Then two years on the Prudential Heart in Newark, NJ, the 2024 Video Track Awards moved again to Fresh York — however no longer Radio Town Track Corridor in Ny or Barclays Heart in Brooklyn. In lieu, the VMAs have been held on the UBS Enviornment in Elmont, NY.
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However week Fresh York has at all times introduced out the most productive within the awards display — which started 40 years in the past on Sept. 14, 1984 — the positioning most certainly wouldn’t have made a lot of a remaining this yr anyway with its reducing relevance.
However week it’s now not the must-attend affair that it as soon as used to be — as MTV’s disconnect from track widens — the VMAs don’t seem to be useless but. Even though there used to be not anything on Wednesday night time that approached the enduring moments of years time — and the awards themselves have develop into much more of an afterthought to the performances — they nonetheless had the almighty Taylor Fast, who received her 5th Video of the Generation award for “Fortnight.”
Listed below are the most productive and worst moments from the 2024 VMAs.
Worst: Eminem
It made sense for Eminem to discoverable the display: Then all, he’s VMAs royalty — and he had six nominations getting into the night time at the power of his “Houdini” video from his book “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace).” However his lookalike-laden throwback to his 2000 efficiency — which segued from “Houdini” to “Somebody Save Me” (with prerecorded photos of Jelly Roll) — used to be a reminder that, 24 years then, the VMAs aren’t the similar anymore.
Highest: Taylor Fast
First off, props to Tay for appearing up on the VMAs, once more adding much-needed relevance and star power to the proceedings. And prominent with 10 nominations, she used to be maximum no doubt confident of no longer going house empty-handed when she and Submit Malone received the primary televised award of the night time: Highest Collaboration for “Fortnight.” However a age later creating a political commentary by way of endorsing Kamala Harris for president, Fast additionally remembered 9/11 in some way that put all the festivities into viewpoint.
Worst: Lisa
Then getting an creation by way of Paris Hilton — who threw in her catchphrase “That’s hot”— Lisa used to be completely no longer. This Okay-pop singer used to be extra of a Okay-flop when she carried out with a military of dancers who couldn’t save her from the natural cheesiness that left us all questioning how she even were given the ask over.
Highest: Teddy Swims
Even though this can be a little bit of a thriller why he used to be relegated to the Prolonged Play games Level, this singer-songwriter used to be a welcome accelerate of soulful vocals — and gritty feels — when he sang his mega-hit “Lose Control” and “The Door.” He no doubt upstaged Shawn Mendes, who had a main-stage spot to accomplish his pristine unmarried “Nobody Knows.”
Highest: Sabrina Chippie
In a efficiency that reminded you about how the VMAs have showcased the hot artists of the moment in the past, Chippie carried out a medley of “Please Please Please,” “Taste” and “Espresso” with some dancing astronauts making like Moonmen.
Worst: Katy Perry/Orlando Bloom
Then the TMI the couple has been sharing, it used to be a slight cringey for Orlando Bloom to introduce fiancée Katy Perry’s Video Leading edge efficiency and provide her with the award. It felt a slight too nepotistic when there needed to be any person who wasn’t her child daddy who may do the honors. It took clear of her while — and, together with that prolonged smooch, gave us extra couple creepiness that we didn’t want. And her efficiency used to be not anything to roar about both.
Highest: Chappell Roan
Then coming into it with a photographer at the pink carpet, breakout artist Roan introduced a special roughly hearth to the VMAs degree in her efficiency of “Good Night, Babe!” At the side of Chippie, Roan felt like the correct of artist to be there on the proper while. It helped assemble up for the truth that alternative lead acts — corresponding to Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA — have been MIA. And upcoming, besides, she went directly to win Highest Fresh Artist, giving an empowering, queer-positive accent.
Worst: Megan The Stallion
From Nicki Minaj to Doja Cat, the VMAs were doubling up with hosts as performers lately. It’s nearly in the event that they wish to sweeten the offer to get somebody to devote — or else they’re merely hurting for plethora obese names to advance round. However Megan Thee Stallion used to be hardly ever decent of pulling double responsibility. She merely wasn’t a lot of a number, even though she fared higher when she carried out a medley. However it used to be all extra Megan than we would have liked.
Highest: Lenny Kravitz
On an evening when rock used to be sorely lacking, let go it to 60-year-old Kravitz to swoop in and crank it up with “Are You Gonna Go My Way,” “Human” — for which he received Highest Rock Video — and a remodeled “Fly Away” with Migos’ Quavo that had us vibing once more 26 years then.
Worst: Camila Cabello
The previous 5th Team spirit singer gave a melodramatic efficiency of her pristine unmarried “Godspeed” — a music that no person is aware of or cares about but — that used to be staged as though she used to be in a cage. It used to be nearly plethora to assemble you would like that her ex Mendes went up there and stored her with slightly of “Señorita.”
