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Here Are the Performers & Presenters for the 2026 VMAs

Madonna opened the 2026 MTV VMAs alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX as Snoop Dogg hosted the annual awards broadcast.

By · Published September 28, 2026  00:33 UTC · Updated September 28, 2026  01:24 UTC

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  • Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage exploded across 8 distinct news outlets with 10 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 27.
  • Primary Driver: Madonna opened the 2026 MTV VMAs alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX as Snoop Dogg hosted the annual awards broadcast.
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The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards officially got underway with a high-profile opening set featuring Madonna alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX. Snoop Dogg took the stage as the ceremony's host, driving immediate audience interest after days of advance reporting focused on tune-in guides, performer announcements, and category nominations. Published accounts differ sharply in scope across the media landscape.

Pre-show guides from Yahoo and USA Today centered on broadcast logistics and anticipated appearances, but live coverage narrowed quickly toward fragmented angles. While People maintained an actively updating list of award recipients, comprehensive information across every nominated category remains thin. Fashion commentary took an equally selective approach, with ELLE focusing on a list of eight best-dressed attendees rather than a wider catalog of the red carpet.

The complete slate of results across all nomination categories has not been compiled into a final record in available accounts. Aside from the high-profile opening collaborators and host Snoop Dogg, the identities of all later performers and award presenters remain unspecified across existing event dispatches.

Synthesized by Archynetys from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 1h ago.

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Who hosted the 2026 MTV VMAs?

Snoop Dogg served as the host for the 2026 ceremony.

Who performed during the opening of the 2026 VMAs?

Madonna opened the show in a joint performance with Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX.

Are the complete winners for the 2026 VMAs finalized?

Live updates began tracking winners as the ceremony aired, but a complete final list across all categories was not yet finalized in the earliest event dispatches.

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