MTV Video Music Awards Forced to Trade Barclays Center With Outdoor Venues for Safety Reasons

MTV Video Music Awards Forced to Trade Barclays Center With Outdoor Venues for Safety Reasons.. <br /><br /> BTS, Doja Cat and J Balvin will be among the live performers at the prizegiving event taking place on August 30, with 'Rain on Me' collaborators Ariana Grande and Lady GaGa leading the nominees. Aug 8, 2020  AceShowbiz - Safety concerns have forced MTV bosses to look for another venue for the Video Music Awards.   The prizegiving was set to take place at Brooklyn's Barclays Center with Keke Palmer as host, but organisers and venue bosses have mutually agreed the arena won't be safe enough.       Instead, the show will be staged at various outdoor locations around New York City.   "The 2020 VMAs will be held on Sunday, Aug. 30 and pay homage to the incredible resiliency of New York with several outdoor performances... with limited or no audience, adhering to all state and city guidelines," a statement issued to Page Six reads. "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 ...