Madonna to Open 2026 VMAs With First Performance in 23 Years
The pop icon, who leads the nominations with 11 entries, will perform at the September 27 ceremony.
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The story so far
8 publishers have covered this in 11 articles since 16 Sept 2026. Variety published first, on 16 September at 19:45 UTC. The most recent article, from Billboard, appeared on 19 September at 00:30 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline, Billboard, Consequence, Rolling Stone, RSS: News, NME.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyMadonna to Open MTV Video Music Awards With First Show Performance in 23 Years
- DeadlineMadonna To Open 2026 VMAs, Her First Live Performance At Show In 23 Years
- BillboardMadonna to Open 2026 VMAs — Her First Time Performing on the Show in 23 Years
- ConsequenceMadonna Announced as Opening Performer for 2026 VMAs
- Rolling StoneMadonna to Perform at VMAs for First Time in 23 Years
- RSS: NewsMadonna Is Opening the VMAs for the First Time in 23 Years
- The Hollywood ReporterMadonna Set to Open MTV Video Music Awards for the First Time in Over 20 Years
- NMEMadonna confirmed for first VMA performance in 23 years
- BillboardLISA, RAYE, Sienna Spiro & More Added as Performers on 2026 MTV VMAs
- BillboardThe 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Were Full of Iconic Artists, Videos & Moments — Has It Been Matched Since? Greatest Pop Stars Podcast
- BillboardMadonna Leads 2026 MTV VMA Nominations: Full Updated List
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Madonna Set to Open MTV Video Music Awards for the First Time in Over 20 Years The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Madonna to Open MTV Video Music Awards With First Show Performance in 23 Years Variety ·
- Madonna Leads 2026 MTV VMA Nominations: Full Updated List Billboard
- The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Were Full of Iconic Artists, Videos & Moments — Has It Been Matched Since? Greatest Pop Stars Podcast Billboard
- LISA, RAYE, Sienna Spiro & More Added as Performers on 2026 MTV VMAs Billboard
- Madonna confirmed for first VMA performance in 23 years NME
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- Madonna Is Opening the VMAs for the First Time in 23 Years RSS: News
- Madonna to Perform at VMAs for First Time in 23 Years Rolling Stone
- Madonna Announced as Opening Performer for 2026 VMAs Consequence
- Madonna To Open 2026 VMAs, Her First Live Performance At Show In 23 Years Deadline
- Madonna to Open 2026 VMAs — Her First Time Performing on the Show in 23 Years Billboard
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