Every MTV VMA host since 2000 (16 images)

By Wade Sheridan

MTV announced that Nicki Minaj will host the 2023 Video Music Awards for the second year in a row on Tuesday. In 2022, she hosted the show alongside LL Cool J and Jack Harlow. The show aired without a host in 2004, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018. Here's a look at the VMA hosts of the 2000s.

Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj won the Video Vanguard Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on August 28, 2022. That year, she hosted the show, alongside LL Cool J and Jack Harlow, and performed. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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LL Cool J

LL Cool J arrives on the red carpet at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on August 28, 2022. He hosted the show alongside Minaj and Harlow. During the telecast, the camera panned away from Damiano Damon of Måneskin while he performed in revealing pants. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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Jack Harlow

Harlow arrives on the red carpet at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on August 28, 2022. He hosted the show alongside Minaj and LL Cool J. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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Doja Cat

Doja Cat arrives on the red carpet at the 38th annual MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in New York City on September 12, 2021. She hosted the show and performed. Musician Machine Gun Kelly nearly came to blows with UFC fighter Connor McGregor on the red carpet at the event. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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