After much ado and high anticipation, the Snoop Dogg-hosted 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) aired live from Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday (September 27).
As always, That Grape Juice is providing you with a recap of the performances!
Hop inside to check out showings from Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, Bruno Mars, Shaboozey, Gunna, LISA, Kacey Musgraves, RAYE, Teddy Swims, and many more!
Madonna performing with Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX at the #VMAs pic.twitter.com/v6eGcXA3mC
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Raye performing a medley of “I Will Overcome.” and “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” at the #VMAs. pic.twitter.com/AUe7woMTA2
— RAYE Updates (@RayeUpdate) September 28, 2026
Sienna Spiro performs “Great Expectation” at the #VMAs
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— Variety (@Variety) September 28, 2026
Kacey Musgraves delivers a moving performance of “I Will Always Love You” in tribute to Dolly Parton at the 2026 #VMAs. pic.twitter.com/RCuEiM0G8n
— Kacey Musgraves Access (@KaceyAccess) September 28, 2026
one thing about lisa is that she’ll always proudly show the world how much she loves thailand and how proud she is to be thai, carrying her roots with her wherever she goes 🇹🇭🤍
SAWADIKA LISA ON VMAS#LISAisBACK_VMAs pic.twitter.com/BieAivdwJA
— kenji 𓅓 (@yk2aii) September 28, 2026
SHABOOZEY and GUNNA at the #VMAs pic.twitter.com/7UyUtbqzwd
— Sabi (@sabimarkets) September 28, 2026
Sombr pays tribute to George Michael with a performance of “Father Figure” at the #VMAs.
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— Variety (@Variety) September 28, 2026
Adam Lambert performing FREEDOM at the
George Michael tribute #VMAs
SLAYYYYYY! 🖤🤩🤩🎶🎶 pic.twitter.com/uCsy0r97Yq— GELLY (@4Gelly) September 28, 2026
Raye performing at the 2026 #VMAs as part of a tribute to George Michael. pic.twitter.com/w9zybRrd49
— RAYE Updates (@RayeUpdate) September 28, 2026
Madonna and Sabrina’s performance? 🥱 Man, that was straight-up tragic.
Talk about a snooze fest…like watching paint dry on a rainy day. They opened the show with all the energy of a funeral procession. It wasn’t a performance, it was a desperate cry for attention wrapped in pre-dementia vibes. And don’t get me started on the preaching… this ain’t church, it’s a show. If she wanted to lecture, she should’ve stayed home knitting granny sweaters instead of embarrassing herself on stage…
😆 no lies
Yo, Madonna and Bruno out here straight up killin’ the vibe like they tryna put the whole Gen Z squad to sleep! Granny please, that ain’t no performance, that’s a full-on “How to embarrass yo’ self 101” tutorial.
For real, they got more low energy than a phone on 1% with no charger in sight. Somebody tell ’em to quit before they turn the whole crowd into a nap session. We ain’t here for a snooze fest, we came to vibe! So please, just hang up the mic and save us all from this cringe marathon. Deadass, y’all better call it quits before TikTok turns this into a roast reel! 😂🔥
Lisa & Adam Lambert stole the show!
Bruno, Taylor and Grandonna 💤
Wow Madonna and Charli’s performance was straight up fire. Ate and no crumbs left!!!!!! Show them how it’s done queen.
Dont lie. The worst of the night!! Watching her dancers drag her on stage like a limp raccoon nobody wants in the backyard except this raccoon forgot how to play dead and just kept flopping around like it lost the remote!
I admire Madonna’s bone density, which I lack at more than half her age: but the way those femcops in th-ongs threw her on her hip, that’s elderly a-buse! What happened to her mouth? Looks like new facelift cemented her jaws shut. If anything, Madonna IS MTV—something nobody cares about anymore. . .for better or for worse.
Why?
Did she run around the arena and did 1000s push ups?