NEW YORK –
Taylor Swift and Publish Malone took dwelling the primary award of the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards for finest collaboration, handed to them by Taste Flav and Olympian Jordan Chiles.
Swift began her speech by giving remembrance to everybody who misplaced their lives and family members throughout 9/11, 23 years in the past, earlier than discussing Malone.
“There’s a motive Publish Malone is everybody in music’s favorite particular person to collaborate with,” she shifted her consideration to him. “It has taken eternally for me to get him to cease calling me ma’am.”
Girls dominated the award present, no instance larger than an imaginative, medieval set from Chappell Roan.
Drag queen Sasha Colby launched her with “your favorite drag queen’s favorite artist,” a reference to Roan’s now well-known Coachella efficiency, which in flip was impressed by Colby. Actual followers little question bought a kick out of the hyper-referential tidbit.
Roan appeared in armour, capturing a lit crossbow to fortress gates that stood behind her, burning them within the course of. Her dancers have been knights, battling one another in unimaginable choreography as she sang her queer pop hit, “Good Luck, Babe.”
Tyla received the perfect Afrobeats award.
Katy Perry performs in the course of the MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at UBS Area in Elmont, N.Y. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Katy Perry obtained the Video Vanguard Award, performing a eight-song medley spanning her profession: “Roar,” “E.T.,” “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,” “I Kissed a Woman,” “Firework,” “Lifetimes.”
“I did that every one on the primary day of my interval, are you able to consider it?” she joked in her acceptance speech. “There are such a lot of issues that should align to have an extended and profitable profession as an artist. There aren’t any decade lengthy accidents.”
She additionally teased a brand new track, “I am His, He is Mine,” that includes Doechii, which samples the Crystal Waters traditional, “Gypsy Girl (La Da Dee La Da Da).”
Earlier recipients of the Video Vanguard Award embrace Shakira, Beyonce, Minaj, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna and Missy Elliott.
Few artists are having an even bigger 12 months than Sabrina Carpenter, who introduced her summery-pop to the award present. She powered by means of her hit singles “Please Please Please,” “Style” and “Espresso” whereas dancing with a moon man and an alien.
A military of Slim Shady-lookalikes adopted Eminem as he kicked off the VMAs , launching right into a medley of his hits “Houdini” and “Someone Save Me,” that includes a broadcast feed of Jelly Roll. (The track references Jelly Roll’s large nation radio hit, “Save Me.”)
Megan Thee Stallion welcomed the gang as a first-time host Wednesday evening, who joked that the VMAs now stands for the “voluptuous Megan awards.”
Then Karol G took over, for a fiery efficiency of her hit, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido.”
Blackpink’s LISA made her option to the VMA stage for the primary time as a soloist, powering by means of two of her brand-new singles, “New Girl” and “Rockstar.” Shawn Mendes made along-awaited return, debuting a brand new John Mayer-esq. acoustic quantity, “No person Is aware of.”
Anitta carried out “Paradise,” “Alegria,” and “Savage Funk,” joined by DJ Khaled, Fats Joe and Tiago PZK.
The fortieth VMAs are being held on the UBS Area on New York’s Lengthy Island.
The evening is stacked celebrities and guarantees much more Swift, who arrived on the award present carrying a inexperienced tartan corset with an identical prepare and lengthy black leather-based gloves.
The pop star leads the nominations with 12 — eight for her “Fortnight” music video, two social classes and nods in the perfect pop and artist of the 12 months classes. She’s adopted by her “Fortnight” collaborator Publish Malone, who has 11. He’s nominated together with Swift 10 occasions and earned his eleventh nom for his nation hit “I Had Some Assist,” that includes Morgan Wallen.
Publish Malone, left, and Taylor Swift settle for the award for finest collaboration for “Fortnight”in the course of the MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at UBS Area in Elmont, N.Y. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Successful would give Swift a distinguished stage to voice assist for Kamala Harris’ presidential bid. Swift endorsed the vp Tuesday evening, moments after Harris’ debate with former president Donald Trump ended.
Shaboozey reacted to her endorsement on the VMAs pink carpet, telling The Related Press, “I believe you simply do you, you understand? Do what you are really feel in your coronary heart. Simply be sincere with your self,” he mentioned. “Simply strolling your reality, you understand.”
If prior years are any indication, Swift could make a number of speeches.
She took dwelling 9 VMAs final 12 months, bringing her whole to a powerful 23. That locations her simply behind Beyonce, who has 30 and simply forward of Madonna, who has 20 awards. Girl Gaga, has 19.
Seven Swift wins would tie Beyonce’s report, and if she wins eight, she might grow to be essentially the most awarded musician in VMA historical past.
That’s, if Beyonce does not take dwelling any of her personal trophies. She’s up for track of the 12 months (“Texas Maintain ‘Em”) and two social classes.
All through the evening, MTV flashed again to history-making throughout the VMAs’ 40-year-run, together with Britney Spears’ albino python and Madonna’s efficiency of “Like A Virgin.”
Different scheduled performers embrace Benson Boone, Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, Halsey, Lenny Kravitz, Rauw Alejandro, LL COOL J and Camila Cabello.
The VMAs are airing on MTV and simulcast on BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Brand, MTV, MTV2, Nick at Nite, Paramount Community, Pop, TV Land, VH1, and in Spanish on Univision.
