Victoria’s Secret trades New York for Los Angeles and taps four powerhouse women to soundtrack its most ambitious runway yet
Victoria’s Secret is swapping the Manhattan skyline for Southern California, and it is packing a powerhouse soundtrack for the move.
The lingerie brand revealed on Tuesday, Sept. 29, the musicians who will share the spotlight with its models at the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, scheduled for Oct. 18 in Los Angeles. The roster includes Megan Thee Stallion, Tate McRae, Megan Moroney and KATSEYE, a mix that stretches across hip-hop, pop, country and the fast-rising world of global girl groups.
The announcement also keeps a recent tradition alive. For the past couple of years, the show has handed its stage exclusively to women, and this year’s edition follows that same blueprint. It is a deliberate choice that mirrors the brand’s broader effort to reshape its image around confidence and self-expression rather than the narrow glamour that once defined it.
A Lineup Built on Range
Each act arrives with its own fan base and its own kind of spectacle, which may be exactly the point.
Megan Thee Stallion, the Grammy-winning Houston rapper, has turned unapologetic self-assurance into a signature brand. Few artists are better suited to a runway built on attitude, and her high-energy performances tend to command every inch of a stage.
Tate McRae brings the polish of a pop star who treats choreography as seriously as her vocals. The Canadian singer broke through to a massive global audience with Greedy, and her live shows have become known for their sharp, athletic dance routines.
Megan Moroney represents the lineup’s country lane. The Georgia native built a devoted following with heartfelt, witty storytelling, highlighted by her breakout hit Tennessee Orange, and her presence signals that the show is courting fans well beyond the pop charts.
KATSEYE may be the most fascinating addition. The multinational group was assembled through a global talent competition, a journey chronicled in the Netflix docuseries Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE, and it has since found a fresh audience with tracks such as Gnarly.
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Why the Show Is Heading West
The biggest shift this year is geographic. After two consecutive years in New York City, the production is relocating to the West Coast, a decision that Adam Selman, executive vice president and chief creative officer of Victoria’s Secret and Pink, explained in an interview with People.
Selman said his goal was to make the 2026 show larger and more daring than the one before it. The problem, he noted, was space. His team could not find a venue in New York big enough to accommodate everything it hoped to pull off, so the brand turned its attention to Los Angeles.
The move carries symbolic weight, too. Los Angeles is the capital of entertainment and spectacle, and staging the show there places it squarely in a city that thrives on big productions and bigger personalities.
Welcome to Fandemonium
Selman has also given this year’s show a name that hints at its mood. He is calling it Fandemonium, a playful fusion of fandom and pandemonium that suggests a production built around the frenzy of devoted audiences.
He described the relocation as an enjoyable new challenge, one that let his team explore a different side of Americana and the enduring idea of the American dream. Just how that concept will translate into looks, sets and staging remains under wraps, leaving plenty of room for speculation before the lights go up.
What is clear is the ambition. Pairing a dream-chasing, all-American theme with four artists from wildly different corners of music suggests a night designed to feel less like a traditional runway and more like a full-scale pop culture event.
A Comeback Still Gaining Momentum
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned in 2024 after a roughly six-year absence, reintroduced with a refreshed approach that leaned heavily on live music and star power. Each edition since has tried to raise the stakes, and the jump to a new coast shows the brand has no plans to play it safe.
How to Watch
Fans will not need a ticket to catch the action. The 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will stream on YouTube and across the brand’s social media channels beginning at 4:30 p.m. PT on Oct. 18.
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