Music Stars hit the red carpet at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards By EW Staff Published on September 12, 2021 07:26PM EDT Trending Videos Close this video player 01 of 58 Lil Nas X Jamie McCarthy/Getty The MTV Video Music Awards lit up New York City tonight, but before the stars took the stage at Barclays Center, they were excited to walk the red carpet. Check out photos of Lil Nas X, host Doja Cat, Kacey Musgraves, and more! 02 of 58 Doja Cat Jason Kempin/Getty 03 of 58 Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly Kevin Mazur/Getty 04 of 58 Jennifer Lopez Noam Galai/Getty 05 of 58 Kacey Musgraves Matt Baron/Shutterstock 06 of 58 Olivia Rodrigo Matt Baron/Shutterstock 07 of 58 Ciara Noam Galai/Getty 08 of 58 Camila Cabello 09 of 58 Shawn Mendes Matt Baron/Shutterstock 10 of 58 Saweetie Matt Baron/Shutterstock 11 of 58 Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian 12 of 58 Jack Harlow Matt Baron/Shutterstock 13 of 58 Billie Eilish Matt Baron/Shutterstock 14 of 58 Finneas O'Connell Noam Galai/Getty 15 of 58 Tinashe Rob Kim/FilmMagic 16 of 58 Ed Sheeran Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock 17 of 58 Chloe x Halle Jamie McCarthy/Getty 18 of 58 Nick Cannon Noam Galai/Getty 19 of 58 Charli XCX Noam Galai/Getty 20 of 58 Billy Porter ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty 21 of 58 Brandon Thomas Lee and Tommy Lee Noam Galai/Getty 22 of 58 Normani Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock 23 of 58 David Lee Roth Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock 24 of 58 Kim Petras Rob Kim/FilmMagic 25 of 58 Lance Bass, Nick Lachey, and AJ McLean Jamie McCarthy/Getty 26 of 58 Cyndi Lauper ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty 27 of 58 G-Eazy Noam Galai/Getty 28 of 58 Latto Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock 29 of 58 Mod Sun and Avril Lavigne ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty 30 of 58 Ashanti Noam Galai/Getty 31 of 58 Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Getty 32 of 58 Simone Biles Rob Kim/FilmMagic 33 of 58 Troye Sivan Jamie McCarthy/Getty 34 of 58 Leslie Grace ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty 35 of 58 The Kid Laroi Matt Baron/Shutterstock 36 of 58 Quen Blackwell Rob Kim/FilmMagic 37 of 58 Rita Ora Matt Baron/Shutterstock 38 of 58 Eben Rob Kim/FilmMagic 39 of 58 Anitta Rob Kim/FilmMagic 40 of 58 Saint Jhn Jamie McCarthy/Getty 41 of 58 Paris Hilton Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock 42 of 58 Bella Poarch ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty 43 of 58 Omer Fedi Kevin Mazur/Getty 44 of 58 Symone and Kandy Muse Jamie McCarthy/Getty 45 of 58 Josh Dun 46 of 58 Debby Ryan Matt Baron/Shutterstock 47 of 58 Dometi Pongo Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock 48 of 58 Madison Beer Matt Baron/Shutterstock 49 of 58 Young Dylan Jamie McCarthy/Getty 50 of 58 Ashnikko Jamie McCarthy/Getty 51 of 58 Bia Astrid Stawiarz/WireImage 52 of 58 Dove Cameron Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock 53 of 58 Denzel Dion and Rickey Thompson Jamie McCarthy/Getty 54 of 58 Shay Mitchell Kevin Mazur/Getty 55 of 58 Winnie Harlow Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock 56 of 58 Jamila Mustafa Jason Kempin/Getty 57 of 58 Nessa Astrid Stawiarz/WireImage 58 of 58 Sofia Boutella Matt Baron/Shutterstock