2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs)
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Announcement
BTS has been nominated in two categories for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs)! The award show will take place on September 27, 2026.
NOMINATIONs
💜 Song of the Year
“Swim”
💜 Best K-Pop - Jimin’s ‘Who’
“SWIM”
LE SSERAFIM’s ”Spaghetti (feat. j-hope)”
Award Show INFORMATION
📍 [LOCATION] Peacock Theater (Los Angeles, California)
🗓 [DATE] September 27, 2026
⏰ [LIVE AIRTIME*] 8pm ET
(2pm HT / 5pm PT / 6pm MT / 7pm CT / 9.8 @ 9am KST)Time Conversion🔻
How to Watch
🇺🇸US ARMYS
➡️ If you’d like to help with TV ratings, you can watch on your TV (📺 MTV or CBS Channel) during your LOCAL Airtime! Please check your TV guide for your timezone’s LOCAL airtime!
💜 If you don’t live in the East coast and would like to watch during the live airtime you can livestream it via the unofficial livestream links linked below for ARMYs outside of the US
➡️ You can also watch the airing online @ http://www.mtv.com/live-tv*!
*You must know your TV provider and sign in to your TV provider account in order to watch it.
Will air during your timezone’s local airtime.
➡️ Other TV Channels
CBS
➡️ Other TV Subscriptions*
*❗️ Please keep in mind that your time zone will affect when the show airs!
ARMYS OUTSIDE OF THE US
The links below are 3rd party unofficial sites, please use at your own risk.
🔗 https://ustvgo.tv/mtv/
🔗 http://123tvnow.com/watch/mtv/
🔗 http://123tvnow.com/watch/bet/
🔗 https://ustvgo.tv/comedy-central-live-free/
🔗 http://123tvnow.com/watch/comedy-central/
🔗 http://123tvnow.com/watch/tvland/
🔗 https://ustvgo.tv/nickelodeon-live-streaming-free/
🔗 http://123tvnow.com/watch/nickelodeon/
🔗 http://123tvnow.com/watch/mtv/
🔗 http://123tvnow.com/watch/paramount-network-spike/
Voting Information
(Source: 1)
Voting Period
Voting Begins: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 @ 9am ET
(6am HT / 9am PT / 10am MT / 11am CT / 10pm KST)Voting Ends: Friday, September 25, 2026 @ 5:59pm ET
(11:59am HT / 2:59pm PT / 3:59pm MT / 4:59pm CT / 9.26 @ 6:59am KST)
Power Hours and Double Days
Dates will be announced, but it is currently anticipated that the following days will be designated as Double Days:
Tuesday, August 18, 2025 between 9am to 11:59pm ET
Wednesday, August 19, 2025 between 12am to 11:59pm ET
Friday, September 25, 2026 between 12am to 11:59pm ET
From Thursday, August 20 to Thursday, September 24, 2026, the following times are designated as Power Hours:
7am HT / 10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET / 2am KST
Time Conversion🔻
How to Vote
Vote on the website:
You must be logged in with Google or your email address to vote. If you aren’t already logged in, you can do so during step 5.
Scroll down to the Song of the Year and then Besk K-Pop categories.
Use the drop-down arrow to see the nominees.
Use the + button to distribute your votes. Make sure you hit the “Submit” button so that your votes are counted.
Voting limits:
You can vote up to 10 times per category per day.
During Power Hours, the number of permitted votes will be increased from 10 to 20 per voter.
During Double Days, the number of permitted votes will be increased from 10 to 20 per voter.
For more information: https://www.mtv.com/event/vma/pdf/2026-vma-voting-rules.pdf