Keke Palmer hosting MTV VMAs at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in August

MTV VMAs are almost here.Like nearly all awards shows in the age of the coronavirus, MTV's annual music video celebration is making adjustments in 2020, but still plans to pack the night full of celebrity appearances and performances from major artists.

Keke Palmer takes the stage at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, she'll be making history in more ways than one. The multi-talented performer will be the first woman of color to host the show since «Downtown» Julie Brown and her fellow MTV VJs emceed the awards in 1986 and 1987 — years before Palmer was even born — and the first ever to take on solo hosting duties.Since its introduction back in 1984, the VMAs have featured a host for 28 of their 35 shows, going host-less in 2004, 2007, 2011,

Gabrielle Union, 47, Keke Palmer, 26, Uzo Aduba, 39, and Marsai Martin, 16, have called for an end to Black hair discrimination, which is rampant across the United States. In a PSA video published by Glamour, the actresses read out submissions from 13 anonymous Black women, who recounted their experiences being discriminated against for their hair.

Keke Palmer has said there will be “something special” about this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, which are taking place in New York despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Keke Palmer is so ready to host the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards this weekend!The actress, who turned 27 on Wednesday, exclusively spoke with ET this week, where she teased what fans can expect from the virtual awards show.

Gabrielle Union, Keke Palmer, Uzo Aduba and Marsai Martin are calling for an end to Black hair discrimination. In a PSA put out by , the actresses recite anonymously submitted hair experiences from 13 Black women across the country.«I've been told it's too big.

MTV VMAs are almost here.Like nearly all awards shows in the age of the coronavirus, MTV's annual music video celebration is going virtual in 2020, but still plans to pack the night full of celebrity appearances and performances from major artists.

Grammy-winning rapper Roddy Ricch and Colombian superstar J Balvin will no longer perform at the MTV Video Music Awards. Ricch announced his cancellation in a statement posted to Instagram Live, saying: "My team and I did everything in our power to make this work, due to COVID compliance issues at the last minute we had to call off the performance." The MTV VMAs will air on Sunday at 8 p.m.

Keke Palmer is just getting started. The 26-year-old actress and 2020 MTV VMAs host has been performing for nearly two decades.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAn awards show is a tough thing to pull off in a pandemic, and although the VMAs set forth with an admirably ambitious agenda and a power-packed artist lineup, Roddy Ricch and J Balvin have both pulled out, Variety has confirmed.“Unfortunately, J Balvin and Roddy Ricch are no longer performing,” a source close to the show tells Variety. “As with every awards show, there are always last-minute talent changes.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe steady drumbeat of announcements means that the MTV VMAs are getting closer, and today’s is a big one: Ariana Grande will join Lady Gaga for a performance on this year’s show, which is taking place at various locations across New York City.Of course, the pair will perform “Rain on Me,” their hit duet and video from Gaga’s latest album “Chromatica,” which is nominated for a whopping seven awards.The VMAs will air live on Sunday, August 30th at 8pm ET/PT.

MTV VMAs are nearly upon us.Like virtually all awards shows in the age of the coronavirus, MTV's annual music video ceremony is going virtual in 2020, but still plans to pack the night full of celebrity appearances and performances from major artists.

Video Music Awards.The 37th annual ceremony will be the first awards show held in New York City since the COVID-19 outbreak. It was originally set to take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn without an audience, per orders from Governor Andrew Cuomo.

NEW YORK -- Chart-topping Grammy winners The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are set to perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards this month. MTV announced Tuesday that Colombian singer Maluma and Latin boy band CNCO will also perform at the Aug.

MTV Video Music Awards from booking the hottest talent!On Tuesday, MTV unveiled the second round of performers for its annual awards show ceremony, which is set to take place on Aug. 30.

The VMAs bowed to reality on Friday and announced that the VMAs will not be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, as originally planned. Instead, the Aug.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe MTV Video Music Awards will be getting in touch with the great outdoors, in a bigger way than originally anticipated.

Keke Palmer is heading to Disney+. The 26-year-old actress is joining the streaming service's upcoming revival,, it was revealed on Thursday. Palmer shared the news while moderating a virtual reunion of 's cast and executive producers during the NAACP’s Arts, Culture & Entertainment Festival.

Keke Palmer is set to host the 2020 MTV VMAs, it was announced today. The actress, host and activist recently went viral with a video of her urging members of the National Guard to march with racial justice protesters in Los Angeles.