Stray Kids, the K-pop octet who released 5-Star this summer, performed one of the album’s singles, “S-Class,” on Tuesday night at the MTV Video Music Awards. It was the group’s first time performing on the awards show. The group wasted no time jumping into the high-energy performance with seamless choreography. …
Read More »Another Blow for Kanye: First, a NSFW Water Taxi Ride. Now, a Lawsuit Over Unpaid Bills
September is off to a rough start for Kanye West. Days after a Venetian water taxi banned the rapper from its boats following NSFW footage of West and his wife Bianca Censori, West has been hit with a lawsuit from a former employee, according to court documents obtained by Rolling …
Read More »Karol G Brings Her Stadium Show to the 2023 VMAs, Takes Home Award With Shakira
It’s Bichota Season at the 2023 VMAs! Karol G just graced the stage to perform her hit “Oki Doki” and sang her verse from her Brazilian collab “Tá OK” at the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday. (She also took home the Best Collaboration prize with Shakira.) Backed by a …
Read More »No, Megan Thee Stallion Did Not Get Mad at Justin Timberlake at the VMAs
There’s nothing better — or more dangerous — than a backstage camera at an awards show. Offering up the full illusion of behind-the-scenes celebrity voyeurism, these cameras offer a plentiful bounty of meme and .Gif fodder; but without the fine details — such as high-quality audio or properly-framed visuals — …
Read More »Fall Out Boy Didn't Start the Fire at the 2023 VMAs
Fall Out Boy, a band that almost certainly didn’t start the fire, lit things up at the MTV Video Music Awards Tuesday night with a performance of, well, their version of “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” It marked the third time the group performed at the awards show, following their …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy on Judaism, Staying Sober, and Why He's 'Disappointed' by Dylan
Jeff Tweedy never meant to be a memoirist. “I was kind of recruited to write a book based on some agent’s idea that I might be able to write something worth reading,” he says, recalling a conversation five or more years ago. “I said, ‘Sure, I guess.’ It felt accidental.” …
Read More »Anitta Transforms the 2023 VMAs Into a 'Funk Rave' With Help From Tomorrow X Together
Anitta transformed the 2023 MTV VMAs stage into a “Funk Rave” as she performed the fan-favorite and her recent single, “Used to Be” — and later joined the boys of Tomorrow X Together for a performance of their new collaboration “Back for More.” During her solo segment, the Brazilian star …
Read More »Hear Snail Mail's Unreleased 'Easy Thing' From Upcoming 'Valentine Demos' EP
Snail Mail will mark the upcoming second anniversary of her sophomore album, Valentine, with an EP featuring a handful of stripped-down, home-recorded demos. Ahead of the November 3 release of the appropriately titled Valentine Demos EP, Lindsey Jordan has shared the demo for “Easy Thing,” an unreleased track that she …
Read More »Trucker Hats, Fringe, and Electric Plaid — Celebrity Fashion at the VMAs Hit Different This Year
There are few who rival Doja Cat‘s witty antics and bizarre sense of style, and that’s why the internet can’t get enough. When she stepped on the pink carpet for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards in, what we’re calling “floss and vibes” by the New York-based label Monse, it …
Read More »V Can't Get Through to the Other Side in Melancholic 'Blue' Video
Despite his best efforts, V just can’t get through to the other side in the music video for “Blue.” The greyscale visual follows the BTS member as he pounds on the door of an apartment and drives frantically around the city, growing more impatient with each unanswered knock and phone …
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