2024 MTV Video Music Awards

2024 MTV Video Music Awards
DateWednesday, September 11, 2024
8:00—11:18 p.m. EDT
VenueUBS Arena,
Elmont, New York
CountryUnited States
Hosted byMegan Thee Stallion
Most awardsTaylor Swift (7)
Most nominationsTaylor Swift (12)
Websitemtv.com/vma
Television/radio coverage
Network
Produced byBruce Gillmer
Jesse Ignjatovic[1]
Directed byJoe DeMaio
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The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024. 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. The show was hosted by American rapper, Megan Thee Stallion, marking her hosting debut.

It honored the best music videos, artists, and songs released between June 22, 2023, and June 20, 2024.[2][3] Two new award categories, VMAs Most Iconic Performance and Best Trending Video, were awarded through the fan votes.[4] Taylor Swift was the most nominated and awarded artist, winning seven trophies out of twelve nominations, including five wins out of nine nominations for her collaboration with Post Malone on the single "Fortnight".[5][6][7] Katy Perry was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award presented by her fiancé Orlando Bloom.

The ceremony score their biggest audience in four years with 4.08 million, up 8% compared to the previous year.[8][9]

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  9. ^ Grein, Paul (September 12, 2024). "2024 VMAs Reaches Biggest Audience in Four Years". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2024.