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Megan Thee Stallion is the most nominated artist at the 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards with 12 nominations. The Houston rapper is trailed only by Kendrick Lamar, who racked up 11 nominations, with his most nominated releases being “Not Like Us” and his featured verse on Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” Meanwhile, Drake — the target of those two songs — is nominated for eight awards at this year’s ceremony. The awards show will premiere on BET on Tuesday, October 15 at 8 p.m. Est.

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Rapper Megan Thee Stallion acted as an energetic and engaging host for Wednesday night’s MTV Video Music Awards.

The 29-year-old kicked off the night in a one-shoulder leotard, reminiscent of one that might be worn by an Olympic gymnast. Megan gave a shout-out to gold medalist and fellow Houston native Simone Biles, joking that Biles let her borrow the outfit and she made a few changes. “I deserve a gold medal for being a bad bitch,” Megan joked.

Megan Thee Stallion pays homage to Britney Spears' iconic #VMAs performance with a snake at the #VMAs2024 pic.twitter.com/oJzzf2TMDl

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 12, 2024

The VMAs spent the night celebrating 40 years of the award show, looking back on big moments of the past. Megan opted to pay homage herself, coming out with a real snake in honor of Britney Spears’ iconic 2001 performance. She even sported Spears’ immediately recognizable outfit.

Megan Thee Stallion is heating up the stage!

Along with serving as host for the evening, the 29-year-old rapper hit the stage for a performance at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday (September 11) at the Ubs Arena in Elmont, New York.

Megan performed a medley of her new songs including Boa,” “B.A.S.,” and “Hiss,” before bringing out Japanese rapper Yuki Chiba for his VMAs debut as they performed their collab “Mamushi.”

Keep reading to find out more…Earlier in the night, Megan paid homage to Britney Spears by perfectly re-creating the costume Britney wore during her iconic snake performance at the 2001 Vmas.

You can check out the full list of winners from the 2024 MTV VMAs here!

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Chappell Roan took the stage at the 2024 VMAs for a fiery performance of “Good Luck, Babe!”

After much anticipation to see what the singer had in store, she stunned on the red carpet in a medieval-inspired look. Fire and an elaborate medieval castle took over the New York City stage as Chappell Roan appeared in a suit of armor ready to duel while performing her hit song, “Good Luck, Babe!”

Prior to the “Red Wine Supernova” singer taking the stage, she was introduced by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winner Sasha Colby, who threw back her iconic saying at Chappell Roan, introducing her as “Your favorite drag queen’s favorite artist.”

“Pop music is inclusive. No matter what you look like, who you love, it’s meant for everyone, and no one has revitalized that spirit more than this next artist” Sasha Colby said. “You have all watched her blow up — the...

Megan Thee Stallion brought her venomous Megan album era to the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday night with a massive medley that included “Boa,” “B.A.S.,” “Hiss,” and “Mamushi.”

Her night-long gig as the award show’s host didn’t stop her from pumping her infectious energy into sharp choreography, some of her hardest bars (particularly the infamous “Megan’s Law” line that enraged Nicki Minaj earlier this year), and performance that had her running all around New York’s Ubs Arena. She traversed multiple sets in a bandage bikini,...

The year’s biggest names in music gathered Wednesday at Ubs Arena in Long Island, NY for a chance to take home a Moon Person.

Hosted by Megan Thee Stallion, the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards featured the likes of Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Glorilla, Karol G and LL Cool J, making his first VMAs gig in over 25 years, all while celebrating the best performances of the year.

With 10 nominations, Taylor Swift led the pack at the awards show, followed by Post Malone, Ariana Grande, Eminem, Sabrina Carpenter, Megan Thee Stallion and Sza.

Carpenter and Roan were among this year’s crop of first-time nominees, which also includes Teddy Swims, Benson Boone, Tyla, Jelly Roll, Jessie Murph, Rauw Alejandro, Sexyy Red, Victoria Monét, Alexander Stewart, Burna Boy, Coco Jones, Flyana Boss, Gracie Abrams, Gunna, Joyner Lucas, Laufey, Le Sserafim, Lojay, Morgan Wallen, Myke Towers, Nct Dream, Pheelz, Playboi Carti, Raye, Shaboozey,...

Megan Thee Stallion makes her arrival on the black carpet at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards held at Ubs Arena on Wednesday (September 11) in Elmont, New York.

The 29-year-old rapper is set to hit the stage throughout the whole show as she is serving as host – she’s also performing!

While on the carpet during the pre-show, Megan was awarded one of the first moon people of the night, picking up the VMA for Best Trending Video for “Mamushi” feat. Yuki Chiba.

In addition, she is also nominated for Best Collaboration and Song of Summer for “Wanna Be” with GloRilla, plus Best Hip Hop, Best Direction, Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction for her own song “Boa.”

On her black carpet look, Megan said she was serving hot girl summer meets glamour.

The 2024 MTV VMAs will begin at 8pm Et/Pt on MTV – Be sure to tune in!

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After scoring 10 nominations this year, Taylor Swift dominated the 2024 VMAs with seven awards, while rising pop queens Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan received nods of their own.

Swift took home solo awards for artist of the year and best pop, though collaboration with Post Malone” for Fortnight” received recognition for song of the summer, best collaboration, best editing, best direction and the coveted video of the year award. With her new wins, Swift’s moon man total went to 30, breaking Beyonce’s previous record for the most VMA awards won.

While song of the summer went to “Fortnight,” Carpenter’s “Espresso” won song of the year. After narrowing down the race for best new artist between Chappell Roan, Gracie Abrams and Tyla, who won best Afrobeats for “Water,” the award was presented to Chappell Roan, who has previously took the stage to perform a fiery rendition of “Good Luck, Babe!

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards are airing live tonight at 8 p.m. Et from the Ubs Arena in New York.

Megan Thee Stallion is set to host the event, marking her first-ever awards show hosting gig. Katy Perry will receive the Video Vanguard Award and perform a career retrospective medley.

There will also be a ton of performers throughout the evening!

See the full list of presenters, pre-show hosts and extended play stage performers!

Find out who is nominated this year…

Keep reading to see all of the nominees…

2024 MTV Vmas Nominees

Video Of The Year

Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”

Billie Eilish – “Lunch”

Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”

Eminem – “Houdini”

Sza – “Snooze”

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”

Artist Of The Year

Ariana Grande

Bad Bunny

Eminem

Sabrina Carpenter

Sza

Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year

Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”

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Hot Girl Summer is lasting just a little bit longer! Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal that along with hosting the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, Megan Thee Stallion will perform at the awards ceremony on Sept. 11 at New York’s Ubs Arena.

The announcement comes just over a week after she was revealed to be the host of this year’s awards show. Megan is up for five awards at this year’s VMAs, including Best Collaboration for “Wanna Be” with GloRilla and Best Hip-Hop for “Boa.”

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MTV announced the four social categories and their nominees for its 2024 Video Music Awards.

The categories that fans can vote on include song of summer, presented by Hilton, best group and two all-new categories with VMAs most iconic performance and best trending video.

Voting for the categories will be hosted on MTV’s Instagram Story.

The best trending video category “celebrates the artist’s videos and/or songs inspired fandoms to generate tremendous content related to the video and/or song.” Nominees include Beyoncé, Camila Cabello ft. Playboi Carti, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba and Tinashe. Fans can start voting on Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. Et with voting ending on Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. Et.

The best group category honors a “favorite group across all genres.” Nominees include Nsync, Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Nct Dream, NewJeans, Seventeen, Tomorrow X Together and Twenty One Pilots. Voting begins on Sept.

MTV announced four social categories and their nominees for its annual Video Music Awards today. The categories are “Song of Summer” presented by Hilton, “Best Group,” “VMAs Most Iconic Performance,” and “Best Trending Video.” All voting for the social categories will be hosted on MTV’s Instagram Story.

Voting will be conducted as follows:

Fans will first vote for “Best Trending Video” beginning Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. Et via MTV’s Instagram Story. Voting concludes on Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. Et. Voting for “Best Group” will begin at the same time on Sept. 3 and end on Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. Et. Voting for “Song of the Summer” will commence on Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. and end on Sept. 10 at 11 a.m., and voting for “VMAs Most Iconic Performance” begins at 11 a.m. on Sept. 10 and closes on Sept. 11 at 11 a.m.

Megan Thee Stallion will host the 2024 “VMAs,” airing Sep.

Updated, 7 Am: Anitta, Karol G, LL Cool J and Shawn Mendes round out the roster of artists set to perform at the 2024 VMAs, which will air live on Wednesday, September 11, from New York’s Ubs Arena.

Anitta, the first-ever Brazilian to win at the VMAs in 2022, is vying for her third consecutive “Best Latin” win this year, with 2 nominations in the category among her three total noms. She returns to the MTV stage with a medley of “Savage Funk” and “Alegria” plus the world premiere of “Paradise” with guest appearances by Fat Joe, DJ Khaled and Tiago Pzk.

Last year, five-time Latin Grammy and Grammy Award winner Karol G secured her first Moon Person for “Best Collaboration” alongside Shakira and made her VMAs debut with a sultry rendition of “Oki Doki” / “Tá Ok.” Her Mañana Será Bonito made her the first woman, and only the second artist ever, to top...

Prepare for a Hot Girl awards show. The 2024 VMAs will officially be hosted by Megan Thee Stallion, marking the singer’s first time hosting a hardware ceremony.

Previously, the rapper won two VMAs, and this year she’s up for five nominations. Those include Best Collaboration with her tourmate GloRille, who will also be performing at the MTV awards show this year, and Best Hip-Hip, the same category that saw her chart-topper “Savage” win the award in 2020.

The 2024 VMAs will air live on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on MTV. It will be broadcast from New York’s Ubs Arena.

Megan Thee Stallion released her latest album, “Megan,” in June. Her third studios album, it includes collaborations with Victoria Monet, GloRilla, Ugk, Big K.R.I.T., Kyle Richh and Yuki Chiba as well as the single “Hiss.” That song became Megan’s first solo number-one on the US Billboard Hot...

Megan Thee Stallion has been tapped to host the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, set to take place Sept. 11.

This will mark Megan’s first-ever awards show hosting gig, coming on the heels of her five nominations at this year’s VMAs, including best collaboration with tourmate GloRilla and best hip-hop, the category she last won in 2020 for “Savage.” She has previously won two VMAs and three Grammys, among other accolades.

Megan is no stranger to hosting duties, though, having previously hosted Saturday Night Live and served as co-host for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

She will also perform during the 2024 VMAs.

Earlier this year, Megan released a new album, Megan, that includes collaborations with Victoria Monet, GloRilla, Ugk, Big K.R.I.T., Kyle Richh and Yuki Chiba.

The 2024 VMAs will air live at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from New York’s Ubs Arena.

As previously announced, Katy Perry...

Young Sheldon stars Raegan Revord and Montana Jordan reunite for Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, focusing on young parents Georgie & Mandy. Missy's role expanded in the Young Sheldon follow-up series, thanks to her popularity and story potential. Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage will see Georgie raise his young family while also keeping an eye on his rebellious sister.

After Young Sheldon, Raegan Revord and Montana Jordan reunite on the set of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage. Sheldon's 17-year stint on TV ended when his prequel series wrapped up back in May. Despite this, the story of the Cooper family in Texas will continue via the latest expansion series from The Big Bang Theory franchise. Set to premiere this fall on CBS, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage will tackle its lead characters' new life as young parents to Baby Cece. Aside from that Georgie's personal arc will include having to look after his sister...

Megan Thee Stallion and Yuki Chiba have dropped a sexy and sinister new video for their viral hit, “Mamushi.”

The video was filmed in Japan and also stars the actor, Shô Kasamatsu, who’s appeared in shows like Tokyo Vice and Gannibal. Kasamatsu plays a patron who shows up to a very exclusive and steamy-looking spa, where Megan ostensibly works, but really finds her victims.

Throughout the clip, Meg transforms into a giant snake — mamushi is a venomous pit viper found in Japan — that attacks the less-than-savory patrons while Chiba...

Megan Thee Stallion's new album embraces her love for anime through songs like "Otaku Hot Girl". She frequently references anime in her music and life, showcasing her passion for the genre. Megan's new album marks a significant integration of her love for anime into her music career.

The world loves Japanese anime like Jujutsu Kaisen, and if there were any doubts as to the validity of that statement, one need look no further than hip-hop icon Megan Thee Stallions most recent album which includes two infectiously groovy odes to the beauty and impact of Japanese anime.

Megans new album, titled Megan, dropped on June 28, 2024, and unabashedly embraces her well-known infatuation with anime and manga. Nowhere is this vibe more present than in the albums lead single, Otaku Hot Girl. The song is a boisterous celebration of anime culture that not only gives a lyrical nod to Gege Akutami's...

From your For You Page on TikTok to Hot Girl Summer stage: During the final show of Megan Thee Stallion’s tour in London, the Houston rapper surprised the crowd by bringing out Yuki Chiba to perform their viral hit, “Mamushi.”

“I get money, I’m a star, star, star,” rapped Megan as the Japanese star joined with his viral verse, pointing his mic to the crowd.

Megan Thee Stallion and Yuki Chiba perform ‘Mamushi’ together for the first time on the Hot Girl Summer tour.

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