This year’s show date, Sept. 12, is the day after the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a fact that is not lost on MTV.
On Tuesday (June 8), MTV announced that the 2021 Video Music Awards will return to New York City. The show will air live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sunday, Sept. 12. Last year’s show, held on Aug. 30, 2020, was a virtual production.
This year’s show date is the day after the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a fact that is not lost on MTV.
MTV is collaborating with 9/11 Day, the nonprofit that began and leads the federally recognized Sept. 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, for a series of activities during the week leading up to the VMAs.
