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 »Ben Affleck Freestyles for Ice Spice in New Dunkin' Donuts Commercial
Dunkin‘ Donuts superfan Ben Affleck is back in his ad campaign for the brand (now technically known as Dunkin’). In a new commercial, which aired during the VMAs, Affleck is joined by rapper Ice Spice to promote Dunkin’s fall-themed frozen pumpkin spice drink, which inexplicably features ground-up pumpkin spice Munchkins …
Read More »The 2023 VMAs Didn't Even Suck This Year. What Happened?
Welcome to the MTV Video Music Awards. Music’s biggest night! Well, not quite. How about: the night MTV shows how much it cares about music by deciding, “Way too many people are noticing the VMAs. We better move it to a Tuesday night in September.” But fortunately, the stars came …
Read More »Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift Were the MVPs of the 2023 VMAs Audience
On Tuesday night, MTV returned to its truest form with the 2023 Video Music Awards. It wasn’t just that the night was filled with back-to-back powerhouse performances from some of music’s biggest stars and that the awards themselves didn’t overshadow the creative craft. It also produced multiple genuinely viral reactions …
Read More »MTV VMAs 2023: See the Complete Winners List
Believe it or not, the 2023 VMAs have officially arrived. On Tuesday, the biggest names in music gathered for theMTV Video Music Awards to see who would take home the night’s top prizes. Swift led all nominees this year with eight, while SZA picked up six, and Doja Cat earned …
Read More »Britney Spears Recalls VMAs Snake Performance: 'I Still Remember How Scared I Felt'
Britney Spears is gearing up for the release of her memoir by throwing back to key moments in her career on social media. Last night she reflected on her appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001, where she performed “I’m a Slave 4 U” with a giant yellow …
Read More »Diddy to Receive Global Icon Award at 2023 Video Music Awards
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards will present the third-ever Global Icon Award to Sean “Diddy” Combs when the ceremony airs live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Sept. 12. The artist also joins the performance lineup as he gears up to release The Love Album: Off the Grid, his …
Read More »Lil Wayne Drops Fast-Talking Single 'Kat Food' Ahead of VMAs Performance
Lil Wayne has released a new single, “Kat Food,” via Young Money Records/Republic Records. The thumping song, produced by Charlie Handsome, FNZ, and Rogét Chahayed, samples Missy Elliott‘s “Work It.” The track sees the rapper intoning about his success as he references Purina cat food: “Money need a home and …
Read More »Beyoncé vs. Taylor Swift at the VMAs: Queens Lead in Social-Voted Categories
Taylor Swift and Beyoncé‘s dominance over Summer 2023 continues with the VMAs. On Friday, MTV announced the nominees for the Video Music Awards, including the four social-voted categories at the awards show, which sees both Taylor Swift and Beyoncé facing each other in all three of the categories they can …
Read More »How Madonna Kept a Three-Way Kiss a Secret and Made VMA History
Former MTV president Van Toffler had the history books on his mind when he asked Madonna to open the 2003 Video Music Awards. Toffler wanted to honor the VMAs’ nearly two-decade legacy with a callback to its inaugural 1984 edition. A lot had happened since Madonna rolled around in a …
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