MTV VMAs Nominations: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande Lead Way; New Categories Nod To COVID Quarantine

Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga.

Chart-topping Grammy winners are set to perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards this month.

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.

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.

Lady Gaga is bringing her talents to the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards! The 34-year-old singer broke the news to her Instagram followers on Thursday.

NEW YORK -- Lady Gaga is ready to just dance at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced Thursday that Gaga, who is tied as the most-nominated act alongside Ariana Grande, will 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.

MTV Video Music Awards are shaking things up once again. A MTV and Barclays Center spokespeople tell ET in a statement on Friday that they have decided not to hold the annual awards ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center amid safety concerns.«The 2020 VMAs will be held on Sunday, August 30th and pay homage to the incredible resiliency of New York with several outdoor performances around the City with limited or no audience, adhering to all state and city guidelines,» the statement reads.

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards will no longer be held in the Barclays Center as previously planned.

During preparations for their ‘Rain On Me’ video, Lady Gaga scratched Ariana Grande’s face, forcibly pinned her to the floor, and then chased her screaming out of the room.Reading that opening sentence back, I’m not sure it really captures the jovial spirit of this incident. I’m sure you all read between the lines though.

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande are too cute to handle.

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande are getting physical!

adorable clip above.The ‘VMAs’ will be held live and in-person from Brooklyn’s Barclay Center on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 8 p.m.

MTV Video Music Awards from booking the hottest talent!On Tuesday, MTV unveiled the first round of performers for its annual awards show ceremony, which is set to take place Aug. 30 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

MTV VMAs 2020 nominations list is out and one thing's for sure; women really do run the world as it was total domination at the hands of Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande. Thanks to their epic collaboration Rain on Me which was a part of Gaga's Chromatica, the fierce ladies each have nine nominations.

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande scored the most nominations for the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, it was announced today. The superstar singers are up for seven awards for their collaboration, "Rain On Me," with Gaga earning two solo nods for artist of the year and best quarantine performance.