The 40th edition of the MTV Video Music Awards left us with some incredible moments worthy of mention at the UBS Arena in New York. Stars such as Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Camilla Cabello, Shawn Mendes and Chappell Roan brought the show to life with the most spectacular and original performances. Many of the guests surprised us with stunning looks (some with a story) on the red carpet and there were moments in the gala full of romanticism, such as the kiss between Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry or Taylor Swift’s speech dedicated to her boyfriend. We review the best of the night of music.
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Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry’s kiss
Katy Perry was one of the biggest stars of the show. When it was time for the artist to take the stage to sing, someone very special had the honor of introducing her. Her husband, Orlando Bloom, said these words before kissing her in front of everyone present. “You fell in love with her as Katy Perry. I fell in love with her as Katheryn Hudson. You know her as a global superstar who brings love, light and her unique sense of humor to every song she writes and every music video she creates,” he continued. “I know her as a mother and as a partner and she brings that same love and joy to our family,” said the father of Daisy, four years old. After her romantic introduction, Perry performed a mix of her greatest hits and received a kiss from Orlando, followed by the award for best avant-garde video.
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Halsey in the same Elizabeth Hurley dress in 1996
Singer Halsey arrived on the red carpet in an iconic Versace dress, the same one Elizabeth Hurley wore almost three decades ago, in 1996. A red and black animal print design, in which both looked spectacular. For her performance, the artist changed clothes and appeared in a sleeveless shirt, black tie and jeans and performed her latest single, Egowith his band, which included Maneskin bassist Victoria De Angelis.
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Jordan Chiles takes his medal
Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav presented Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles with a bronze watch necklace during the Video Music Awards. The move comes about a month after Chiles was stripped of her Paris Olympics bronze medal. A medal Chiles won after her score was corrected following an appeal by the United States, but which she ultimately lost after the Romanian gymnasts appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). They accused the US team of filing an appeal of their final score late and stripped her of her medal.
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Katy Perry and her QR tattoo
The tattoos that we usually see on the skin of some artists are usually original, but Katy Perry has gone even further and has shown off a tattoo At the bottom of the back there is a QR code, we don’t know where it will go if you scan it.
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The memory of Britney Spears
There were several nods to Britney Spears during the MTV Video Music Awards. In addition to presenter Megan Thee Stallion wearing a look that the pop princess had already worn, accompanied by a real snake in her arms, Sabrina Carpenter offered a performance with aliens and astronauts that surprised the audience. Among her hits Please Please Please y Taste, Spears’ hit song was played.Oops!…I Did It Againwhich played in the background.
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Taylor Swift dedicates the award to her boyfriend, Travis Kelce
The stadium was overcome with emotion when Taylor Swift dedicated the award to her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. The artist took home the award for best video of the year for her performance in the video Fortnight“This video seems so sad when you watch it, but it was actually the funniest video I’ve ever made. Something I’ll always remember is that when I would finish a take and say ‘cut,’ I would always hear someone clapping from the other side of the studio, and that person was my boyfriend, Travis,” she began her speech of thanks. “Everything this man touches turns into happiness, fun and magic,” she added about the Kansas City Chiefs player. “So I want to thank him, because I’ll always remember him,” she concluded amid a standing ovation.
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Chappell Roan’s triumph
Chappell Roan won the Moon Person award for Best New Artist and shined with a vibrant performance. The 26-year-old appeared dressed as a gladiator in the middle of a burning medieval castle, and sang her hit single Good Luck, Babe. In her acceptance speech, she remembered her record label, her friends and family and expressed her gratitude to the drag artists, the queer people who fuel pop and her fans. “Thank you to the people who are fans, who listen to me, who hear me when I share my joys and my fears,” continued the singer, who recently expressed her moments of anguish over fame.
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Karol G pone a bailar a Taylor Swift
Karol G got everyone dancing. At one point during her performance, the artist approached Taylor Swift to dance together to her hit song If I had met you beforeAmerican rapper and singer Post Malone joined in the dance, and continued the evening sitting next to the night’s big winner, Taylor Swift, who took home seven of the twelve awards she was nominated for, breaking Beyoncé’s record at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Tyla, the best ‘Afrobeats’
Tyla, the South African artist who went viral after presenting her song Water with a choreography that has been one of the most imitated on TikTok, She won the award for best Afrobeats music for this very same song. The artist mentioned her fellow musicians Tems and Burna Boy in her acceptance speech and also called for the need to give voice to African artists in all musical genres.
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The rock of the tireless Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz got the entire audience dancing at the 40th edition of the MTV VMAs. The rock star sang Are You Gonna Go My Way, Human y Flyalongside Quavo, and took home the award for Humanthe song from the latest album he released this year, Blue Electric Light.
