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The Best Memes & Fan Reactions From the 2021 MTV VMAs
Another year, another MTV Video Music Awards. After a socially-distanced outing in 2020, the VMAs returned in full force at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Sunday (Sept. 12) night for yet another memorable evening of performances, speeches, and of course, Moon People. The 2021 VMAs were a big night for Olivia Rodrigo, who took home both song of the year and best new artist, while Justin Bieber and Lil Nas X also had good nights, each taking home artist and video of the year, respectively. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back ...
Ed Sheeran Is Bringing ‘Shivers’ to the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards
This Toyota Stage performance marks his first VMAs performance since 2017, when he sang his smash “Shape of You” in tandem with Lil Uzi Vert, who performed his hit “XO Tour Llif3.” Sheeran took home the inaugural artist of the year award that year. That was Sheeran’s second VMA win. He won his first, best male video, in 2014 for “Sing” (featuring Pharrell Williams). Sheeran’s fourth solo studio album, =, is due Oct. 29. Doja Cat is set to host and perform on the 2021 MTV Music Awards, which will air live from Barclays Center on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Other artists set to perform on this year’s VMAs are Camila Cabello, Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow, Machine Gun Kelly, Olivia Rodrigo, Foo Fighters, Shawn Mendes & Tainy, Twenty One Pilots, Kacey Musgra...
Alicia Keys Added to 2021 VMAs Lineup as MTV Confirms There Will Be No Video Vanguard Award Again
Keys first performed on the show in 2001 when she delivered her breakthrough hit “Fallin’” (with an interpolation of Beethoven’s “Für Elise”). In 2007, she performed “No One”/”Freedom.” But there will be no video vanguard award on the VMAs for the second year in a row, MTV confirmed to Billboard on Thursday (Sept. 9). This is only the third time in VMA history that the show will go two or more years without presenting that award, which has sometimes been presented as the Michael Jackson video vanguard award or as a lifetime achievement award. There was no video vanguard award in 2004 to 2005 and again from 2007 to 2010. But there was a seven-year streak from 2013 to 2019 in which the video vanguard award presentation was a highlight of the show. The recipients in those years were Justin Ti...
Swedish House Mafia to Perform Medley of New Music at 2021 MTV VMA Pre-Show
Swedish House Mafia are making their second highly visible, televised appearance in recent memory, this time to perform on the pre-show for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. Following the recent TV debut of their new music during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the iconic trio will be taking to the VMAs to perform a medley of their comeback releases, “It Gets Better” and “Lifetime.” Chicago rapper Polo G and pop songstress Kim Petras are also expected to take the stage during the pre-show. All eyes are on Steve Angello, Axwell, and Sebastian Ingrosso, as the trio have reached what feels like an inflection point in their comeback chapter. The group’s new album Paradise Again is expected to arrive before the end of this year, bu...
Foo Fighters to Receive 2021 MTV VMAs Global Icon Award
The band is up for three awards this year for their single “Shame Shame,” which is nominated for best rock, best choreography, and best cinematography. Adapted from MTV’s European Music Video Awards (EMAs), the award is given to artists who have “left an indelible mark on the musical landscape and continues to influence, inspire and evolve,” according to an MTV statement. Past winners from the show’s European counterpart include Queen, Eminem, and the late Whitney Houston. Foo Fighters’ award comes just six weeks before the band is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with a ceremony on Oct. 30. The band has received 11 Grammys, while frontman Dave Grohl has five wins of ...
Of 7 Female Collabs Ever Nominated for VMA Video of the Year, Which is Your Favorite? Vote!
The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards announced nominations on Wednesday (Aug. 11), and for the first time in the show’s history, two female collaborations are vying for the coveted video of the year accolade. “WAP” by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion and “Kiss Me More” by Doja Cat featuring SZA are both up for the honors this year, competing against “Popstar” by DJ Khaled featuring Drake (starring Justin Bieber), “Bad Habits” by Ed Sheeran, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X and “Save Your Tears” by The Weeknd. Besides “WAP,” other all-female collabs that were nominated for video of the year and also hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 includ...
2021 MTV Video Music Awards Will Return to New York City: Here’s the Date
This year’s show date, Sept. 12, is the day after the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a fact that is not lost on MTV. On Tuesday (June 8), MTV announced that the 2021 Video Music Awards will return to New York City. The show will air live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sunday, Sept. 12. Last year’s show, held on Aug. 30, 2020, was a virtual production. This year’s show date is the day after the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a fact that is not lost on MTV. MTV is collaborating with 9/11 Day, the nonprofit that began and leads the federally recognized Sept. 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, for a series of activities during the week leading up to the VMAs. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined w...
Doja Cat Brings Fabulously Tacky Sci-Fi Vibes to 2020 MTV VMAs
The 2020 MTV VMAs were held socially distanced across New York City on the broadcast that aired Sunday (Aug. 30), but when Doja Cat hit the awards show, she took things out of the Five Boroughs — and off planet, for that matter. Strutting around on a set that melded lunar landscape with Tron and surrounded by dancers decked out in outfits that fell somewhere between biohazard and Barbarella, Doja delivered her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash “Say So” as well as “Like That.” With green hair and a sparkly reptilian body suit, Doja Cat looked like she could’ve stepped out of an episode of the original Star Trek series in all its swingin’ sixties sci-fi garish glory. Featured guests Nicki Minaj and Gucci Mane weren’t present, but she did have a few...
Ariana Grande Shows Love For Lady Gaga and More Best Social Media Moments From the 2020 MTV VMAs
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards looked a little different this year thanks to COVID-19, but the stars and performers still managed to pull off an impressive, partially-remote takeover of New York City. A variety of artists — from BTS, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga to Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker and Blackbear, JP Saxe and Julia Michaels — graced stages all over town, and Twitter had a lot to say about all of it. The MTV VMAs broadcasted live from Barclays Center (and beyond) in New York City on Sunday (Aug. 30). Check out the full winners’ list here, and see some of the best social media moments and reactions by stars and fans alike below. i’m living for all these vma performances — faouzia (@faouzia) August 31, 2020 Midnight sky is IIIIIITTTTTT — Zara Larsson (@za...
How to Watch the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards are going down this weekend, and the ceremony plans to safely celebrate plenty of firsts. The evening’s host Keke Palmer will be the first woman of color to host the VMAs since then-MTV VJ Downtown Julie Brown co-hosted in 1986-87. “It’s an opportunity for representation. Just knowing that someone who looks like me will get the opportunity to see me up there, which will make it more possible for them to see it for themselves. I want to give it my best so I can let them know what’s possible for them — and they can obviously go beyond that,” Palmer told Billboard in an interview Friday (Aug. 28), two days before her big night. But it’s a big night for others taking the stage with the TV debut performances of t...
Roddy Ricch Did Not Advance to Final Three in VMAs’ Push Best New Artist Category, Won’t Be Appearing on Show
Billboard reported earlier today that Ricch will not be performing on this year’s show, as originally announced. On July 30, when MTV announced the six semi-finalists for its PUSH Best New Artist award, presented by Chime Banking, Roddy Ricch seemed like sure thing to advance to the top three finalists. His breakthrough smash, “The Box,” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 consecutive weeks, and he made it back to the top spot for seven more weeks as a featured artist on DaBaby’s “Rockstar.” The other semi-finalists were Doja Cat and Lewis Capaldi, who had also topped the Hot 100, as well as Jack Harlow, Tate McRae and YUNGBLUD. But when the three finalists were announced Monday (Aug. 24), Ricch was missing from the list. The three finalists are Doja Cat, Capaldi and YUNGBLUD. (Fans can vo...
Who Wore It Best: Miley Cyrus or Miss Piggy?
You decide. Not for nothing, but Miss Piggy is a fashion icon. And the O.G. Muppet proved it on Wednesday (Aug. 19) when she reminded Miley Cyrus who the true diva is, in case Hannah Montana forgot. “Moi is always in tune to the demands of modern fashion. As soon as I saw @MileyCyrus rocking this look, I thought, ‘When did she get that out of my closet?!’,” Miss P wrote alongside a picture of her rocking blonde braids, a giant foam finger and an outfit alarmingly similar to the skimpy one Miley wore during her iconic 2013 MTV VMA performance with Robin Thicke. “History will decide who was more iconic wearing it: Miley at the VMAs or moi on The Muppets series from 2015,” Piggy wrote. Cyrus, who recently released the single “Midnight Sky,”...
