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 The VMA show on Aug. 30, which
traditionally features live performances from
music's biggest stars, will instead go ahead
with some artists performing at outdoor
locations, MTV and the Barclays Center arena
said on Friday.
The VMA ceremony was to be the first major
awards show since the pandemic began to take
place in a physical location, at the Barclays
Center in Brooklyn.
"In close consultation with state and local
health officials, it became clear at this time
that outdoor performances with limited or no
audience would be more feasible and safer than
an indoor event," MTV and the Barclays Center
said in a joint statement.
The statement said all local health guidelines
will be observed for the outdoor performances,
which will take place at locations around New
York City. It did not say which artists would be
performing outdoors.
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 The coronavirus outbreak has
forced the cancellation of dozens of film
festivals and concerts and shuttered Broadway
theaters.
Last week organizers of the Emmy Awards show
honoring the best in television, which is
usually held in Los Angeles in front of a large
A-list audience, said this year's event in
September would be a virtual affair.
Pop stars Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead
nominations for the Video Music Awards, which
also added two new categories to reflect how
musicians are responding to the coronavirus
pandemic.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Leslie
Adler)
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