VH1 heats up this summer with an all-new season of Love & Hip Hop: Miami returning Monday, August 23 at 9PM ET/PT

Love & Hip Hop: Miami: Inside the 305 one-hour launch special premieres Monday, August 16 at 9PM ET/PT

(New York, New York)- August 9, 2021- VH1 today announced that Love & Hip Hop: Miami is set to premiere on Monday, August 23 at 9PM ET/PT following an all-new episode of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. The powerhouse franchise returns to the musical melting pot that's emerged as the epicenter of global culture.

The new season finds its larger-than-life cast of iconic series veterans and heavy-hitting newcomers seizing the moment to represent, reinvent and push the industry envelope. At a time when the stakes have never been higher, and in a city where the competition has never been more fierce, Miami meets the moment.

"Bugatti" rapper Ace Hood and his wife Shelah Marie join the cast this season alongside rap legend and podcast superstar Noreaga and his wife Neri, and hard-hustling, Haitian "Queen of Kompa Music" Florence El Luche.

Returning cast members include:

· Trina

· Trick Daddy

· Amara La Negra

· Sukihana

Additionally, fans can relive their favorite moments prior to the new season with Love & Hip Hop: Miami: Inside the 305, an hour-long launch special kicking off on Monday, August 16th at 9PM ET/PT to toast the moments that made Love & Hip Hop: Miami a cultural phenomenon. Cast members Trina, Trick Daddy, Amara La Negra, Bobby Lytes, Gunplay, Shay Johnson and Sukihana join cultural commentators Big Freedia, Kendall Kyndall, Funky Dineva, Jasmine Brand, Jess Hilarious, Derek J and Danielle Canada and the show's production crew for a special inside look at the last three seasons and an exciting sneak peek at season four.

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VH1's Love & Hip Hop: Miami is executive produced by Mona Scott-Young and Stephanie R. Gayle for Monami Productions and Lashan Browning, Donna Edge-Rachell, Paris Bauldwin, Daniel Wiener, Brian Schornak, Eric Cyphers and Markus Burns for New Group Productions. Sitarah Pendelton and Phakiso Collins are executive producers for VH1.

VH1's Love & Hip Hop: Miami: Inside the 305 is executive produced by Mona Scott-Young, Stephanie R Gayle, Michael Lang, and Robyn Nish Friedman for Monami Productions.

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