Madonna to open MTV Video Music Awards for first time in 23 years

American singer Madonna for the first time in 23 years will open the award ceremony MTV Video Music Awards (VMA), dedicated to the best video clips. The event will take place on September 27.

Madonna opened the very first VMA ceremony in 1984 with the song "Like a Virgin". She last performed on the MTV VMA in 2003 alongside Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.

In July, Madonna released her album Confessions II. Now the singer is in first place in the number of nominations for the VMA. She was nominated in 11 categories, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Video of the Year, and Best Choreography. In second place in the number of nominations, singer Taylor Swift - in nine categories.

Jana Christmas