The VMAs air Sept 27. Will MTV announce its 2026 nominations before Aug 14?
67% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 3 predictions cast.
MTV had not announced its 2026 Video Music Awards nominations as of the August 14 deadline. In mid-April 2026, Billboard and TV Insider reported that MTV had confirmed only the broadcast logistics: the show would air Sunday, September 27 (some later listings cited September 29), returning to a Los Angeles venue for the first time since 2017 and simulcasting on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+. TV Insider's continuously updated preview page, tracking host, nominee, and performer announcements, showed those categories still marked as pending as of the question's deadline. MTV has historically held its VMA nominee reveal closer to the September air date rather than months in advance, consistent with the delay seen here; in comparable prior years, nominee lists for artists such as Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, and Sabrina Carpenter were not unveiled until early August at the earliest. That pattern held again in 2026, with the network still working through host and performer bookings ahead of the September 27 broadcast. The community leaned 67% toward an announcement happening before Aug 14, which did not occur, so the community's majority prediction did not match the actual outcome.