For causes attributed to the never-ending passage of time, the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards are, as soon as once more, right here.

Celebrities rolled as much as the crimson carpet on the Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday, dressed within the wild and wacky seems to be most have come to hope for ― and anticipate ― from the VMAs.

If this 12 months’s occasion is something just like the final, then audiences are in for an evening of couple debuts, crimson carpet scuffles and steamy bathe scenes.

Sunday’s present might be emceed by three hosts ― LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow ― because the VMAs try and discover a “extra revolutionary and distinctive method” to conventional internet hosting duties amid awards present ranking slumps.

With seven nominations, Harlow is tied for many noms on the present, alongside Lil Nas X and Kendrick Lamar. Doja Cat and Harry Kinds path intently behind, with six apiece.

Try all of the wild seems to be beneath:

Lizzo

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Lisa, Jisoo, Jennie and Rosé of Blackpink

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Jack Harlow

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LL Cool J

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Sabrina Carpenter

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Betty Who

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Tate McRae

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Rachel Lindsay

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Tayshia Adams

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Khalid

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 28: Khalid attends the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Cindy Ord/WireImage)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 28: Khalid attends the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Heart on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Picture by Cindy Ord/WireImage)

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Kerri Colby

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Colton Haynes

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