kinda lied about it being "live." According to , most of the performances, red carpet interviews, and awards presentations were filmed literally days in advance—which, frankly, makes sense!
We are in a global pandemic, after all.And to give credit where credit's due, MTV reportedly went to a huge effort to follow CDC guidelines during the show's production.
For starters, any talent that flew into NYC to shoot a pre-recorded performance was required to quarantine. Then, literally everyone—from dancers to glam teams—had to get tested for COVID-19.
On top of that, everything was filmed at once to limit time on set—meaning performers rehearsed, shot their performance, and did their interviews on the same day.
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