Another year, another crop of memorable performances and winners from the MTV Video Music Awards. This year’s ceremony was held at that Prudential Center, in Newark, N.J. on Aug. 26 and hosted for the first time by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco.
But as is often the case, the real stars of the show were, well, the stars. Taylor Swift not only brought home the awards for Video of the Year and Video for Good, but she also got political during her top of the show performance, advocating for the Equality Act, a bill that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes under federal civil rights law.
The real showstoppers came in the form of Normani and Lizzo, however, with the former taking home the award for R&B Video and pulling off a truly bananas performance of her latest single “Motivation, and the latter mashing up two...
But as is often the case, the real stars of the show were, well, the stars. Taylor Swift not only brought home the awards for Video of the Year and Video for Good, but she also got political during her top of the show performance, advocating for the Equality Act, a bill that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes under federal civil rights law.
The real showstoppers came in the form of Normani and Lizzo, however, with the former taking home the award for R&B Video and pulling off a truly bananas performance of her latest single “Motivation, and the latter mashing up two...
- 8/27/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards celebrated pop, hip-hop, rock and R&b Monday night — during the first ever VMAs in New Jersey.
Actor and comedian Sebastian Maniscalco hosted the show at the Prudential Center in Newark, where Moon Persons in 20-plus competitive categories were handed out. The awardsfest opened with a performance by Taylor Swift, whose latest album Lover just hit shelves. Later, Video Vanguard honoree Missy Elliott brought the house down with a futuristic set of new music and throwback classics.
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello wowed the audience with a performance of their single, “Señorita,” which just booted “Old Town Road” from No. 1 after 19 weeks. Then in a tribute to the Garden State — where the VMAs took place for the first time in 36 years, the show closed with a performance by Queen Latifah, Naughty by Nature, Redman, Fetty Wap and Wyclef Jean — all Jersey natives.
Among the night’s...
Actor and comedian Sebastian Maniscalco hosted the show at the Prudential Center in Newark, where Moon Persons in 20-plus competitive categories were handed out. The awardsfest opened with a performance by Taylor Swift, whose latest album Lover just hit shelves. Later, Video Vanguard honoree Missy Elliott brought the house down with a futuristic set of new music and throwback classics.
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello wowed the audience with a performance of their single, “Señorita,” which just booted “Old Town Road” from No. 1 after 19 weeks. Then in a tribute to the Garden State — where the VMAs took place for the first time in 36 years, the show closed with a performance by Queen Latifah, Naughty by Nature, Redman, Fetty Wap and Wyclef Jean — all Jersey natives.
Among the night’s...
- 8/27/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
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