Lizzo is making a clarification about her 2022 MTV Video Music Awards speech last night.
29.08.2022 - 07:45 / nme.com
Panic! At The Disco brought a cinematic version of ‘Don’t Let The Light Go Out’ to the MTV VMAs 2022 tonight (August 28).The band performed their recent single to the stage at Newark’s Prudential Center, where the ceremony was held this year.Shot in black-and-white, Panic! At The Disco performed with a vintage car on stage with them, which became a podium for members of the band to perform from during the song.Pyrotechnics and dry ice also filled the performance, while dancers brought a theatrical edge to the epic rendition. The cameras turned to colour as the song hit its final throes and the car’s headlights turned on.
Watch footage of the performance below now.Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles led the winners at this year’s MTV VMAs, with multiple wins each. Catch up with all of the winners as they happen here.Nicki Minaj was honoured with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, while Red Hot Chili Peppers were named Global Icons – an award drummer Chad Smith dedicated to Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins.Both artists also performed at the ceremony, alongside a metaverse-inspired performance from Eminem and Snoop Dogg, BLACKPINK making their debut appearance at the VMAs, Harlow teaming up with Fergie, and more.Meanwhile, Panic! At The Disco released their new album ‘Viva Las Vengeance’ earlier this month.
In a four-star review, NME said: “Yes, ‘Viva Las Vengeance’ is a very different Panic! At The Disco album, but it stays true to their devil-may-care attitude Will all their fans like it? Possibly not. But Panic! have never been about pandering or following the typical path.
Lizzo is making a clarification about her 2022 MTV Video Music Awards speech last night.
MTV Video Music Awards. Since MTV launched in 1981, the silver trophy – originally named the “Moonman” – has depicted an astronaut planting a flag with the MTV logo on the moon’s surface. While the iconic statue has received few makeovers over the years, it was recently given a more gender neutral name.
Lizzo is not here for fat-shaming. The chart-topping singer directly addressed comic Aries Spears’ comments about her body while taking home the trophy for Video For Good at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.
The MTV Video Music Awards are always a calendar highlight and this year’s ceremony certainly didn’t disappoint.This year’s was led by hosts Nicki Minaj, LL Cool J and Jack Harlow and kicked off with a trip down memory lane as Fergie made a surprise performance. It ended on a high note too when Taylor Swift announced her new album, with a sprinkling of surprises in between as Johnny Depp showed off a rather different side to himself as he tried a new gig.
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Lizzo is not here for fat-shaming. The chart-topping singer directly addressed comic Aries Spears' comments about her body while taking home the trophy for Video For Good at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards.During a recent interview with the the 47-year-old took jabs at Lizzo's appearance and even put down the women who support her and are inspired by her confidence.«I can’t get past the fact that she looks like the s**t emoji,» he said on the YouTube channel.
Eminem and Snoop Dogg teamed up for a special “metaverse-inspired” performance at the MTV VMAs 2022 tonight (August 28).The rappers were among a raft of performers at the ceremony, which is being co-hosted by Nicki Minaj, Jack Harlow and LL Cool J at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.Eminem and Snoop Dogg shared a version of their recent collaboration ‘From The D 2 The LBC’ that saw them mix in-person performance with digital technology. The appearance was organised in partnership with Yuga Labs – an NFT and cryptocurrency company best known for the Bored Apes project – and was inspired by “the world of the Otherside metaverse”.The performance began with the pair sitting on a couch, with Snoop smoking a comedically large joint.
Red Hot Chili Peppers dedicated their Global Icon award to Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins at the MTV VMAs 2022 tonight (August 28).The band were honoured at the ceremony, which is being co-hosted by Nicki Minaj, Jack Harlow and LL Cool J at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.After performing ‘Black Summer’ and ‘Can’t Stop’, Red Hot Chili Peppers accepted the Global Icon award. As drummer Chad Smith took the microphone, he paid tribute to Hawkins, saying: “There’s another musical icon, global icon, and his name is my brother Taylor Hawkins.
Lizzo had the whole crowd feeling ready for love at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards! The singer added another amazing performance to her list of wins during Sunday night’s awards show, delivering a stellar live rendition of her recently released hit, “2 B Loved (Am I Ready).”
Red Hot Chili Peppers have returned! The iconic band hit the stage at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday for the first time in over two decades to perform as they received the prestigious Global Icon Award, and used the opportunity to honor the late Foo Fighters rocker Taylor Hawkins.The legendary band was introduced by comedy icons Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, who explained the significance of the coveted honor, sharing, «The award recognizes artists who have left an enduring mark on the world and are just as impactful as ever.»The band kicked things off with a performance of their recent single «Black Summer,» before moving into their 2003 megahit «Can't Stop,» which got the crowd on their feet.The performance marked the band's first time playing the VMA stage since 2000, when they accepted the coveted Video Vanguard Award. Lead singer Anthony Kiedis spoke first while accepting the award, and shared his appreciation for his fellow bandmates.«Thank you to that sassy mistress known as MTV for supporting us for a thousand years and more… I really, really, really, I want to thank Flea and John [Frusciante] and Chad Smith,» he shared, «for giving me a purpose in my life for the last 40 years. I would have been a free-floating disaster in space if not for these boys.
Lizzo had the whole crowd feeling ready for love at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards! The singer added another amazing performance to her list of wins during Sunday night's awards show, delivering a stellar live rendition of her recently released hit, «2 B Loved (Am I Ready).»After singing a few bars of her No. 1 hit «About Damn Time,» Lizzo took viewers back to 1988, channeling Tom Hanks in the movie,, as she played a light-up floor piano with her feet.
Nicki Minaj delivered a career-spanning performance at the MTV VMAs 2022 tonight (August 28), where she is collecting the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.The rapper is also co-hosting the ceremony alongside Jack Harlow and LL Cool J at the Prudential Center in New Jersey.Minaj blasted through several of her biggest hits from throughout her career, including ‘Super Bass’, ‘Bees In The Trap’, ‘Anaconda’, ‘Moment 4 Life’, and her verse from Kanye West’s ‘Monster’.The rapper also featured her new single ‘Super Freaky Girl’ in the performance, for which she was joined by male and female dancers to help deliver a raunchy choreography from a neon-lit stage complete with poles and podiums.
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Lizzo brought her latest single ‘2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)’ to the MTV VMAs stage tonight (August 28) – scroll down to watch the performance now.The star was one of the first artists to take to the stage at tonight’s ceremony, which is being held at Newark’s Prudential Center and co-hosted by Jack Harlow, LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj.Lizzo delivered a colourful performance of the single, dressed in a pink outfit and backed by visuals complementing her look.At the end of her performance, the artist was shown giving an excited scream into the microphone, while bouncing around the stage. Taylor Swift was also shown singing and dancing along to the rendition.