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_Published 2015-08-27. The MTV Video Music Awards are Sunday and there are a few potential watercooler moments we're already anticipating._


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## Transcript

The MTV Video Music Awards are Sunday. And based on the promos alone, it has a lot of potential and promise to be completely out of this world. That's because the executive producer of the show Garrett English told Entertainment Weekly he's given Miley Cyrus pretty free reign on how she hosts the show. he's going to let Miley be Miley. Demi Lovato, Asap, Rocky, Pharrell, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are all slated to perform during the show. The Weekend will also perform his hit single Can't Feel My Face and even if none of them Those previous artists are worth talking about at the water cooler Monday morning.

There are three moments that will most definitely make some headlines. First, Taylor Swift is previewing her newest music video, Wildest Dreams, during the pre- show. We already got a sneak peek through her Instagram and between the wildlife, stormy weather and Scott Eastwood, we're pretty stoked to see the video in its entirety. Charity and what would be a buzzworthy event sans Kanye West? He'll be presented with a Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award following in the footsteps of other artists who push the boundaries on music video creativity. Even though the Vanguard award is a huge honor, we're more curious to see what happens During his acceptance speech.

Will he elevate his self- proclaimed godly status to one of a supreme ruler of rock? Will Taylor Swift jokingly crash his speech the same way he infamously crashed her acceptance speech? Only time will tell. Finally, Justin Bieber will perform his highly anticipated new single, What do you mean, and believers everywhere will cause Twitter to crash. This will be Bieber's first time returning to the VMA's as a nominee Since 2012. And this performance also signifies the start of the Bieb making a comeback from his bad boy days. So, make sure to tune in Sunday at 8 PM Eastern on MTV because this year's show is one you definitely don't want to miss.

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