2022 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs)
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Announcement | How to Watch | Voting Information
Announcement
BTS has been nominated in 5 categories and Jungkook in 1 category for the 2022 Video Music Awards (VMAs)! The award show will take place on August 28, 2022.
NOMINATIONS
💜 Best K-POP - “Yet to Come”
💜 Best Metaverse Performance - “Butter” and “Permission to Dance” on Minecraft
💜 Group of the Year
💜 Song of the Summer - “Left and Right (feat. Jungkook)”Non-votable Category
💜 Best Visual Effects - '“My Universe” (with Coldplay)
💜 Best Choreography - “Permission to Dance”
Award Show INFORMATION
📍 [LOCATION] Prudential Center (Newark, New Jersey)
🗓 [DATE] August 28, 2022
⏰ [LIVE AIRTIME*] 8pm ET
(2pm HT / 5pm PT / 6pm MT / 7pm CT / 8.29 @ 9am KST)
How to Watch
🇺🇸US ARMYS
➡️If you’d like to help with TV ratings, you can watch on your TV (📺MTV Channel) during your LOCAL Airtime! Please check your TV’s 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
According to an article on Deadline, the 2022 VMAs will also be aired on: The CW Network, BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TVLand and VH1.
➡️ 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
Voting Period
Voting Begins: July 26, 2022 @ 8am ET
(2am HT / 5am PT / 6am MT / 7am CT / 9pm KST)Voting Ends: Friday, August 19, 2022 @ 6pm ET
(12pm HT / 3pm PT / 4pm MT / 5pm CT / 8.20 @ 7am ET)👉You can vote 10 times per category per day per account
VMA “Power Hour” & “Double Days” (2x Votes)
VMA Power Hour
There will be designated “Power Hours” wherein the number of permitted votes will be increased from 10 to 20 per voter during those hours.
The times of the “Power Hours” will be announced on VMAs’ website and/or Twitter. We recommend keeping an eye on their social media accounts.
VMA Double DaysThere will be three “Double Days” wherein the number of permitted votes will be increased from 10 to 20 per voter for a designated period during those scheduled days.
It is currently anticipated that the following days will be designated “Double Days”:
• Tuesday, July 26, 2022 between the hours of 8am and 11:59pm ET
• Wednesday, July 27, 2022 between the hours of 12am and 11:59pm ET
• Friday, August 19, 2022 between the hours of 12am and 6pm ET
VOTE VIA THE VMAS WEBSITE
👉Step 1 . Visit the VMA’s voting website.
👉Step 2. Go to any one of the categories BTS is nominated in (Best K-Pop and Best Metaverse Performance) and click on the drop down category, you will be prompted to log in to cast your vote.
👉Step 3. Once logged in, go to one of the categories and click on the + sign until the votes are maximized. When maximized, you will be prompted to submit your votes; click on submit.
👉Step 4. When your votes have been submitted, you will be taken to the next category on the webpage
👉Step 5. Scroll to the other categories you haven’t voted for yet and maximize your votes + submit.
Reminder: You can vote 10* times per category per day per account
*Power Hour/Double Days allow you to vote up to 20 times per category per account
VOTE VIA MTV’s Instagram Story
Tune into MTV’s Instagram Stories to vote BTS for “Group of the Year” and Jungkook for “Song of the Summer”.
Group of the Year Voting Begins: Monday, August 22, 2022 (USA Time)
Song of the Summer Voting Begins: Thursday, August 25, 2022 (USA Time)