The 2021 VMAs have arrived, with music’s biggest celebrities strutting their stuff on the red carpet — like Tinashe, who paired her low-rise Dolce & Gabbana leather pants with a matching bra top.
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Megan Fox wears a barely-there Mugler dress and bedazzled thong with Machine Gun Kelly, dressed in a blazing red suit by Dolce & Gabbana. MGK’s performing and is up for Best Alternative.
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Kourtney Kardashian wears Olivier Theyskens with Travis Barker, who is in Thom Browne.
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Best Pop Video nominee Billie Eilish wears head-to-toe black.
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Performer Kacey Musgraves is fine and feathered in Valentino Haute Couture.
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Performer Olivia Rodrigo, nominated for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop and more, goes glam in a pink vintage Atelier Versace gown.
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Normani wears Patryc Japagas ahead of her performance on the VMA stage.
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Doja Cat, who’s nominated for Video of the Year, Best Art Direction, Best Collaboration, Artist of the Year and more, arrived for her VMAs hosting gig in Vivienne Westwood.
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Performer Lil Nas X, who’s nominated for Video of the Year, Video for Good, Best Direction and more, channels his inner Prince in a purple Atelier Versace look with a dramatic train.
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Troye Sivan bares his belly in Fendi at the 2021 VMAs.
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Best Pop nominee Shawn Mendes steps out solo on the red carpet without girlfriend Camila Cabello, dressed in an all-white look by Mans.
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Performer Camila Cabello wears Alexis Mabille Couture on the red carpet.
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Simone Biles steps out in full glam after her turn at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Kim Petras (in Richard Quinn) and Paris Hilton arrive at the VMAs in a pink convertible.
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Avril Lavigne wears Area alongside boyfriend Mod Sun.
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Backstreet Boy AJ McLean pairs blue nail polish with a bright orange suit.
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Best New Artist nominee The Kid Laroi shows off his giant cross necklace, paired with a leather jacket and bare torso.
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Debby Ryan and Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots hold hands at the 2021 VMAs.
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Cyndi Lauper and her son, Declyn Lauper Thornton, take the red carpet together.
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Best New Artist nominee Saweetie steps onto the carpet in silver Valentino.
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“Pretty Little Liars” star Shay Mitchell wears a colorful sculpted mini by Nikita Karizma.
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Dove Cameron wears dove gray Zeynep Arçay on the red carpet.
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Van Halen rocker David Lee Roth shows off his tattoos in a vest and leather pants.
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“RuPaul’s Drag Race” alums Symone and Kandy Muse walk the red carpet together.
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Bella Poarch, nominated for Best Visual Effects, fills the red carpet with her dramatic train.
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Push Performance of the Year nominee Madison Beer shows some leg on the carpet in Dolce & Gabbana.
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“Goodies” singer Ciara wrapped herself in a sheer lace look by Tom Ford.
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Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey of Chloe x Halle wear Monot and Marni, respectively.
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Busta Rhymes wears Fendi for the show.
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“Pose” star Billy Porter shines bright in a silver look by Landeros.
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Ashanti wears a barely-there Michael Costello dress on the carpet.
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