Music stars from COVID-19-infected states get pass on NYC quarantine rules for VMAs

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWith the in-person awards ceremony canceled due to the pandemic, iHeartRadio unveiled its Music Award winners over the weekend.Winners include Billie Eilish for Female Artist of the Year and two other awards, Lizzo for Song of the Year (“Truth Hurts”), Jonas Brothers for Best Duo/Group of the Year, Taylor Swift for Album of the Year (“Lover”) and more. The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards also honored Elton John with the Tour of the Year Award.

Unlike the previous years, this year iHeartRadio Music Awards decided to go online with no formal ceremony. The prestigious radio music awards opted for a non-ceremonial winner announcement owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

mask that American singer Lady Gaga wore with a laser-cut Iris van Herpen dress at the MTV Video Music Awards this year.Based on the shape of a gas mask Castrillo's design was strapped to Lady Gaga's head with buckle and had goggle-like frames around the eyes with a mesh-covered hole for the mouth.

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Taylor Swift‘s MTV VMAs acceptance speech in 2009: God ordered him to do so.“God has a calling on all of us and he uses us in different ways,” West, 43, told Nick Cannon during an appearance on the “Cannon’s Class” podcast.The infamous incident occurred while the then-20-year-old Swift was receiving an award for best female video for “You Belong With Me.” Out of the blue, West ran up onstage and snatched the mike to shout out Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” video, which he felt was more deserving of

drama and headlines that have taken place these past few months between  Kim Kardashian  and her husband,  Kanye West , Kardashian seems to be having a great summer and isn’t letting quarantine stop her from living her best life. We’ve been seeing Kardashian vacationing all over with her family.

They first came together for Taylor Swift. Smooth Technology, a team of artist engineers in Brooklyn, New York, was born when the pop superstar had the crazy idea to feature wirelessly controlled LED costumes in her 1989 World Tour performances.

Kanye West has addressed the infamous moment he crashed the stage during Taylor Swift‘s MTV VMAs acceptance speech, claiming that God had instructed him to do so.Swift was picking up the Best Female Video award at the 2009 ceremony for ‘You Belong With Me’ when West unexpectedly stormed the stage and grabbed the mic.“Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!” he said, referring to the visuals

 Arnold Schwarzenegger  pumped iron on Monday working out to  Taylor Swift ’s popular song ...Ready For It?. “Old, but no obsolete.

 Lady Gaga  was crowned the big winner of the MTV Video Music Awards 2020, taking the stage for the first time in seven years since her legendary mashup of Paparazzi and Poker Face in 2009; giving one of the biggest performances of the night alongside  Ariana Grande , and delivering the long-awaited visuals and vocals of her latest music video Rain On Me, from her album Chromatica.The pop superstar won five of the most wanted awards of the night, including Best Cinematography, Song of the Year,

Lady Gaga hit the stage in her final look of the night at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards today. The 34-year-old entertainer was presented with the special Tricon Award, a first-ever award at the VMAs.

Lady Gaga ruled the night at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards — from rocking her first performance of «Rain on Me» to winning MTV's first-ever Tricon Award -- and of course, Mother Monster came prepared with many showstopping looks. From incredible accessories to matching masks to truly impressive trains, Gaga rocked NINE different outfits over the course of the awards show, swapping out her look for each win and multiple times throughout her marathon performance of hits.Check out all of Gaga's

Winners of the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, held Sunday night at various locations throughout New York City.— Video of the year: The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights"— Artist of the year: Lady Gaga— Song of the year: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, “Rain on Me”— Push best new artist: Doja Cat— Best collaboration: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, “Rain on Me"— Best group: BTS— Best quarantine performance: CNCO, “MTV Unplugged at Home"— Best music video from home: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, “Stuck with U"—

2020 MTV Video Music Awards raised the bar on Sunday, August 30, with live performances all over New York City — and a virtual awards show presentation.Despite having to change its original Barclays Center venue due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show didn’t disappoint when it came to the music.Fans of the awards show were singing from start to finish as each act took the stage thanks in part to the killer artist lineup, which included Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Miley Cyrus and

The MTV Video Music Awards returned to New York City for 2020 and, technically, were the first staged awards show since the pandemic began. And by technically we mean an award show where the host wasn’t set up in an empty soundstage like the recent BET Awards (except unlike that telecast it wasn’t even live).

one Twitter user commented.Wearing a barely-there nude bodysuit, the singer frolicked around the stage with mask-clad dancers bumping and grinding to the mashup.The Los Angeles native was nominated for three awards this year, including song of the year for “Say So,” which pit her up against heavy-hitters Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Post Malone. She was also nominated for the Push best new artist category and best direction for the song’s music video.

coronavirus couldn’t rain on Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s parade at the 2020 VMAs Sunday night.Gaga grabbed the spotlight, as only she can, alongside her “Rain on Me” collaborator during a performance of their single from Gaga’s dance-centric “Chromatica,” which was one of the most anticipated albums of the summer.Sporting a high-tech face mask, lots of leather and a splash of purple, Gaga did a quick-hit of her song “911” before segueing into an energetic rendition of “Rain on Me” with Grande,

Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande performing onstage again is the entertainment we needed during this pandemic. The powerhouse singers teamed up to perform their latest hit, «Rain on Me,» at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, and needless to say, the ladies delivered.Gaga pulled out all the stops for her stage look, starting out in lime green to perform her track «911,» before «changing real quick» into her fuchsia «Rain on Me» ensemble, both looks complete with a digitized face mask.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterThe 2020 MTV Video Music Awards are kicking off on Sunday, looking a little different than usual amid the coronavirus pandemic.Instead of taking place at a packed Barclays Center, artists are taking the stage in audience-less locations around New York City to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Those performers include BTS, The Black Eyed Peas, DaBaby, The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Maluma with CNCO and Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande.