<p>The MTV Video Music Awards will take place on September 12 in New York, the channel announced Tuesday -- the latest news that live entertainment is coming back in the city as it emerges from the pandemic.</p>.<p>MTV has yet to announce which artists will perform at the event, to be staged in front of an audience at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.</p>.<p>Last year, MTV initially announced that the 2020 edition would be held at the same arena before cancelling that plan and hosting a scattered, behind-closed-doors ceremony with pre-recorded musical performances in several New York locations.</p>.<p>The eligibility period for this year's videos is from July 2020 to June 2021.</p>.<p>Cultural activities are returning to New York as the city reopens in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, boosted by vaccinations.</p>.<p>Also on Tuesday, Madison Square Garden announced that it would host on June 20 the first event in front of a capacity crowd since coronavirus struck in March 2020 -- a Foo Fighters concert.</p>.<p>Only spectators that can prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be allowed in, the venue said.</p>.<p>"We've been waiting for this day for over a year. And Madison Square Garden is going to feel that hard," said lead singer Dave Grohl.</p>.<p>On Monday, Bruce Springsteen announced that his hit Broadway show will reopen on June 26, also in front of vaccinated audiences.</p>.<p>And Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city is planning a major concert in Central Park in August to celebrate the city's "rebirth" as part of a week of "homecoming" events.</p>
<p>The MTV Video Music Awards will take place on September 12 in New York, the channel announced Tuesday -- the latest news that live entertainment is coming back in the city as it emerges from the pandemic.</p>.<p>MTV has yet to announce which artists will perform at the event, to be staged in front of an audience at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.</p>.<p>Last year, MTV initially announced that the 2020 edition would be held at the same arena before cancelling that plan and hosting a scattered, behind-closed-doors ceremony with pre-recorded musical performances in several New York locations.</p>.<p>The eligibility period for this year's videos is from July 2020 to June 2021.</p>.<p>Cultural activities are returning to New York as the city reopens in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, boosted by vaccinations.</p>.<p>Also on Tuesday, Madison Square Garden announced that it would host on June 20 the first event in front of a capacity crowd since coronavirus struck in March 2020 -- a Foo Fighters concert.</p>.<p>Only spectators that can prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be allowed in, the venue said.</p>.<p>"We've been waiting for this day for over a year. And Madison Square Garden is going to feel that hard," said lead singer Dave Grohl.</p>.<p>On Monday, Bruce Springsteen announced that his hit Broadway show will reopen on June 26, also in front of vaccinated audiences.</p>.<p>And Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city is planning a major concert in Central Park in August to celebrate the city's "rebirth" as part of a week of "homecoming" events.</p>