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Megan Thee Stallion set to host the MTV VMAs for the first time this year
Megan Thee Stallion is hosting the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), it’s been announced.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.