Shakira is this year’s recipient of the MTV Video Music Award’s Video Vanguard Award. The honor recognizes the “profound impact” an artist or video director has made on the music video medium. The singer will be the first South American artist to win this award. She follows in the footsteps …
Read More »Taylor Swift, SZA, Doja Cat Lead 2023 MTV VMA Nominations
Taylor Swift, SZA, and Doja Cat will all have multiple chances to add a few more Moonmen to their trophy cases at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. Swift led all nominees this year with eight, while SZA picked up six, and Doja Cat earned five, as did Kim Petras, …
Read More »Taylor Lautner Thought Kanye West Interrupting Taylor Swift's 2009 VMAs Speech Was a 'Rehearsed Skit'
Taylor Lautner wishes he could go back in time to defend Taylor Swift. In a clip from the podcast The Squeeze, hosted by Lautner’s wife, Tay Dome, the actor revealed that he thought that Kanye West‘s infamous interruption of Swift’s VMAs 2009 speech was a “rehearsed skit.” When asked by …
Read More »Blackpink Makes History at VMAs With Explosive 'Pink Venom' Performance
Blackpink brought their blazing new single “Pink Venom” to television for the first time, performing the Born Pink track at the MTV Video Music Awards. The highly-choreographed appearance — which also marked the global superstars’ first U.S. awards show performance — allowed Blackpink to showcase both their finely honed dance …
Read More »An AR Twerk Sesh! J Balvin and Ryan Castro Bring the 'Nivel de Perreo' to the Next Level at 2022 VMAs
An AR booty! J Balvin and Ryan Castro represented Colombia at the MTV VMAs. On Sunday, the reggaetón stars performed their recent single “Nivel de Perreo” as an augmented reality-built woman (with an augmented reality booty) shook her behind to the duo’s collaboration. Balvin in a zebra print outfit and …
Read More »This Was the Big Comeback? Johnny Depp's Face Floats in a Spacesuit at the 2022 VMAs
Johnny Depp is back to making public appearances following his headline-making defamation court battle with ex Amber Heard. On Sunday, the Willy Wonka actor made a brief — but very strange — appearance at the 2022 Video Music Awards. The actor’s face appeared in the helmet of a moon person …
Read More »Snoop Dogg Smokes a Giant Joint Onstage With Eminem as They Venture Into the Metaverse at VMAs
Over two decades after first collaborating, hip-hop trailblazers Snoop Dogg and Eminem joined forces on the MTV Video Music Awards stage Sunday to showcase their latest single, “From the D 2 the LBC.” The heavily censored performance — produced in conjunction with Yuga Labs, the company behind the viral Bored …
Read More »A Barbie and Her Barbz! Nicki Minaj Accepts Vanguard Award from Her Stans — and Remembers Late Stars
The Queen of Rap was just awarded VMA’s biggest trophy, the Vanguard Award. After a show-stopping medley of her biggest hits, Nicki Minaj used her acceptance speech to remember a handful of late stars who had a big impact on her throughout her career. “I don’t know why y’all, but …
Read More »Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith Remembers Late Taylor Hawkins as Band Accepts Global Icon Award
Red Hot Chili Peppers were on hand at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday to receive the Global Icon Award, and with it delivered their first VMA performance in over two decades. During the band’s acceptance speech, drummer Chad Smith remembered his late colleague and friend, Foo Fighters’ Taylor …
Read More »'Did You Think I Wasn't Going to Shake My Ass?': Anitta Gets Sexy With Performance of 'Envolver' at the 2022 VMAs
Well, we all know which version of Anitta hit the MTV Video Music Awards stage Sunday evening: the sexiest one. The Brazilian singer performed her hit “Envolver,” which spawned a massive TikTok trend over the past year and topped Spotify’s global charts back in March. Dressed in a revealing red …
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