It'll be the fourth year in a row that one or more rappers have hosted the awards Megan Thee Stallion is hosting the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), it’s been announced. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion live in London: a confident cap to a milestone tour Five years after the rapper performed on the VMAs’ pre-show, she’ll be hosting the main show on Wednesday, September 11 at 8pm ET at the UBS Arena in New York. She’s only the second artist to make that jump, following Nicki Minaj , who performed on the pre-show in 2010, co-hosted the main show in 2022, and then hosted solo a year later.
Among the performers this year are Sabrina Carpenter, Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, GloRilla and Rauw Alejandro , while Benson Boone, Blackpink’s Lisa, Halsey and Lenny Kravitz have also been announced over the past couple of days. This will be the first time Megan – real name Megan Pete – hosts an awards show. However, she’s previously hosted Saturday Night Live and co-hosted The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon .
The 2024 #VMAs is going to be the HOTTEST EVER because @theestallion is hosting!!! 🥵❤️🔥 Tune in live Wednesday, September 11 on @MTV ! pic.twitter.com/u91lYDSHOr — Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 22, 2024 This will be the fourth year in a row that one or more rappers have hosted the show.
It was Minaj last year, while she hosted alongside Jack Harlow and LL Cool J in 2022. In 2021, Doja Cat was host. Meanwhile, Megan is also nominated for five a.