.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra|date=July 30, 2020|title=MTV VMAs Nominations: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande Lead Way; New Categories Nod To COVID Quarantine|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/mtv-vma-nominees-2020-lady-gaga-ariana-grande-1202999838/|access-date=August 23, 2010|website=Deadline}}</ref> |
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On August 7, MTV announced that it had scrapped the indoor component of the ceremony at Barclays Center after "close consultation with state and local health officials", and that the show would be conducted in an outdoor format across the city. Barclays Center will host the ceremony in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Haring|first=Bruce|date=2020 |
On August 7, MTV announced that it had scrapped the indoor component of the ceremony at Barclays Center after "close consultation with state and local health officials", and that the show would be conducted in an outdoor format across the city. Barclays Center will host the ceremony in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Haring|first=Bruce|date=August 7, 2020|title=MTV Video Music Awards Opt Out Of Indoor Event At Barclays Center After Health Warnings|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/mtv-video-music-awards-opt-out-barclays-center-event-1203007888/|access-date=August 23, 2020|website=Deadline}}</ref> |
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On August 21, it was announced that the ceremony will be simulcast by [[ViacomCBS]] sister network [[The CW]], marking the first time the VMAs have ever been broadcast on terrestrial television in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2020 |
On August 21, it was announced that the ceremony will be simulcast by [[ViacomCBS]] sister network [[The CW]], marking the first time the VMAs have ever been broadcast on terrestrial television in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=August 22, 2020|title=MTV’s 2020 Video Music Awards To Simulcast On the CW|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/mtv-2020-vmas-video-music-awards-simulcast-the-cw-1203020370/|access-date=August 23, 2020|website=Deadline}}</ref> |
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On August 24, three other categories were announced: [[MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer|Song of Summer]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video|Best Group]] and Everyday Heroes: Frontline Medical Workers.<ref name="Vote" /> |
On August 24, three other categories were announced: [[MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer|Song of Summer]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video|Best Group]] and Everyday Heroes: Frontline Medical Workers.<ref name="Vote" /> |
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[[J Balvin]] and [[Roddy Ricch]] were announced as performers but are no longer scheduled to take part.<ref name=" |
[[J Balvin]] and [[Roddy Ricch]] were announced as performers but are no longer scheduled to take part.<ref name="BTS Doja Balvin">{{cite web|last=Hosken|first=Patrick|date=August 20, 2020|title=IT'S DYNAMITE: BTS, DOJA CAT, AND J BALVIN WILL PERFORM AT THE 2020 VMAS [UPDATED]|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/3168335/bts-vmas-doja-cat-j-balvin-performers/|accessdate=August 23, 2020|website=[[MTV]] News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hosken|first=Patrick|date=August 20, 2020|title=BLINDING LIGHTS, INDEED: THE WEEKND, CNCO, MALUMA, AND RODDY RICCH WILL PERFORM AT THE 2020 VMAS [UPDATED]|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/3168682/the-weeknd-vmas-perform-cnco-maluma-roddy-ricch/|accessdate=August 23, 2020|website=[[MTV]] News}}</ref> |
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==Nominations== |
==Nominations== |
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On July 23, 2020, the pre-nominees for [[Push Best New Artist]] were announced.<ref>{{cite news |
On July 23, 2020, the pre-nominees for [[Push Best New Artist]] were announced.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hosken|first=Patrick|title=SAY HELLO: YOUR 2020 VMA PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST NOMINEES ARE HERE|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3167967/push-best-new-artist-vma-nominees-2020/|accessdate=July 23, 2020|work=[[MTV]] News|date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> The nominees for most other categories were revealed on July 30.<ref name="Nominations">{{cite news|last=Hosken|first=Patrick|title=YOUR 2020 VMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE: LADY GAGA, ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, AND THE WEEKND LEAD THE PACK|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3168188/vma-nominees-2020-ariana-grande-lady-gaga/|accessdate=July 30, 2020|date=July 30, 2020|website=[[MTV]] News}}</ref> The nominations for the rest of the categories were announced August 24. Fan voting was open for most of the categories from July 30 to August 23. The nominees for Push Best New Artist were reduced to three, and voting moved to [[Twitter]] on August 24. The voting for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video|Best Group]] was open on August 24 only, due to the fact that voting happened on [[Instagram#Instagram stories|Instagram stories]]. The voting for [[MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer|Song of Summer]] is set to open on August 26.<ref name="Vote" /> |
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===[[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]]=== |
===[[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]]=== |
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| 2020 MTV Video Music Awards | |
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| Date | August 30, 2020 |
| Venue | New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Keke Palmer[1] |
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The 2020
Ceremony information
The ceremony was originally scheduled to be held at Barclays Center for the first time since 2013. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was expected to be held with "limited or no audience", as one of the first major indoor events to be held in the city since the onset of the pandemic in the state, with MTV also announcing plans for the show to "[span] all five boroughs" to "pay homage to the strength, spirit and incredible resilience of NYC and its beloved residents".[4] New one-off award categories for "quarantine performance" and home-filmed music videos were also added.[5]
On August 7, MTV announced that it had scrapped the indoor component of the ceremony at Barclays Center after "close consultation with state and local health officials", and that the show would be conducted in an outdoor format across the city. Barclays Center will host the ceremony in 2021.[6]
On August 21, it was announced that the ceremony will be simulcast by
ViacomCBS sister network The CW, marking the first time the VMAs have ever been broadcast on terrestrial television in the United States.[7]
On August 24, three other categories were announced:
Best Group and Everyday Heroes: Frontline Medical Workers.[3]
The COVID-19 pandemic brought on three new categories: Best Music Video From Home, Best Quarantine Performance, and Everyday Heroes: Frontline Medical Workers.[2]
Performances
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| Pre-show [8] | |
| Jack Harlow | TBA |
| Chloe x Halle | TBA |
| Tate McRae | TBA |
| Lewis Capaldi | TBA |
| Machine Gun Kelly Travis Barker Blackbear |
TBA |
| Main show[9] | |
| Lady Gaga | TBA |
| Lady Gaga Ariana Grande |
"Rain on Me" |
| Black Eyed Peas | " Ritmo "
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| BTS | "Dynamite" |
| CNCO | "Honey Boo" |
| Doja Cat | TBA |
Maluma
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"Hawai" |
| DaBaby | TBA |
| The Weeknd | TBA |
| Miley Cyrus | "Midnight Sky" |
J Balvin and Roddy Ricch were announced as performers but are no longer scheduled to take part.[9][10]
Nominations
On July 23, 2020, the pre-nominees for
Best Group was open on August 24 only, due to the fact that voting happened on Instagram stories. The voting for Song of Summer is set to open on August 26.[3]
Video of the Year
- Billie Eilish — "Everything I Wanted"
- Juice WRLD) - "Godzilla"
- Future (featuring Drake) — "Life Is Good"
- Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain on Me"
- Taylor Swift — "The Man"
- The Weeknd — "Blinding Lights"
Song of the Year
- Say So"
- Billie Eilish — "Everything I Wanted"
- Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain on Me"
- Megan Thee Stallion — "Savage"
- Post Malone – "Circles"
- Roddy Ricch — "The Box"
Artist of the Year
Best Group
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Blackpink
- BTS
- Chloe x Halle
- CNCO
- Little Mix
- Monsta X
- Now United
- The 1975
- Twenty One Pilots
Push Best New Artist
Best Collaboration
- Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)"
- Future (featuring Drake) — "Life Is Good"
- Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber – "Stuck with U"
- Karol G and Nicki Minaj – "Tusa"
- Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain on Me"
- Ed Sheeran (featuring Khalid) – "Beautiful People"
Best Pop
- Justin Bieber (featuring Quavo) — "Intentions"
- BTS — "On"
- Halsey – "You Should Be Sad"
- Jonas Brothers – "What a Man Gotta Do"
- Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain on Me"
- Taylor Swift — "Lover"
Best Hip Hop
- DaBaby — "Bop"
- Eminem (featuring Juice Wrld) — "Godzilla"
- Future (featuring Drake) — "Life Is Good"
- Megan Thee Stallion — "Savage"
- Roddy Ricch — "The Box"
- Travis Scott — "Highest in the Room"
Best R&B
- Chloe x Halle — "Do It"
- H.E.R. (featuring YG) – "Slide"
- Alicia Keys – "Underdog"
- Khalid (featuring Summer Walker) – "Eleven"
- Lizzo – "Cuz I Love You"
- The Weeknd — "Blinding Lights"
Best K-Pop
- BTS — "On"
- Exo – "Obsession"
- (G)I-dle – "Oh My God"
- Someone's Someone"
- Red Velvet – "Psycho"
- 9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)"
Best Latin
- "
- Bad Bunny – "Yo Perreo Sola"
- J Balvin – "Amarillo"
- Ozuna and J. Rey Soul) – "Mamacita"
- Karol G and Nicki Minaj – "Tusa"
- "
Best Rock
- blink-182 – "Happy Days"
- Coldplay – "Orphans"
- Evanescence – "Wasted on You"
- Fall Out Boy (featuring Wyclef Jean) – "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)"
- Green Day – "Oh Yeah!"
- The Killers – "Caution"
Best Alternative
- All Time Low – "Some Kind of Disaster"
- FINNEAS – "Let's Fall in Love for the Night"
- Lana Del Rey – "Doin' Time"
- Machine Gun Kelly – "Bloody Valentine"
- The 1975 – "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)"
- twenty one pilots – "Level of Concern"
Best Music Video from Home
- 5 Seconds of Summer – "Wildflower"
- blink-182 – "Happy Days"
- Drake – "Toosie Slide"
- Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber – "Stuck with U"
- John Legend – "Bigger Love"
- twenty one pilots – "Level of Concern"
Best Quarantine Performance
- Chloe x Halle — "Do It" (from MTV Prom-Athon)
- CNCO – MTV Unplugged at Home
- DJ D-Nice – Club MTV Presents: #DanceTogether
- Lady Gaga – "Smile" (from One World: Together At Home)
- John Legend – #TogetherAtHome Concert Series
- Post Malone – "Nirvana Tribute"
Video for Good
- Billie Eilish – "all the good girls go to hell"
- H.E.R. – "I Can't Breathe"
- Lil Baby – "The Bigger Picture"
- Demi Lovato – "I Love Me"
- Anderson Paak- "Lockdown"
- Taylor Swift – "The Man"
Best Direction
- Say So" (Director: Hannah Lux Davis)
- Billie Eilish – "Xanny" (Director: Billie Eilish)
- Dua Lipa – "Don't Start Now" (Director: Nabil)
- Harry Styles – "Adore You" (Director: Dave Meyers)
- Taylor Swift – "The Man" (Director: Taylor Swift)
- The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" (Director: Anton Tammi)
Best Art Direction
- A$AP Rocky – "Babushka Boi" (Art Directors: A$AP Rocky, Nadia Lee Cohen and Brittany Porter)
- Miley Cyrus – "Mother's Daughter" (Art Director: Christian Stone)
- Selena Gomez – "Boyfriend" (Art Director: Tatiana Van Sauter)
- Dua Lipa – "Physical" (Art Director: Anna Colomé Nogu)
- Harry Styles – "Adore You" (Art Director: Laura Ellis Cricks)
- Taylor Swift – "Lover" (Art Director: Kurt Gefke)
Best Choreography
- BTS – "On" (Choreographers: The Lab and Son Sung Deuk)
- CNCO and Natti Natasha – "Honey Boo" (Choreographer: Kyle Hanagami)
- DaBaby – "Bop" (Choreographers: DaniLeigh and Cherry)
- Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain on Me" (Choreographer: Richy Jackson)
- Dua Lipa – "Physical" (Choreographer: Charm La'Donna)
- Normani – "Motivation" (Choreographer: Sean Bankhead)
Best Cinematography
- 5 Seconds of Summer – "Old Me" (Director of Photography: Kieran Fowler)
- Camila Cabello (featuring DaBaby) – "My Oh My" (Director of Photography: Scott Cunningham)
- Billie Eilish – "all the good girls go to hell" (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)
- Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain on Me" (Director of Photography: Michael Merriman)
- Katy Perry – "Harleys in Hawaii" (Director of Photography: Arnau Valls)
- The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" (Director of Photography: Oliver Millar)
Best Editing
- James Blake – "Can't Believe the Way We Flow" (Editor: Frank Lebon)
- Miley Cyrus – "Mother's Daughter" (Editors: Alexandre Moors and Nuno Xico)
- Halsey – "Graveyard" (Editors: Emille Aubry, Janne Vartia and Tim Montana)
- Lizzo – "Good as Hell" (Editors: Russell Santos and Sofia Kerpan)
- Rosalía – "A Palé" (Editor: Andre Jones)
- The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" (Editors: Janne Vartia and Tim Montana)
Best Visual Effects
- Billie Eilish – "all the good girls go to hell" (Visual Effects: Drive Studio)
- Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain on Me" (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios)
- Dua Lipa – "Physical" (Visual Effects: EIGHTY4 and Mathematic)
- Demi Lovato – "I Love Me" (Visual Effects: Hoody FX)
- Travis Scott – "Highest in the Room" (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios)
- Harry Styles – "Adore You" (Visual Effects: Mathematic)
Song of Summer
- Blackpink – "How You Like That"
- Cardi B (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) – "WAP"
- Miley Cyrus – "Midnight Sky"
- DaBaby (featuring Roddy Rich) – "Rockstar"
- DJ Khaled (featuring Drake) – "Popstar"
- Say So"
- Jack Harlow – "Whats Poppin"
- Lil Baby (featuring 42 Dugg) – "We Paid"
- Dua Lipa – "Break My Heart"
- Megan Thee Stallion (featuring Beyoncé) – "Savage (Remix)"
- Pop Smoke (featuring 50 Cent & Roddy Rich) – "The Woo"
- Saint Jhn – "Roses"
- Saweetie – "Tap In"
- Harry Styles – "Watermelon Sugar"
- Taylor Swift – "Cardigan"
- The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights"
Everyday Heroes: Frontline Medical Workers
- Jason "Tik Tok Doc" Campbell
- Dr. Elvis Francois and Dr. William Robinson – "Imagine"
- Jefferson University Hospital's Swab Squad – "Level Up"
- Lori Marie Key – "Amazing Grace"
- Dr. Nate Wood – "Lean on Me"
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
- TBA
References
- ^ Hosken, Patrick (August 6, 2020). "KEKE PALMER WILL HOST THE 2020 VMAs, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM TRUE JACKSON". MTV News. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c Hosken, Patrick (July 30, 2020). "YOUR 2020 VMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE: LADY GAGA, ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, AND THE WEEKND LEAD THE PACK". MTV News. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ a b c MTV. "Vote Now – Nominees for 2020 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV News. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (June 29, 2020). "MTV's VMAs to Be Held at Brooklyn's Barclays Center With 'Limited or No' Audience, Governor Cuomo Says". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (July 30, 2020). "MTV VMAs Nominations: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande Lead Way; New Categories Nod To COVID Quarantine". Deadline. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ Haring, Bruce (August 7, 2020). "MTV Video Music Awards Opt Out Of Indoor Event At Barclays Center After Health Warnings". Deadline. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 22, 2020). "MTV's 2020 Video Music Awards To Simulcast On the CW". Deadline. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Hosken, Patrick (August 24, 2020). "CHLOE X HALLE, JACK HARLOW, MACHINE GUN KELLY, AND MORE ARE YOUR VMA PRE-SHOW PERFORMERS". MTV News. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Hosken, Patrick (August 20, 2020). "IT'S DYNAMITE: BTS, DOJA CAT, AND J BALVIN WILL PERFORM AT THE 2020 VMAS [UPDATED]". MTV News. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Hosken, Patrick (August 20, 2020). "BLINDING LIGHTS, INDEED: THE WEEKND, CNCO, MALUMA, AND RODDY RICCH WILL PERFORM AT THE 2020 VMAS [UPDATED]". MTV News. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Hosken, Patrick (July 23, 2020). "SAY HELLO: YOUR 2020 VMA PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST NOMINEES ARE HERE". MTV News. Retrieved July 23, 2020.