Video Music Awards will be getting in touch with the great outdoors, in a bigger way than originally anticipated. Citing ongoing safety concerns during the pandemic, the network announced late Friday that Barclays Center has been nixed as a base venue for the show and that the entirety of the broadcast will now take place from open-air locations.
As far as live attendees go, the show is still keeping its options open, to have either “limited” or “no” audience at the sites where performances will take place Aug. 30. MTV promised that the awards show, which was last held at Barclays Center in 2013, was already on the books to return there next year.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 network said in a statement.
The decision may have been some time in coming, as Barclays Center had no longer been mentioned as the host site in recent announcements about talent being added for the telecast. was revealed Thursday as the show’s host. Performers announced so far include BTS, Doja Cat and J Balvin. Leading nominees are Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga, with nine each.
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As someone who grew up on video music awards but then... well, grew up, if you don’t play music videos, what is this?!
BTS sitting pretty in SK coz they were never gonna make the trip over anyway MTVHottest BTS
well
What
how is this even gonna happen 💀💀💀😍
Thank god BTS aren’t physically attending this show
what
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