MTV VMAs 2026: See Every Celebrity on the Red Carpet

Mariah Carey to Receive the 2025 MTV VMAs Video Vanguard Award

Music’s most iconic night is blasting off.

Before host Snoop Dogg kicks off the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards and the coveted Moon Person trophies are bestowed, many of the night’s stars proved their fashion on the red carpet is out of this world.

After all, JoJo kept the summer vibes going in a skin-baring, two-piece black ensemble complete with a jewel-encrusted bikini top and floor-length skirt.

For her part, MTV royalty Chanel West Coast channeled Shania Twain, sporting a leopard print cowgirl hat and flowing sheer skirt.

Meanwhile, drag superstars and Traitors alums Bob the Drag Queen and Monét X Change made the red carpet their runway in a denim polka dot dress and sheer black mini dress, respectively. 

Of course, nominees, performers and more lighting up the red carpet is just part of the excitement in store at this year’s VMAs with such an A-list lineup of musicians set to perform.

Indeed, Madonna—who leads the night’s nominees with 11 nominations—is returning the VMAs stage for the first time in 23 years to open the show with a medley of hits from her latest album Confessions II. (Click here to see the full list of the night’s nominees.)