The MTV VMAs are recognized for creating popular culture moments yearly, as celebrities present up, present out and provides us reminiscences that final without end. With out fail, this 12 months’s MTV VMAs had been no exception and due to A-list names like Nicki Minaj, Lil Nas X and Lizzo, there have been sufficient show-stopping moments to go round.
Earlier than the present even began, Lil Nas X did what he does finest—which is completely shutting down the purple carpet with a jaw-dropping look. This time, he managed to up the ante as soon as once more, as he confirmed up carrying a two-piece black ensemble fabricated from hair, full with a full skirt an identical headpiece. Beneath, he stored issues barely extra easy with fitted black leather-based pants and boots. Nonetheless, that was solely the beginning as a result of in the course of the present he made a rapid outfit change right into a ground size gown with massive cutouts.
Co-host Jack Harlow opened the present performing his summer season hit ‘First Class,’ nevertheless it was his shock visitor that immediately went viral. As his music samples the 2006 Fergie hit ‘Glamorous,’ audiences had been loving that Jack truly introduced Fergie out to carry out it with him.
When it was introduced that she can be pulling double-duty this 12 months as each a co-host and the recipient of the Video Vanguard Award on the 2022 MTV VMAs, followers knew that Nicki Minaj would someway discover a method to create a viral second.
Throughout her 15-minute efficiency spanning her profession, Nicki had the Barbz in a frenzy and the celebrities in attendance on their toes. As soon as she was finished hitting the stage, she gave a heartfelt speech thanking her followers and musical inspirations, together with Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston.
Then it was Lizzo time! After accepting her MTV VMA award for Finest Video For Good, Lizzo took the latter a part of her speech to not directly handle the pointless and unprovoked feedback from 90s comic Aries Spears. Following Aries being utterly dragged on-line all through the previous few days, Lizzo made it clear that she doesn’t have to clapback as a result of, “B**ch, I’m successful!”
General, the night time was full of a successful mixture of music, fashion and statements on one of many trade’s greatest nights.
