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 …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Spends Her Birthday Making VMAs Performance Debut With 'Penthouse'
Kelsea Ballerini celebrated her 30th birthday Tuesday, Sept. 12, with a debut performance at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, delivering a stripped-down rendition of ‘Penthouse’ off Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good). The country star serenaded the audience from the VMAs’ outdoor stage with a moving performance backed …
Read More »Watch Micky Dolenz's 'Shiny Happy People' Video From His New R.E.M. Tribute Album
When the cover of Micky Dolenz Sings R.E.M. began circulating online earlier this month, many people presumed it was some sort of Photoshop prank. Dolenz did record a tribute album to Carole King in 2010, and he followed it up in 2021 with a collection of Michael Nesmith songs, but …
Read More »2023 MTV VMAs: Lil Wayne Brings 'Kat Food' to the Stage in First VMAs Performance in a Decade
Lil Wayne returned to the MTV Video Music Awards stage for the first time in a decade to kick off the show. The rapper welcomed the VMAs to WayneTown with a throwback to his 2018 hit “Uproar” and the live debut of his new single “Kat Food” at the Prudential …
Read More »D.M.C., Nicki Minaj, LL Cool J Perform Generation-Spanning Hip-Hop Tribute at 2023 VMAs
Hip-hop took center stage throughout the 2023 Video Music Awards. Between the main show and pre-show, the night featured boisterous performances from Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, Future, Metro Boomin, NLE Choppa, Kaliii, and more. But one of the most star-studded performances …
Read More »How Obsessed with Taylor Swift and Beyonce Are You? 'USA Today' Is Hiring
Who run the world? Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, apparently. Both pop stars will be getting the presidential treatment at USA Today and The Tennessean. The nation’s largest newspaper is looking to hire beat reporters whose sole job will be following every movement each pop star makes, the same way journalists …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo Blesses the VMAs with Some 'Guts' Spillage
Hours after dropping the music video for “Get Him Back!,” Olivia Rodrigo performed the Guts highlight at the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday. The singer opened her performance in a fiery red top, pleated skirt and white leg warmers while singing “Vampire” in a forest set, recreating her “onset …
Read More »Taylor Swift Makes History at 2023 VMAs
Taylor Swift enjoyed a monumental, history-making night at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, tying for most wins in one night with an impressive nine trophies — and now second-most overall wins. Swift’s entered the night with 14 VMAs, as well as the most nominations for 2023 with eleven. Her …
Read More »Hiss Golden Messenger Finally Lightens Up on New Album 'Jump for Joy'
In the midst of recording his 2021 album Quietly Blowing It, Hiss Golden Messenger — the nom de plume of M.C. Taylor —seriously wondered if it was the end of the road for his indie-rock career. “That record was made during a time of absolute chaos — in the world …
Read More »We Want You Back: 'NSync Appear, But Don't Perform, at VMAs
‘NSync surprised fans at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards with a brief onstage reunion that found the classic boy band presenting the first award of the night, Best Pop, to Taylor Swift. The group in its entirety — yes, with Justin, too — introduced the category with a story …
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