MTV Video Music Awards 2016: Britney Spears, Rihanna to set the stage on fire

DJ Khaled along with Charlemagne Tha God & Lizzo will take up the role of pre-show host.

Music lovers across the globe must mark their calendars to watch their favourite music icons perform at the MTV Video Music Awards 2016. The star-studded event will kick off at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday.

Barbadian singer Rihanna will entertain her fans with a special performance, while Pop Princess Britney Spears will be setting the stage on fire with her latest single "Make Me" from the album "Glory".

Other celebrities to perform at MTV Video Music Awards 2016 include, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, The Chainsmokers, Halsey, Future and Nick Jones. Emerging reports also suggest that Beyonce and Kanye West are also likely to perform during the award night.

Grammy Award winner Rihanna will also be honoured with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. According to a report by Entertainment Tonight, the award will be presented to her by American singer Barbra Streisand and rapper Frank Ocean.

The event will begin with red carpet arrivals followed by a pre-show, which will be hosted by DJ Khaled in collaboration with Charlemagne Tha God and Lizzo. MTV is yet to announce the official host for the show and several reports suggest that it could be a host-less event.

In order to watch MTV VMA Awards 2016 live from Madison Square Garden, music lovers can book the tickets here. The award night will also be live streamed at mtv.com from 7 pm on Aug. 28.

Here is the Full List of Nominees for MTV VMA 2016:

Video of the Year

Adele: Hello
BeyoncÃ©: Formation
Justin Bieber: Sorry
Drake: Hotline Bling
Kanye West: Famous

Best Male Video

Drake: Hotline Bling
Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna): This Is What You Came For
Bryson Tiller: Don't
The Weeknd: Can't Feel My Face
Kanye West: Famous

Best Female Video

Adele: Hello
BeyoncÃ©: Hold Up
Ariana Grande: Into You
Rihanna (featuring Drake): Work
Sia: Cheap Thrills

Best New Artist

Desiigner
DNCE
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
Bryson Tiller

Best Pop Video

Adele: Hello
BeyoncÃ©: Formation
Justin Bieber: Sorry
Alessia Cara: Wild Things
Ariana Grande: Into You

Best Rock Video

All Time Low: Missing You
Coldplay: Adventure of a Lifetime
Fall Out Boy (featuring Demi Lovato): Irresistible
Panic! at the Disco: Victorious
Twenty One Pilots: Heathens

Best Hip-Hop Video

2 Chainz: Watch Out
Chance the Rapper (featuring Saba): Angels
Desiigner: Panda
Drake: Hotline Bling
Bryson Tiller: Don't

Best Electronic Video

99 Souls (featuring Destiny's Child and Brandy): The Girl Is Mine
Afrojack: SummerThing!
The Chainsmokers (featuring Daya): Don't Let Me Down
Calvin Harris and Disciples: How Deep Is Your Love
Mike Posner: I Took a Pill in Ibiza

Best Collaboration Video

BeyoncÃ© (featuring Kendrick Lamar): Freedom
Fifth Harmony (featuring Ty Dolla Sign): Work from Home
Ariana Grande (featuring Lil Wayne): Let Me Love You
Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna): This Is What You Came For
Rihanna (featuring Drake): Work

Breakthrough Long Form Video

BeyoncÃ©: Lemonade
Justin Bieber: Purpose: The Movement
Chris Brown: Royalty
Florence + The Machine: The Odyssey
Troye Sivan: Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

Best Direction

Adele: Hello (Director: Xavier Dolan)
BeyoncÃ©: Formation (Director: Melina Matsoukas)
David Bowie: Lazarus (Director: Johan Renck)
Coldplay: Up&Up (Directors: Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia)
Tame Impala: The Less I Know the Better (Director: Canada)

Best Choreography

BeyoncÃ©: Formation (Choreographers: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight and Dana Foglia)
BeyoncÃ©: Sorry (Choreographers: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell & BeyoncÃ© Knowles Carter)
Missy Elliott (featuring Pharrell): WTF (Where They From) (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)
FKA Twigs: M3LL155X (Choreographer: Aaron Sillis, Benjamin Milan, Kenrick Sandy and FKA Twigs)
Florence + The Machine: Delilah (Choreographer: Holly Blakey)

Best Visual Effects