The MTV Video Music Awards, or VMAs, are finally upon us! Celebrities have begun their descent upon Los Angeles’ Peacock Theatre, where this year’s seafoam-hued carpet is already awash with some of the evening’s most anticipated arrivals, including Taylor Swift, each vying for attention both on the red carpet and among the night’s coveted awards.
This year, Snoop Dogg is making his hosting debut, while the Queen of Pop, Madonna, returns to open the show for the first time in 23 years. She arrives as the year’s most-nominated artist with an impressive 13 nominations, with Taylor Swift nipping at her heels with nine. Swift will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honours at the ceremony and is also set to debut the music video for her latest single, “Patient Zero,” which she enlisted A-list pals Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell to star alongside her.
Alongside Madonna, RAYE, LISA, sombr, Teddy Swims and Shaboozey are all slated to take the stage, while Kacey Musgraves will pay tribute to country music icon Dolly Parton, who tragically passed away on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80.
However, before we get ahead of ourselves, there is, of course, the red carpet to admire. The VMAs have long been a playground for fashion’s most audacious impulses, and this year appears to be carrying that tradition forward with hearty enthusiasm.
After all, this is the ceremony that gave us Pamela Anderson beneath a top hat of blush-toned plumage, Lil’ Kim in her iconic purple pasty jumpsuit and Lady Gaga clad in a dress fashioned from raw flank steak. Subtlety has never exactly been the order of the evening!
Among the early arrivals, Troye Sivan opted for an Erdem SS27 black tuxedo jacket with a satin-and-tulle drape, finished with an ostrich-feather pannier. RAYE, alongside her creative collaborator Mike Sabbath, meanwhile, arrived in a dazzling floor-length look scattered with delicate beaded pear droplets by Georges Hobeika.
Ahead, discover all of our favourite celebrity looks from the 2026 MTV VAS.
MTV VMA’s Red Carpet 2026 Looks
Taylor Swift
Wearing Tamara Ralph FW26 Couture
LISA
Wearing Quine Li coat and The Attico dress
Ella Bright
Wearing Ermanno Scervino
Belmont Cameli
Wearing Ferragamo
Sienna Spiro
Wearing custom Valentino, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Chopard jewellery
Chloe Bailey
Normani
Wearing Robert Wun
Tyla
Wearing Mowalola SS27
Troye Sivan
Wearing Erdem
Charli xcx
Wearing Saint Laurent
Teyana Taylor
Wearing Zuhair Murad Couture
Paris Hilton
Wearing The Blonds
RAYE
Wearing Georges Hobeika Couture
