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Snoop Dogg Set To Host 2026 VMAs

West Coast will be representing at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced today that Snoop Dogg will host the show as it returns to the West Coast for the first time since 2017. Last year, Queens-raised LL Cool J fronted the show from New York. Snoop’s VMAs stint follows a string of big-ticket, […]

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Snoop Dogg Set To Host 2026 VMAs
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10 of 10
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