The 2020 MTV VMAs featured a mix of seemingly traditional awards show moments, virtual acceptance speeches and outdoor performances as it became the latest awards show to try to mount a ceremony amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Host Keke Palmer emceed from a stage with what appeared to be a digitally generated backdrop of New York City, including videos of house-bound fans watching and applauding.
Palmer and presenters took the stage to what sounded like computer-generated applause. But Palmer didn't waste much time before acknowledging COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, joking that she wasn't sure if she was the first choice to host or "the only one brave enough to do it during COVID." Beyond that, she.