Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande lead the way in nominations ahead of the MTV Video Music Awards, with a ceremony likely to look starkly different to previous years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The youth-focused show was originally set to take place inside Brooklyn’s Barclays Centre, before those plans were scrapped due to the health crisis.
Instead, the VMAs will host outdoor performances from across New York City’s five boroughs, with limited or no audience. And the show will pay tribute to the frontline workers who risked their lives during the pandemic, MTV said.
Gaga and Grande each have nine nominations, including a video of the year nod for their dance-infused collaboration Rain On Me, which is recognised in seven categories.
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