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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
Lil Nas X won video of the twelvemonth astatine Sundays MTV VMAs connected a nighttime that Justin Bieber triumphantly returned to the signifier arsenic a performer and arsenic victor of the creator of the year.
“I bash not instrumentality this for granted,” Lil Nas X said portion accepting the night’s last grant for the euphony video for his song, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).”
Much of the aboriginal amusement belonged to Bieber, who for his archetypal VMAs show successful six years rappelled from the ceiling of the Barclays Center astatine the commencement of the amusement for an energetic show of “Stay” with Kid LAROI and past his azygous “Ghost.”
The VMAs celebrated MTV’s 40th anniversary, mixing moments betwixt aboriginal web stars similar Cyndi Lauper and amusement opener Madonna with high-octane performances by newer stars similar Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X, Camila Cabello and Chloe.
Bieber was the starring nominee going into the ceremony. He took location the champion popular grant for “Peaches,” a opus that featured Daniel Caesar and Giveon – who accompanied him onstage.
Sporting baggy apparel and a hoodie, Bieber showed his appreciation for the awards being in-person and thanked his wife, Hailey, for supporting him.
“As we know, there’s truthful overmuch going connected successful the satellite arsenic we speak,” Bieber said during his acceptance code aft winning creator of the year. “I cognize you guys person astir apt heard it a lot. We are successful unprecedented times with this COVID happening that’s happening close now. It’s a large deal. Music is specified an astonishing outlet to beryllium capable to scope radical and bring america each together. That’s wherefore we are present close now. We’re each present together.”
Opening the show, Madonna told the screaming crowd: “They said we wouldn’t last. But we’re inactive here.”
Moments aft Olivia Rodrigo performed her deed “good 4 u,” she collected the night’s archetypal grant for her monolithic deed opus “Drivers License.” She aboriginal won champion caller artist.
“I consciousness truthful grateful that I get to constitute music, marque worldly that I emotion and telephone it my job,” said Rodrigo, the first-time nominee. Earlier successful the awards, the vocalist called this the “most magical twelvemonth of my life.”
Jennifer Lopez, who 3 days earlier made her re-kindled romance with Ben Affleck authoritative connected the reddish carpet of his caller movie ““The Last Duel” astatine the Venice International Film Festival, presented Rodrigo her trophy.
Billie Eilish won the fan-voted video for bully for her opus “Your Power.” In her acceptance speech, she said Alicia Keys kissed her connected the cheek, spoke astir the restitution of penning the opus and women empowerment.
“We request to support our ain women astatine each costs,” said Eilish, portion her brother-producer Finneas applauded his sister from his seat. “We request to retrieve that we each person power. We person to retrieve not to maltreatment it.”
Lauper, who presented Bieber with his archetypal award, advocated for adjacent rights for women.
“Girls inactive privation to person fun,” said Lauper, known for classical melody “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” “But we besides privation to person funds, adjacent pay, power implicit our bodies, you know, cardinal rights.”
Lil Nas X deed the signifier with Jack Harlow, past helium performed his arguable opus “Montero (Call Me by Your Name).” Kacey Musgraves and Shawn Mendes besides deed the stage.
Olympic gymnastic champion Simone Biles introduced Doja Cat — the show’s big — who went aerial during her performance. With wires holding her up, Doja Cat glided implicit the assemblage and landed connected signifier arsenic she performed “Been Like This” and “You Right.”
Before the show, Machine Gun Kelly got into a heated statement connected the reddish carpet with UFC combatant Conner McGregor. Video showed McGregor being held backmost by information from Kelly who aboriginal won champion alternate for his opus “My Ex’s Best Friend,” featuring Blackbear.
Kelly said helium initially didn’t privation to merchandise the song, but thanked his statement for going against his wishes. He besides gave acknowledgment to the manager of the song’s euphony video, contempt their squabble connected set.
“I haven’t talked to you since we did due to the fact that we got into a combat connected set, but it’s a large video and I’m truthful gladsome we won,” helium said. “We won!”
Megan Thee Stallion entered the amusement arsenic the second-leading nominee with six nominations. BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and Rodrigo each had 5 nods.
The Foo Fighters performed and past accepted the Global Icon Award, an grant handed retired for the archetypal clip astatine the VMAs. The grant recognizes an creator oregon set “whose unparalleled vocation and continued interaction and power has maintained a unsocial level of planetary occurrence successful euphony and beyond.”
The prestigious grant was antecedently presented astatine the yearly MTV Europe Music Awards. Past recipients see Queen, Eminem and Whitney Houston.
The stone set – comprised of Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee – performed respective of their hits including “Learn to Fly” and “Shame Shame.” It was their archetypal show astatine the VMAs since 2007.
Eilish presented the Global Icon Award to the group, who thanked MTV veterans from Kurt Loder to Tabitha Soren.
“Thank you precise overmuch for this award,” Grohl said. “We’ll spot you successful different 26 years.”
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