When the MTV VMAs roll out Tuesday night, Nicki Minaj will steer the proceedings as emcee, Taylor Swift will be lauded as the nominations leader and a performance lineup ranging from Cardi B to Måneskin will keep the stage smoking.
This year's show, airing live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, is proceeding as planned despite the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. Like the Tony Awards earlier this summer, the VMAs will focus on performances and unscripted banter from Minaj – who hosted last year’s show – and presenters.
Here is what you need to know about the 2023 VMAs, including how to watch, who is nominated and which artists are slated to take the stage.
The show airs at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, as well as sister brands BET, BET Her, CMT, CC, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1.
For the first time this year, MTV has teamed with TelevisaUnivision for a live broadcast on UniMás, followed by an encore on Univision at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT.
For those without cable, the VMAs will stream on Paramount+.
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As usual, MTV has courted a sprawling lineup including Olivia Rodrigo, Demi Lovato, Anitta, Doja Cat, Fall Out Boy, Tomorrow X Together, Peso Pluma, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, Lil Wayne, Måneskin , Kelsea Ballerini, Swae Lee & NAV, Stray Kids and a couple of joint performances: Metro Boomin' featuring Future and Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B uniting again for their new single, "Bongos."
The show will wrap with an all-star celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with a lineup spotlighting Doug E. Fresh, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, LL Cool J, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Lil Wayne and Minaj.
During the production, Shakira will receive the MTV Video Vanguard Award and is set to perform on the show for the first time since 2006.
Sean "Diddy" Combs will be presented with the Global Icon Award and mark his first performance on the VMAs since 2005.
Swift leads the pack with 11 nods, followed by SZA (8); Blackpink, Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Minaj and Rodrigo (6 each); Kim Petras and Sam Smith (5 each); Beyoncé, Diddy, Drake, Ice Spice, Karol G, Metro Boomin, Shakira and Tomorrow X Together (4 each).
The lengthy lineup of presenters includes Timbaland, Ice Spice, Ashanti, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Nelly Furtado, Fat Joe, GloRilla, Wyclef Jean, Bebe Rexha, French Montana, Reneé Rapp and Saweetie, as well as a showing from Hollywood including Jared Leto, Emily Ratajkowski, Tiffany Haddish and Dove Cameron.