Some of the biggest names in music assembled in New York Sunday night for the time-honored tradition of the MTV Video Music Awards, only this time on an even bigger stage.

In addition to the cable channel that created it, the VMAs also aired live on CBS (and its streaming service Paramount+) for the first time in its 41-year history.

The move seeks to expand the award show's reach after last year's milestone 40th anniversary broadcast , which CBS says "delivered its biggest multi-network audience in four years … and ranked as the most social VMAs in show history."

Notably, this year brings the VMAs — sometimes called "the Super Bowl for youth" — to the broadcast network with the oldest primetime audience .

The show made some changes this time around, like adding two new award c

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