This Sunday, Aug. 30, the MTV Video Music Awards will return, kicking off awards show season in a pandemic. This year's programming, however, is going to look a lot different.
For one, the show will be outdoors, taking place in various locations across New York City.
There will be performances throughout the city with "limited or no audience, adhering to all state and city guidelines," per a statement from MTV to Variety.
Originally, the producers had planned to hold the show indoors, but that changed because of the coronavirus.
"In close consultation with state and local health officials, it became clear at this time that outdoor performances with limited or no audience would be more feasible and safer than an indoor event. The VMAs will highlight the boroughs in an exciting show and return to Barclays Center in 2021. MTV will continue to work closely with the Department of Health, state and local officials, the medical community, and key stakeholders to ensure the safety of all involved."
One thing that won't be different: The show will still have a host, and this year we'll be blessed with Keke Palmer.
Here's how the hosting will work:
"It'll be a lot of darting from stage to stage and showing the beautiful boroughs in New York," Keke told USA Today. "There will be some consistent spots, but it will be a lot of traveling and movement throughout."
There will also still be presenters — expect appearances from these celebs:
As for the performers, there are a lot of familiar faces:
The award categories are also slightly different this year — some are specific to the pandemic, like Best Quarantine Performance and Best Music Video From Home.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish — "Everything I Wanted”
Eminem feat. Juice WRLD — “Godzilla”
Future feat. Drake — “Life Is Good”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain on Me”
Taylor Swift — “The Man”
The Weeknd — “Blinding Lights”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DaBaby
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Megan Thee Stallion
Post Malone
The Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish — "Everything I Wanted”
Doja Cat — “Say So”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain on Me”
Megan Thee Stallion — “Savage”
Post Malone — “Circles”
Roddy Ricch — “The Box"
BEST COLLABORATION
Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber — “Stuck With U”
Black Eyed Peas feat. J Balvin — “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)”
Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid — “Beautiful People”
Future feat. Drake — “Life Is Good”
Karol G feat. Nicki Minaj — “Tusa”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain on Me”
PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST
Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
Yungblud
BEST POP
BTS — “On”
Halsey — “You Should Be Sad”
Jonas Brothers — “What a Man Gotta Do”
Justin Bieber feat. Quavo — “Intentions”
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain on Me”
Taylor Swift — “Lover”
BEST HIP-HOP
DaBaby — “Bop”
Eminem feat. Juice WRLD — “Godzilla”
Future feat. Drake — “Life Is Good”
Megan Thee Stallion — “Savage”
Roddy Ricch — “The Box”
Travis Scott — “Highest in the Room”
BEST ROCK
Blink-182 — “Happy Days”
Coldplay — “Orphans”
Evanescence — “Wasted on You”
Fall Out Boy feat. Wyclef Jean — “Dear Future Self (Hands Up)”
Green Day — “Oh Yeah!”
The Killers — “Caution”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
The 1975 — “If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)”
All Time Low — “Some Kind of Disaster”
Finneas — “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night”
Lana Del Rey — “Doin’ Time”
Machine Gun Kelly — “Bloody Valentine”
Twenty One Pilots — “Level of Concern”
BEST LATIN
Anuel AA feat. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G, and J Balvin — “China”
Bad Bunny — “Yo Perreo Sola”
Black Eyed Peas feat. Ozuna and J. Rey Soul – “Mamacita”
J Balvin — “Amarillo”
Karol G feat. Nicki Minaj — “Tusa”
Maluma feat. J Balvin — “Qué Pena”
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys — “Underdog”
Chloe x Halle — “Do It”
H.E.R. feat. YG — “Slide”
Khalid feat. Summer Walker — “Eleven”
Lizzo — “Cuz I Love You”
The Weeknd — “Blinding Lights”
BEST K-POP
(G)I-dle — “Oh My God”
BTS — “On”
Exo — “Obsession”
Monsta X — “Someone's Someone”
Tomorrow X Together — “9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)”
Red Velvet — “Psycho”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Anderson .Paak — “Lockdown”
Billie Eilish — “All the Good Girls Go to Hell”
Demi Lovato — “I Love Me”
H.E.R. — ”I Can’t Breathe”
Lil Baby — “The Bigger Picture”
Taylor Swift — “The Man”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM HOME
5 Seconds of Summer — “Wildflower”
Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber — “Stuck With U”
Blink-182 — “Happy Days”
Drake — “Toosie Slide”
John Legend — “Bigger Love”
Twenty One Pilots — “Level of Concern”
BEST QUARANTINE PERFORMANCE
Chloe x Halle — “Do It” from MTV’s Prom-athon
CNCO — Unplugged at Home
DJ D-Nice — Club MTV Presents #DanceTogether
John Legend — #TogetherAtHome Concert Series
Lady Gaga — “Smile” from One World: Together at Home
Post Malone — "Nirvana Tribute"
BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish — “Aanny,” directed by Billie Eilish
Doja Cat — “Say So,” directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Dua Lipa — “Don't Start Now,” directed by Nabil
Harry Styles — “Adore You,” directed by Dave Meyers
Taylor Swift — “The Man,” directed by Taylor Swift
The Weeknd — “Blinding Lights,” directed by Anton Tammi
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
5 Seconds of Summer — “Old Me,” cinematography by Kieran Fowler
Camila Cabello feat. DaBaby — “My Oh My,” cinematography by Dave Meyers
Billie Eilish — “All the Good Girls Go to Hell,” cinematography by Christopher Probst
Katy Perry — “Harleys In Hawaii,” cinematography by Arnau Valls
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain on Me,” cinematography by Thomas Kloss
The Weeknd — “Blinding Lights,” cinematography by Oliver Millar
BEST ART DIRECTION
A$AP Rocky — “Babushka Boi,” art direction by A$AP Rocky and Nadia Lee Cohen
Dua Lipa — “Physical,” art direction by Anna Colomé Nogu ́
Harry Styles — “Adore You,” art direction by Laura Ellis Cricks
Miley Cyrus — “Mother’s Daughter,” art direction by Christian Stone
Selena Gomez — “Boyfriend,” art direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift — “Lover,” art direction by Ethan Tobman
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Billie Eilish — “All the Good Girls Go to Hell,” visual effects by Drive Studios
Demi Lovato — “I Love Me,” visual effects by Hoody FX
Dua Lipa — “Physical,” visual effects by Eighty4
Harry Styles — “Adore You,” visual effects by Mathematic
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain on Me,” visual effects by Ingenuity Studios
Travis Scott — “Highest in the Room,” visual effects by Artjail, Scissor Films, and Frender
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BTS — “On,” choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, and Lee Byung Eun
CNCO and Natti Natasha — “Honey Boo,” choreography by Kyle Hanagami
DaBaby — “Bop,” choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry
Dua Lipa — “Physical,” choreography by Charm La'Donna
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — “Rain on Me,” choreography by Richy Jackson
Normani — “Motivation,” choreography by Sean Bankhead
BEST EDITING
Halsey — “Graveyard,” edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia, and Tim Montana
James Blake — “Can't Believe the Way We Flow,” edited by Frank Lebon
Lizzo — “Good as Hell,” edited by Russell Santos and Sofia Kerpan
Miley Cyrus — “Mother’s Daughter,” edited by Alexandre Moors and Nuno Xico
Rosalía — “A Palé,” edited by Andre Jones
The Weeknd — “Blinding Lights,” edited by Janne Vartia and Tim Montana