2024 MTV VMAs Rescheduled Due to US Presidential Debate

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards have been rescheduled to September 11 due to a US presidential debate involving Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Taylor Swift leads with 10 nominations including artist of the year. Voting across 15 gender-neutral categories continues online until August 30.

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) have been rescheduled to accommodate the forthcoming US presidential debate. Originally set for September 10, the awards show will now air live on September 11 at 8 pm Eastern from New York's UBS Arena on Long Island.

The debate, confirmed by ABC News last week, will feature Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Coinciding with this change, MTV has announced the 2024 VMAs nominees, which sees Taylor Swift leading with 10 nominations, including eight for her “Fortnight” music video, and nods for artist of the year and best pop categories.

Swift is closely followed by Post Malone, who has nine nominations, including eight shared with Swift for their collaboration on “Fortnight” and one for his country hit “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen. Other artist of the year nominees include Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Eminem, Sabrina Carpenter, and SZA. Voting across 15 gender-neutral categories is active online until August 30, with the best new artist category votes remaining open throughout the live show.