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- MTV has announced plans for its 2026 Video Music Awards, and the headline news is about star power rather than controversy.
- The show will introduce a new award recognizing artists who also direct their own work, and Taylor Swift is set to be its first recipient — a nod to her practice of directing many of her own music videos.
- Madonna, one of pop's defining stars, is also booked to perform, pairing a current megastar with a legacy icon on one bill.
- Coverage so far, from Indian outlets Mint and The Times of India, is straightforward entertainment reporting with no competing claims or disputed facts.
- The announcement reads as a programming signal: MTV is leaning on two of music's biggest names to draw viewers to the ceremony.
- The exact date, venue, and full performer lineup are not given in the available coverage.
- Watch for follow-up announcements on additional performers and honorees as the event approaches.
What to watch next
- Confirmed date, venue, and full 2026 VMA lineup
- Whether the artist-director honor becomes a recurring award
- Ratings and audience response to Swift honor, Madonna set
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Mint4h ago[1]
Taylor Swift gets new MTV VMA honour as Madonna returns: 5 things to know about 2026 awardsThe Times of India6h ago[2]
Taylor Swift wins MTV's new artist director award
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Snoop Dogg
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“MTV and the VMAs have been part of my story since the beginning.”
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…II - The Film", Artist of the Year and Best Dance. Snoop Dogg will host the awards show for the first time. The rapper is a three-time VMA winner. In a statement shared in a press release, Snoop Dogg said, " MTV and the VMAs have been part of my story since the beginning. " He continued, “Some of the biggest moments of my career happened on that stage and on MTV -- they gave hip hop a place to be loud, fearless and seen by the whole world. So to come back now and host the VMAs, all these…
“Some of the biggest moments of my career happened on that stage and on MTV -- they gave hip hop a place to be loud, fearless and seen by the whole world. So to come back now and host the VMAs, all these years later, that's a full-circle moment for me.”
In the article
…the awards show for the first time. The rapper is a three-time VMA winner. In a statement shared in a press release, Snoop Dogg said, "MTV and the VMAs have been part of my story since the beginning." He continued, “ Some of the biggest moments of my career happened on that stage and on MTV -- they gave hip hop a place to be loud, fearless and seen by the whole world. So to come back now and host the VMAs, all these years later, that's a full-circle moment for me. ” Madonna will open this year's ceremony, marking her first live performance at the VMAs in 23 years. Her last VMA performance came in 2003, when she opened the ceremony alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and…
Why it matters4
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- Taylor Swift inaugural artist director honor· longer
- Madonna vma performance slot· longer
- MTV (VMA broadcast) viewership attention boost· weeks
- Swift and Madonna catalogs (labels/streaming) catalog streaming surge· days
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Named United States · Los Angeles · Paramount · Ariana Grande · Beyoncé · Bruno Mars · CBS · Eminem · Lisa · Madonna · MTV · Nirvana · PinkPantheress
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