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Watch Eminem and Snoop Dogg Perform “From the D 2 the LBC” at VMAs 2022
Eminem joined Snoop Dogg at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards to perform their collaborative single “From the D 2 the LBC.” Organized in partnership with Bored Ape Yacht Club creators Yuga Labs, the performance brought the MTV audience into the metaverse, with the rappers performing as their NFT avatars inside of the upcoming Yuga Labs metaverse project Otherside. The video for “From the D 2 the LBC,” which prominently features Eminem and Snoop Dogg’s Board Ape Yacht Club NFTs, also got nominated for the Best Hip Hop VMA. The video cuts back and forth between shots of Eminem and Snoop Dogg in the studio and the colorful adventures of their NFT avatars in various animated sequences. “From the D 2 the LBC” is first collaboration between Eminem and Snoop Dogg since 2000, when they released the ...
Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform “Black Summer” and “Can’t Stop” at VMAs 2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers took the stage Sunday night (August 28) at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards to play “Black Summer” and “Can’t Stop” at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. They were introduced by Cheech & Chong, who referenced the Chili Peppers’ infamous set performing while wearing tube socks on their genitalia. Sunday’s performance marked Red Hot Chili Peppers’ first at the VMAs since 2000, when they received the Video Vanguard Award and performed their hit “Californication.” Watch their performance and speeches below. As well as winning in the Best Rock category for “Black Summer,” Red Hot Chili Peppers were the recipients of this year’s Global Icon Award. “I want to dedicate this to Taylor Hawkins and his family,” said drummer Chad Smith during his part of the acceptan...
Watch Anitta Perform “Envolver” at VMAs 2022
Anitta took the stage tonight at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. The Brazilian vocalist and songwriter performed her Versions of Me song “Envolver” on the VMAs main stage. Watch Anitta make her VMAs debut below. “Envolver” got nominated in the Best Latin category at the 2022 VMAs, and she won that award. It was the first nomination of Anitta’s career. Anitta recently released the deluxe edition of Versions of Me. The expanded album includes the Missy Elliott collaboration “Lobby.” Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
All the 2022 VMAs Performances, Ranked
After hitting Brooklyn’s Barclays center in 2021, the MTV Video Music Awards returned to the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Sunday (Aug. 28). Nicki Minaj, who recently earned her first solo No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Super Freaky Girl,” was named the 2022 VMAs Video Vanguard Award winner, putting her into a rarified category that includes Michael Jackson, Madonna, Missy Elliott and other pop culture royalty. Additionally, Minaj co-hosted the show alongside LL Cool J and Jack Harlow. Red Hot Chili Peppers, who were the 2022 VMAs Global Icon Award recipients, also performed on the show. Harlow opened the evening with his own “First Class” and a surprise appearance — Fergie, the Dutchess herself, joined him on the VMAs stage to perform “Glamorous,” her Hot 100-topping single t...
Taylor Swift Is First Artist to Achieve This VMAs Feat, Plus Other 2022 Record Setters
Taylor Swift was the top winner at the 2022 Video Music Awards, with three wins – video of the year, best long-form video and best direction, all for “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version).” This year’s VMAs was held at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Sunday (Aug. 28). Swift is the first artist to win video of the year three times. She previously won for “Bad Blood” (featuring Kendrick Lamar, 2015) and “You Need to Calm Down” (2019). This echoes Swift’s achievement at the Grammy ceremony in 2021 where Swift became the first female artist to win album of the year three times. But here, Swift is the first artist to achieve this feat period, with no gender qualifications necessary. With these three awards, Swift’s career tally of VMAs jumps to 14, which puts her in fourth p...
Blackpink’s ‘Pink Venom’ Creates Chart History In Australia
Blackpink makes history with “Pink Venom” (Interscope/Universal), as it blasts to No. 1 on Australia’s singles chart. With their hot start, the foursome becomes the first K-pop group to debut at the summit of the national singles survey, beating the No. 2 start for BTS’ 2020 hit “Dynamite.” “Pink Venom,” the first single from the upcoming album Born Pink, beats Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” (Universal) and Harry Styles’ “As It Was” (Columbia/Sony), respectively, to give Blackpink its first leader in Australia. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Blackpink has a special connection with Australia. Band member Rosè (aka Roseanne Park) was born in Auckland, New Zealand and raised in Melbourne. At age 15, the world of K-pop came calling when, at her...
Steps Beats Aitch, Madonna to U.K. Chart Throne
Steps has beaten Aitch and the Queen of Pop to snag the U.K. chart crown — and claim a record — with The Platinum Collection (via Sony Music CG). The British five-piece pop band earns its first leader on the Official U.K. Albums Chart in 11 years, and fourth overall, with a compilation that celebrates a 25-year career which spawned 16 top 40 hit, including No. 1s with “Heartbeat/Tragedy” and “Stomp.” With their latest chart feat, the singers — Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian “H” Watkins — set a record. They’re the first British, mixed-gender group to earn a No. 1 album in four consecutive decades, the Official Charts Company reports. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news They step into an elite club, which inc...
Watch Bad Bunny Perform From Yankee Stadium at VMAs 2022
Bad Bunny performed his song “Tití Me Preguntó” at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards tonight (August 28). While the official VMAs ceremony is happening at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the Puerto Rican rapper performed via livestream from Yankee Stadium as part of his two-night World’s Hottest Tour stop in New York. The stage was decked out with palm trees and dancers, and Bad Bunny gave an acceptance speech in Spanish after being gifted his Artist of the Year trophy immediately afterwards. Watch his performance and acceptance speech below. Bad Bunny received two nominations at the 2022 VMAs in total, getting nods for Artist of the Year and in the Best Latin category for “Tití Me Preguntó.” Back in 2019, Bad Bunny and J Balvin played “Que Pretendes” at the VMAs. Revisit ...
Taylor Swift Announces New Album Midnights, Breaks Record for Most Video of the Year Wins at 2022 VMAs
Taylor Swift won the Video of the Year award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards tonight (August 28) for her 10-minute song “All Too Well: The Short Film.” After accepting the award, Swift thanked her fans and revealed that her “brand new album“ will come out October 21. She later revealed on Instagram that it’s called Midnights and features “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life.” An accompanying statement reads: We lie awake in love and in fear, in turmoil and in tears. We stare at walls and drink until they speak back. We twist in our self-made cages and pray that we aren’t—right this minute—about to make some fateful life-altering mistake. This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we...
MTV VMAs 2022 Winners: See the Full List Here
Tonight, the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards are airing live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Hosted by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow, the program features performances from Global Icon award winners Red Hot Chili Peppers, Video Vanguard award winner Minaj, and more. See the full list of winners below. Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X, and Jack Harlow are tied for the most nominations with seven each. Doja Cat and Harry Styles follow with six nominations, while Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, the Weeknd, and Ed Sheeran each have five. Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2022 MTV VMAs. Video of the Year Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – Industry BabyDoja Cat – WomanDrake Featuring Future & Young Thug – Way 2 SexyEd Sheeran – Shiver...
MTV VMAs 2022: All of the Performances
The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards aired Sunday night (August 28) in front of a live audience at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. Among the slew of performers at the 2022 show were co-hosts Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow, Lizzo, Måneskin, J Balvin, Anitta, Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flo Milli, and many more. Check out the full list of performers for the pre-show and main ceremony below. Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. Anitta The first-ever Brazilian VMAs winner performed her Best Latin-winning song “Envolver” from her 2022 album Versions of Me. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Bad Bunny El Conejo Malo beamed in from the Bronx, where he was performing his second sold-out show at Yankee Stadium, ...
DJ Khaled Reveals How Dr. Dre, Eminem and Ye’s “Use This Gospel” Remix Joined ‘GOD DID’
DJ Khaled has opened up about how the remix of Dr. Dre, Kanye West and Eminem‘s “Use This Gospel” ended up on his latest studio album, GOD DID. Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, the producer revealed that their collaborative work for this record began about a year and a half ago at his house, where Ye showed up unexpectedly at 8 a.m. in the morning. “I never knew he was coming, tells the chef, ‘Give me some eggs with ketchup,’ and he had a drink. We go to my studio, I play him music, he plays me music, we both inspiring each other,” Khaled explained. “He plays me an incredible album that he did with one of my idols, Dr. Dre, he played it from top to bottom for me. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. We had a great get-together at the crib, he leaves, that’s a year and a ...
