MTV VMAs returning to Radio City Music Hall

The MTV VMAs will return to Radio City Music Hall in August, announced with a “street renaming” and symbolic “moon landing” on Manhattan’s Avenue of the Americas today.

Radio City Music Hall was the home of the inaugural VMAs in 1984 and this will mark the 12th time the show has been held there.

“New York City’s creative energy has always fueled those who live and work here. This is where music, film, and art collide and where the Video Music Awards were born,” said NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio. “There is no better place to host the MTV VMAs than in New York City at one of the most iconic venues in the world.”

“We are so pleased that the MTV VMAs will be returning to their roots in New York City for this year’s celebration of music, and entertainment,” said Media and Entertainment Commissioner Julie Menin. “Prestigious awards shows like the VMAs and the Grammys not only reconfirm New York City’s status as the music capital of the country, but they bring tremendous economic benefits to their host city, an estimated $50 million in the case of the VMAs. I thank MTV and Viacom for their partnership, and we look forward to rolling out the red carpet for one of the music industry’s most entertaining nights.”

“We’re thrilled that the MTV Video Music Awards will be returning to Radio City Music Hall, where they began in 1984,” said Andy Lustgarten, President of The Madison Square Garden Company. “The VMAs are unlike any other event – combining history-making music with exciting and unexpected moments that create an unforgettable experience, and Radio City, as the Showplace of the Nation, is the perfect backdrop for this celebration.”

The 2018 MTV VMAs will air Live on MTV on Tuesday August 21 with a time to be confirmed.