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" The MTV Video Music Awards, aka the VMAs, are one of the best award shows of the year. You get to watch the hottest artists perform and hopefully watch your favorite band take home a big award, not to mention check out all the bold fashion and beauty looks. So you know Sunday&amp;#039;s show is going to be fun, but here&amp;#039;s why this year&amp;#039;s VMAs will be especially epic, as if the photo above doesn&amp;#039;t say enough.  1. Taylor Swift is performing. We repeat: TAYLOR SWIFT IS PERFORMING. This will mark Taylor&amp;#039;s fourth time performing at the VMAs, and she&amp;#039;s seriously going to have to outdo herself, since every single performance she&amp;#039;s ever done has been absolutely ~magical.~ But just in case you weren&amp;#039;t excited enough for her performance on Sunday, here&amp;#039;s a GIF to remind you of T-Swift&amp;#039;s greatness. 2. Ariana Grande, Jessie J, and Nicki Minaj will debut the music video for &amp;quot;Bang Bang.&amp;quot; The video you&amp;#039;ve been dying to see is finally going to premiere exclusively at this year&amp;#039;s VMA&amp;#039;s! 3. A bunch of your other favorite stars\u2014like Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Beyonce, AND 5SOS\u2014are performing, too! Basically this year&amp;#039;s VMAs is like one big concert with all your favorite artists that you can watch from your couch.  4. Lucy Hale is hosting the pre-show. Lucy has done some awesome things this year, from releasing her debut album to continuing to impress us with her awesome earrings on Pretty Little Liars, and now she&amp;#039;s hosting the VMAs pre-show. Let&amp;#039;s just hope she doesn&amp;#039;t get a text from &amp;quot;A&amp;quot; while trying to do red carpet interviews. 5. Queen Bey is getting a very special award. Beyonc\u00E9 is receiving the Video Vanguard Award, which is basically the most important award at the VMAs. Previous winners include Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Britney Spears. She is also leading the pack with eight nominations, more than any other artist or band this year. Bow down. 6. Charli XCX and Fifth Harmony are going to make the pre-show worth watching! No one will be skipping the pre-show this time around, not only because Lucy&amp;#039;s hosting, but also because both Fifth Harmony and Charli XCX are performing before the show even kicks off! YAASS. 7. Lorde, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, 5SOS, Fifth Harmony, Charli XCX, and Miley Cyrus are all nominees! And Ariana Grande and Lorde are up for awards in multiple categories! 8. This is 5SOS&amp;#039;s VMA performance debut. And there&amp;#039;s a big possibility they will perform shirtless, since they&amp;#039;ve been hinting at it all week. *Fingers crossed.* Are you looking forward to watching the VMAs this weekend? Which performance are you most excited for? Tell us in the comments! MORE: Taylor Swift Makes Your Day With Nerdy Skit and Major Music Announcement Calling All Fangirls: An Award Show Just For You! 10 Times Taylor Swift Gave You the Best Life Advice Ever Photo credit: Getty Images GIF credits: Giphy.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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