The show's air date was originally announced on 16 February 2009[1] and the nominees for the show were announced on 19 February 2009.[2] The awards show will be produced by American producer Alex Coletti who produced the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.[3][4][5] It was announced on 22 February 2009 that Fall Out Boy band member Pete Wentz would host the event.[6] The public will vote for the winners of all eight categories with the voting commencing on 23 February and concluding on 25 March.[7] The show will be broadcast on MTV World Stage around the world.[8]
On the show special appearances were made by Vanilla Ice, Ashlee Simpson and Wolfmother.