Taylor Swift: Queen of the VMAs, Again
Flash back to Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs 15 years ago, in 2009. That’s what made that b—famous, according to Kanye West, who infamously rushed the stage and stole the microphone out of her hand. Focus on present day, with Swift winning 7 Moon Men at ceremonies hosted by Megan Thee Stallion Wednesday night at Long Island’s UBS Arena, including Video of the Year and Artist of the Year. The new trophies bring her total wins to...
Miley, Kanye, Taylor and Beyonce Head For MTV VMAs
Even as the stock market was crashing Monday, Van Toffler’s spirits were heading in the other direction. “This is my favorite week,” he told me by phone from New York, referring to the days leading into MTV Video Music Awards this coming Sunday. Toffler is an executive producer of the show who has worked on the VMAs since 1987, just three years after its inception, when Madonna set the standard for opening performances with her...
Swift, Sheeran, Queen Bey and Kendrick Top MTV VMA Nominations
It’s a good bet that none of the just-announced nominees for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards will sport any foam fingers. Topping the leader board for the most Moonman nods—to be handed out Sunday, August 30—are, surprise, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, along with Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and Mark Ronson. Miley Cyrus will host the ceremonies, which will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Where’s that,...
VMA Moments and Memories: It’s Still All About Miley, and Beyonce
There was no “Miley Moment” akin to last year’s foam finger twerking brouhaha, so it turned out to be a tamer night at the 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards, held August 24 at the refurbished Forum in Inglewood as Lorde, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Gwen Stefani all performed, presented or took home the coveted Moonmen. Oh, unless you count the moment where Cyrus sent a homeless man on...
Bey-by! It’s the Best Moment at the 2011 VMAs
MTV’s Video Music Awards are known for generating zeitgeist pop culture moments– like Kanye West’s infamous onstage interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech in 2009– and this year’s edition was no exception. The buzziest moment– which generated a record number of tweets, measured by Twitter at 8,868 per second– was pop singer Beyoncé’s big pregnancy reveal, unbuttoning her...
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