MTV VMAs to Feature a George Michael Tribute With Raye, Sombr, and Teddy Swims

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#	Time (UTC)	After the first	Publication	Headline
1	2026-09-22 15:40	first	Rolling Stone	MTV VMAs to Feature a George Michael Tribute With Raye, Sombr, and Teddy Swims by Althea Legaspi
2	2026-09-22 17:00	+1 hour 21 minutes	The Hollywood Reporter	George Michael Tribute Set for 2026 MTV Video Music Awards by Kimberly Nordyke
3	2026-09-22 18:34	+2 hours 55 minutes	Billboard	George Michael Tribute Set for 2026 VMAs by Paul Grein
4	2026-09-23 18:00	+26 hours 20 minutes	Deadline	Dolly Parton Tribute By Kacey Musgraves Set For Sunday’s VMAs by Denise Petski
5	2026-09-25 00:43	+57 hours 4 minutes	Variety	VMAs Producer Van Toffler on Madonna’s Return, the Taylor Takeover and Why He Brought the Show West Again: ‘L.A. and Snoop Is a Lethal Combo’ by Chris Willman
6	2026-09-27 23:53	+128 hours 13 minutes	Pitchfork	MTV VMAs 2026 Performers List: See the Full Lineup Here by Kiana Mickles, Alex Suskind
7	2026-09-28 00:10	+128 hours 30 minutes	Stereogum	VMAs 2026: Madonna Opens The Show With Her First VMAs Performance In 23 Years, Joined By Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, & More by Chris DeVille
8	2026-09-28 00:26	+128 hours 46 minutes	Consequence	Madonna’s 2026 VMAs Performance Featured Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, and Crotch Lasers by Alex Krinsky
9	2026-09-28 08:35	+136 hours 55 minutes	NME	Watch Madonna team up with Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter for her first MTV VMAs performance in 23 years by Max Pilley
10	2026-09-28 16:15	+144 hours 36 minutes	Business Insider	11 of the best and worst looks from the 2026 VMAs by Samantha Grindell Pettyjohn
11	2026-09-30 11:00	+187 hours 20 minutes	South China Morning Post	Meet legendary rocker Todd Rundgren, who said Taylor Swift ‘ruined music’