Ozuna’s ‘La Funka’ VMA Performance Takes You To The Moon
By Deepa Lakshmin On the heels of premiering his new music video for “La Funka,” Ozuna brought his talent to the 2021 VMAs on Sunday night (September 12). His big moment at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center opened with a giant claw machine in the shadow...
Alicia Keys Honors New York City In Stirring VMAs Performance
Alicia Keys truly has the range. During the 2021 Video Music Awards on Sunday (September 12), the R&B legend took the stage with rapper Swae Lee at New York’s Liberty State Park for a performance of their recent collaboration, “Lala.” Lee stepped out first amid a...
Normani Tributes Janet Jackson By Twerking on Teyana Taylor
Normani brought the audience to the “Wild Side” during Sunday night’s VMAs. The former Fifth Harmony member returned to the VMAs stage for the first time since she dribbled and dunked during “Motivation” on the 2019 awards show. Normani took to the stage this...
Camila Cabello Brought The Miami Heat To The VMAs With ‘Don’t Go Yet’
Even though her fairy godparent Billy Porter was present at the 2021 Video Music Awards, Camila Cabello left her glass slippers at home. This award show was a different kind of ball. The “Señorita” singer and Cinderella star is no stranger to the annual MTV awards show....
Foo Fighters Taught Us All To Fly With Career-Spanning VMA Performance
Back in 2015, a man named Fabio Zaffagnini convinced 1,000 people in his hometown of Cesena, Italy, to pull off a seeming logistical nightmare: a mass simultaneous performance of Foo Fighters’s indelible alt-rock hit “Learn to Fly,” without any rehearsal. It worked, and the...
Chlöe Offers No Mercy For Frat Boys In Debut VMAs Performance
Although she may have kick-started her career as one half of the R&B sister duo Chlöe X Halle, Chlöe proved she is ready to work it, work it, work it as an artist in her own right with her jaw-dropping, hip-shaking first performance of her...
We Got ‘Shivers’ From Ed Sheeran’s Sweeping VMA Performance
By Deepa Lakshmin As the sun went down over New York City Sunday night (September 12), Ed Sheeran cranked up the volume for his outdoor set at the 2021 VMAs. Under the stars in the shadow of a sweeping skyline, he debuted a no-frills...
Justin Bieber Wins Artist Of The Year And Immediately Thanks Travis Scott
Everyone else is playing catch-up to Justin Bieber. At the 2021 MTV VMAs, Bieber was crowned Artist of the Year, capping off an insurgent run that’s found him releasing a new album, Justice, starring in Drake’s “Popstar” video, and hitting No. 1 both with...
Doja Cat Danced Mid-Air In Acrobatic VMA Performance
Taking a break from her hosting duties at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, Doja Cat took the stage for a sizzling live performance of her songs “Been Like This” and “You Right” on Sunday (September 12) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Both tracks...Recent Posts
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