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The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards<\/a> are underway at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Snoop Dogg as the evening\u2019s host. Madonna<\/a> leads the ceremony with 11 nominations, tying Lady Gaga\u2019s record for the most nods in a single night. We\u2019ll be updating the winner\u2019s list throughout the show below.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s Video of the Year nominees include Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s Colman Domingo-starring Rocky Horror<\/em> ode \u201cTears\u201d; Madonna\u2019s Confessions II<\/em> – The Film<\/em>; Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cFate of Ophelia,\u201d which casts her as muses throughout history; and Ariana Grande\u2019s \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me,\u201d where she haunts a guilty ex-boyfriend played by Justin Long. Elsewhere, Geese are up for Best Alternative for their video for Getting Killed<\/em> lead single \u201cTaxes,\u201d and Pink Pantheress and Zara Larsson stand to win Song of the Year for their aesthetic-swapping \u201cStateside\u201d remix video. Ella Langley\u2019s record-breaking Billboard No. 1 Hit \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d and Huntr\/x\u2019s KPop: Demon Hunters<\/em> smash \u201cGolden\u201d are also nominated in the Song of the Year category.<\/p>\n The ceremony\u2014which is now broadcast on the decidedly un-MTV CBS\u2014will also feature performances from Madge (performing at the VMAs for the first time in 23 years), Yung Lean, and Gunna. Kacey Musgraves will also perform a tribute to the late Dolly Parton.<\/p>\n