MTV Video Music Awards 2021: Here's everything you need to know about the ceremony

As MTV Video Music Awards, a prominent award show that honours artists for their best music videos is set to air soon, here’s everything you need to know about when and where the ceremony will be held. MTV Video Music Awards 2021: Date & Time The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards will be aired from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday, September 12 at 8 PM ET/PT. The show will be aired across various channels and digital platforms as well. How to Watch MTV Video Music Award 2021? The show will be aired across MTV’s linear and digital platforms in 180 countries and territories. The ceremony will be aired on MTV. Where to Watch MTV Video Music Awards 2021 Livestream? The fans can watch it on CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Pop, TV Land, VH1, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, and The CW Network at 8 pm ET. Who will perform at the MTV VMA 2021? While Doja Cat will be seen hosting the ceremony and Lorde will no longer be performing at the ceremony, here are some of the popular artists who will be performing at the MTV Video Music Awards 2021 - Camila Cabello, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, Kim Petras, Lil Nas X, Polo G, Shawn Mendes, S2wedish House Mafia, Twenty One Pilots, Chlöe of Chloe x Halle and others. List of MTV VMA Nominees: VIDEO OF THE YEAR Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP” – Atlantic Records DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “POPSTAR” (Starring Justin Bieber) – OVO / We The Best / Epic Records Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records The Weeknd – “Save Your Tears” – XO / Republic Records ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande – Republic Records Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Justin Bieber – Def Jam Megan Thee Stallion – 300 Entertainment Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records Taylor Swift – Republic Records SONG OF THE YEAR 24kGoldn ft. iann dior – “Mood” – RECORDS LLC / Columbia Records Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records BTS – “Dynamite” – BIGHIT MUSIC Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP” – Atlantic Records Dua Lipa – “Levitating” – Warner Records Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license” – Geffen Records BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by Facebook 24kGoldn – RECORDS LLC / Columbia Records Giveon – Epic Records / Not So Fast The Kid LAROI – Columbia Records Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records Polo G – Columbia Records Saweetie – Warner Records BEST COLLABORATION 24kGoldn ft. iann dior – “Mood” – RECORDS LLC / Columbia Records Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP” – Atlantic Records Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later” – OVO / Republic Records Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Def Jam Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner” – RCA Records PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR September 2020: Wallows – “Are You Bored Yet?” – Columbia Records October 2020: Ashnikko – “Daisy” – Warner Records November 2020: SAINt JHN – “Gorgeous” – Godd Complexx / HITCO December 2020: 24kGoldn – “Coco” – RECORDS LLC / Columbia Records January 2021: JC Stewart – “Break My Heart” – Elektra Music Group February 2021: Latto – “Sex Lies” – RCA Records March 2021: Madison Beer – “Selfish” – Epic Records / Sing It Loud April 2021: The Kid LAROI – “WITHOUT YOU” – Columbia Records May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license” – Geffen Records June 2021: girl in red “Serotonin” – world in red / AWAL July 2021: Fousheé – “my slime” – RCA Records August 2021: jxdn – “Think About Me” – DTA Records / Elektra Music Group BEST ROCK Evanescence – “Use My Voice” – BMG Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records John Mayer – “Last Train Home” – Columbia Records The Killers – “My Own Soul’s Warning” – Island Kings Of Leon – “The Bandit” – RCA Records Lenny Kravitz – “Raise Vibration” – Roxie Records / BMG BEST POP Ariana Grande – “positions” – Republic Records Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Darkroom / Interscope Records BTS – “Butter” – BIGHIT MUSIC Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Def Jam Olivia Rodrigo – “good 4 u” – Geffen Records Shawn Mendes – “Wonder” – Island Records Taylor Swift – “willow” – Republic Records BEST HIP-HOP Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP” – Atlantic Records Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later” – OVO / Republic Records Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “On Me (remix)” – Quality Control / Motown Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum” – N-Less Entertainment / Interscope Records Polo G – “RAPSTAR” – Columbia Records Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “FRANCHISE” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records BEST ALTERNATIVE Bleachers – “Stop Making This Hurt” – RCA Records Glass Animals – “Heat Waves” – Republic Records Imagine Dragons – “Follow You” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear – “my ex’s best friend” – Bad Boy / Interscope Records twenty one pilots – “Shy Away” – Fueled By Ramen WILLOW ft. Travis Barker – “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” – MSFTSMusic / Roc Nation BEST LATIN Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – “Dákiti” – The Orchard Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – “GIRL LIKE ME” – Epic Records Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “UN DIA (ONE DAY)” – Universal Music Latino / NEON16 Karol G – “Bichota” – Universal Music Latino Maluma – “Hawái” – Sony Music US Latin BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Republic Records – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson BTS – “Butter” – BIGHIT MUSIC – Choreography by: SON SUNG DEUK With BHM PERFORMANCE DIRECTING TEAM Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records – Choreography by: Nina McNeely Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records – Choreography by: Paul Roberts Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Astralwerks / Capitol Records – Choreography by: Dani Vitale BEST R&B Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “BROWN SKIN GIRL” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment / Atlantic Records Chris Brown and Young Thug – “Go Crazy” – Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records Giveon – “HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY” – Epic Records / Not So Fast H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown – “Come Through” – MBK Entertainment / RCA Records SZA – “Good Days” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records BEST K-POP (G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi” – Republic Records BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez – “Ice Cream” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records BTS – “Butter” – BIGHIT MUSIC Monsta X – “Gambler” – Starship Entertainment SEVENTEEN – “Ready to love” – Pledis Entertainment TWICE – “Alcohol-Free” – JYP Entertainment Company VIDEO FOR GOOD Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Darkroom / Interscope Records Demi Lovato – “Dancing With The Devil” – Island H.E.R. – “Fight For You” – MBK Entertainment / RCA Records Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful” – Sony Music Nashville / RCA Records Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records Pharrell Williams ft. JAY-Z – “Entrepreneur” – Columbia Records BEST DIRECTION Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Directed by: Billie Eilish DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “POPSTAR (Starring Justin Bieber)” – OVO / We The Best / Epic Records – Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino Taylor Swift – “willow” – Republic Records – Directed by: Taylor Swift Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A – “Franchise” – Cactus Jack / Epic Records – Directed by: Travis Scott Tyler, The Creator – “LUMBERJACK” – Columbia Records – Directed by: Wolf Haley BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “BROWN SKIN GIRL” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records – Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, MOHAMMAED ATTA AHMED, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – Cinematography by: Rob Witt Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Roswell Records / RCA Records – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – “Holy” – RBMG/Def Jam – Cinematography by: Elias Talbot Lady Gaga – “911” – Interscope Records – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth Lorde – “Solar Power” – LAVA/Republic Records – Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud BEST ART DIRECTION Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “ALREADY” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records – Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records – Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz Lady Gaga – “911” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Art Direction by: John Richoux Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend” – Warner Records – Art Direction by: Art Haynes Taylor Swift – “willow” – Republic Records – Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Bella Poarch – “Build A Bitch” – Warner Records – Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova Coldplay – “Higher Power” – Atlantic Records – Visual Effects by: Mathematic Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel Glass Animals – “Tangerine” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by: Mathematic P!NK – “All I Know So Far” – RCA Records – Visual Effects by: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc BEST EDITING Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment/Atlantic Records – Editing by: Troy Charbonnet BTS – “Butter” – BIGHIT MUSIC – Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens Drake – “What’s Next” – OVO/Republic Records – Editing by: Noah Kendal Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records – Editing by: Claudia Wass Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Def Jam – Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner” – RCA Records IMAGE: AP

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MTV Video Music Awards 2021: Here's everything you need to know about the ceremony

As the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards are all set to be held soon, here's everything you need to know about the ceremony's date, time, and venue. Read on.

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