Watch a Smokin' Miley Cyrus in First Promo for MTV Video Music Awards

ABC/Richard Harbaugh(NEW YORK) — MTV released the first promo for this year’s Video Music Awards, featuring host Miley Cyrus. In the quick clip, Miley emerges from a cloud of smoke and strikes some sassy poses against a bright green background.

Miley announced her hosting gig on Monday with an Instagram post. She posted side-by-side photos of herself dressed as an alien and wearing sandwich board signs declaring “MTV won’t let me perform” and “So I’m hosting this year’s VMAs.”

In 2013, Miley caused controversy after she twerked her way through her VMA performance with Robin Thicke.

This year’s show airs August 30 at 9 p.m. ET.

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