With the benefit of 12 hours of hindsight, it seems accurate to say that no one had more fun at the 2021 VMAs than Lil Nas X. He went into the night with five nominations and left with three, including the show’s top prize...
Last night, at the 2021 VMAs, Puerto Rico’s Ozuna turned the entire stage at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center into his own cosmic arcade. To bring his newest single “La Funka” to (far-out) life, the singer enlisted life-size teddy-bear backup dancers and a panoramic view of...
Blues has always been a vital channel of protest and nonconformity, and in recent years a powerful new group of artists have risen up to rail against the problems of the 21st century. There are plain-speaking singer-songwriters such as Buffalo Nichols, whose self-titled debut...
The MTV Video Music Awards have wrapped up for another year, with Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Travis Scott among those crowned winners at this year’s ceremony. The ceremony took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It was hosted by Doja Cat, who...
Kacey Musgraves was a musical guest at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where she performed the title track from her latest album ‘Star-Crossed’. READ MORE: Kacey Musgraves – ‘Star-Crossed’ review: a powerfully honest depiction of heartbreak The...
Foo Fighters performed a medley of songs at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, where they were also were the recipients of the VMAs’ first Global Icon Award. READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” The rockers were introduced by Billie Eilish,...
Lil Nas X has given the live debut of his recent single ‘Industry Baby’ featuring Jack Harlow at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards ceremony. For the set, the rapper enters with a full marching band behind him, before taking off his shirt and...
Twenty One Pilots have made a special announcement during their performance of ‘Saturday‘ at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. Frontman Tyler Joseph was mid-performance when he revealed his wife Jenna is pregnant with their second child. “I didn’t want to text everybody, so I...
With the VMAs’ triumphant live return to Brooklyn, MTV brought out one of the borough’s best, legend himself, Busta Rhymes. The iconic rapper — along with his hype man Spliff Star — took to the Barclays Center stage on Sunday night to perform a...
By Deepa Lakshmin “This has been the most magical year of my life,” Olivia Rodrigo said in her first-ever Video Music Awards acceptance speech Sunday night (September 12) at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, dedicating the award to “all of the girls who write songs on their...