Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Madonna Returns to MTV VMAs, Opening 2026 Ceremony
Madonna is going to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2026.
She will open the show, which means she will perform first.
This will be her first VMA performance in 23 years.
Her last performance was in 2003 with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
Madonna is also the most nominated artist at this year’s awards, with 11 nominations.
Her new album is called Confessions II.
The awards will happen in Los Angeles on September 27, 2026.
Snoop Dogg will host the ceremony.
Madonna will open the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards with a live performance.
The appearance will be her first VMA performance in 23 years, after her 2003 show with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
She leads this year’s nominations with 11 nods, including Artist of the Year and Video of the Year.
The 2026 VMAs will take place September 27 at Los Angeles’s Peacock Theater, hosted by Snoop Dogg.
The ceremony will air on CBS and MTV, with streaming available on Paramount+.
- Who
- Madonna will perform, and Snoop Dogg will host the ceremony.
- What
- Madonna will open the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards with a live performance.
- When
- September 27, 2026; the announcement was made September 16.
- Where
- The Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
- Why
- Her return coincides with her new album, Confessions II, and her leading 11 VMA nominations.
- Performance
- Madonna will open the 2026 VMAs with a live performance.
- Last VMA performance
- She last performed at the VMAs in 2003.
- Nominations
- Madonna leads the 2026 nominations with 11 nods.
- Event date
- September 27, 2026.
- Venue
- Peacock Theater, Los Angeles.
- Host
- Snoop Dogg.
- Broadcast and streaming
- The ceremony will air on CBS and MTV and stream on Paramount+.