That's a wrap
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artist Taylor Swift and TV personality Kim Kardashian embrace during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/MTV1415/FilmMagic) Photograph: Jeff Kravitz/MTV1415/FilmMagic
Well that was a manic couple of hours. Nicki Minaj’s opening performance started the night off as a conciliatory affair with Taylor Swift on stage too. The Weeknd was impressive live, as were Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
Demi Lovato sank rather than swam on the outdoor stage. Taylor Swift took away three Moonmen, including best video for Bad Blood. Nicki Minaj called out Miley Cyrus for making comments about her in the press.
Oh, yeah and Kanye West said he was going to run for president in 2020, and Miley Cyrus released her new album for free. Not too shabby then. MTV will be over the moon with that. It had enough standout moments to dominate the news cycle for at least the next 24 hours. Cyrus was a success as host. The live performances were mostly spot on with only a couple of slip ups. A success.
That’s it for me now. We’ll have our news story up shortly.
Good night and thanks for reading.
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And with that Miley announces her new album is called mileycyrusandherdeadpets and is available for free online.
There’s fireworks being set off from her crotch now by Wayne Coyle
It’s manic, full on and fairly raunchy
Miley Cyrus is about to perform …
WINNER: Video of the year Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: (L-R) Actress Serayah, actress/singer Selena Gomez, recording artist Taylor Swift, TV personalities Sway and Kelly Osbourne attend the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images) Photograph: Larry Busacca/Getty Images
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 28: O’Shea Jackson Jr. (L) and Ice Cube perform “Straight Outta Compton” during Riot Fest at the National Western Complex on August 28, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Photograph: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images
Ice Cube and his son, O’Shea Jackson Jr, are here to present video of the year
Video of the year
Beyoncé – 7/11
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
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A$AP Rocky is on stage with Twenty One Pilots running through versions of M$s and L$D. It sounds a bit muddled …
WINNER: Best new artist - Fetty Wap Trap Queen
WANTAGH, NY - AUGUST 23: Fetty Wap performs during Billboard Hot 100 Festival - Day 2 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 23, 2015 in Wantagh, New York. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Billboard) Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Billboard
Miley Cyrus makes a joke about Kanye being stoned and Kim Kardashian’s nipples.
Segue to John Legend talking about Paul Robeson, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan and people who shouldn’t be anywhere near a sentence with the name Miley Cyrus in it.
Then Pharrell plays Freedom on the outdoor stage … the stage looks like something from an Off-Broadway production
Future President?
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artists John Legend (L) and Kanye West attend the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/MTV1415/Getty Images) Photograph: Christopher Polk/MTV1415/Getty Images
He’s just said he’s going to run for President in 2020. I have no idea what that meant but it was bloody brilliant
If you want a reference for this Dr Gonzo from Fear and Loathing is pretty spot on …
He doesn’t get award shows. “I just wanted people to like me more!” He’s gone fully off script. He admits he did smoke something to “take the edge off”. It’s done a bit more than that mate …
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There’s 30 minutes left and maybe he’s not going to leave: “Listen to the kids, bro!” As the people in that pit at the front go bonkers
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Kanye West, left, and Big Sean accept the award for video with a social message for One Man Can Change the World at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) Photograph: Matt Sayles/Invision/AP
“Listen to the kids,” he says. (Did someone say Messianic?) Now he’s reminiscing about the incident with Swift in 2009. He says he thinks about the conversations he has with his daughter about orange juice in the grocery store.
Now he’s on about a baseball game where 60,000 people booed him. If he had to do it all again what would he have done? Worn a leather shirt, drank half a bottle of Hennessy?
This is genuinely baffling …
He’s breaking down why he went on stage that night, and not really explaining it. He’s on about Cee-lo and Justin Timberlake crying at the Grammys. I don’t have a clue.
He looks really upset about something. Oh and Jaden Smith just did a black power salute …
And now … Taylor Swift is here: “I first met Kanye West six years ago at this show actually.” Since they’ve had a lot of time to talk about it apparently. College Dropout was the first album she bought with her brother on iTunes AGED 12!
This is pretty tortured. Now she’s riffing on their 2009, er, incident.
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Now about 200 people in the live audience are chanting his name and the whole thing feels weird. What is going to happen …
Cue shots of his videos to the beat of Runaway, which itself became the inspiration for a 34-minute short film …
The voiceover says: “It’s important to be bold and see the world through the eyes of a child. He shares his dreams with us”. This feels like MTV siding with Kanye in the is he a genius or not debate.
Kanye West’s Video Vanguard is about to be handed to him but first we need an overly long video dedicated to him …
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artist Tori Kelly attends the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Neyo and Kylie Jenner are introducing Tori Kelly who is playing Should Have Been Us
Miley Cyrus is back on stage now, dressed as a beach towel …
Miley Cyrus is in a skit with Snoop Dogg where they are eating what looks like space cake - lots of drug references tonight … Snoop has transformed into a talking pig. Why Snoop, why???!
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What's happened so far?
Nicki Minaj opened things up with a cameo from Taylor Swift
Best male video - Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Best hip-hop video Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
Nicki Minaj had a go at Miley Cyrus for comments she made in the week
Best female video Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Best video with a social message - Big Sean ft Kanye West and John Legend – One Man Can Change the World
We’ve already had one picture of Big Sean so we’ve gone with one of John Legend. Sean is giving Kanye West a lot of praise. He’s stood there looking, well, humbled …
WINNER: Best video with a social message - Big Sean ft Kanye West and John Legend – One Man Can Change the World
Empire cast member Jussie Smollett is talking about Black Lives Matter now. He’s giving out the nominees for …
Best video with a social message
Jennifer Hudson – I Still Love You
Colbie Caillat – Try
Big Sean ft Kanye West and John Legend – One Man Can Change the World
Rihanna – American Oxygen
Wale – The White Shoes
I’d cry too if I just found out I could fly
Now he is in tears. No idea what the hell is happening
Now Bieber is flying. Or hovering or something. David Blaine beware
Justin Bieber is doing his Skrillex and Diplo collab Where Are U Now. He said he wants to go in a more dance direction and this could be it.
He still looks like non-dance Justin Bieber though. Just a Justin Bieber who borrowed some of Kanye’s clothes.
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Justin Bieber is performing after the break (which seems to be full of adverts for condoms) and he just featured in a really impressive New York Times video about the making of his track with Skrillex and Diplo. Here are his parts:
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She drops one verse and then walks off to leave Demi Lovato to get pushed around in a giant paddling pool. Seriously, I’m not making this up. Worst performance of the night so far.
Hang on … Iggy Azalea just showed up
Demi Lovato is on the outdoor stage singing Cool for the Summer and not really nailing it. Everything about this, from her voice to the blokes dressed as highlighter pens feels like a bit of an after thought.
Miley is back and dressed as the pink Power Ranger
In non-VMA news: Nightmare on Elm Street director Wes Craven has died aged 76, according to reports.
WINNER: Best female video Taylor Swift – Blank Space
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artist Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/MTV1415/Getty Images For MTV) Photograph: Kevin Winter/MTV1415/Getty Images For MTV
Best female video is being presented by Big Sean and Nick Jonas
Best female video
Beyoncé – 7/11
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
Sia – Elastic Heart
Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do
That looked real. Either way, Miley Cyrus stayed on script and just rode it out saying the press flipped it, etc … felt like I was back in school for a second there
Nicki Minaj just thanked her Pastor and then fired into Miley Cyrus after her New York Times interview earlier in the week.
WINNER: Best hip-hop video Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Recording artist Nicki Minaj performs onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/MTV1415/Getty Images) Photograph: Christopher Polk/MTV1415/Getty Images
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Actress Rebel Wilson attends the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Rebel Wilson’s here to announce the best hip-hop video:
Best hip-hop video
Fetty Wap – Trap Queen
Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
Wiz Khalifa ft Charlie Puth – See You Again
Big Sean ft E-40 – IDFWU
She’s doing a poor skit about police strippers … errrr
WANTAGH, NY - AUGUST 22: The Weeknd performs during Billboard Hot 100 Festival - Day 1 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 22, 2015 in Wantagh, New York. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Billboard) Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Billboard
Jared Leto is here to introduce the Weeknd who’s performing this …
Bruno shouts a load of nonsense and then gets of stage. Pretty rich, he was only featuring on that one
WINNER: Best male video - Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Britney is here to give the award for …
Best male video
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
The Weeknd – Earned It
Nick Jonas – Chains
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Little skit about the process behind Miley Cyrus’s Instagram account. Apparently, Adam Samberg and Ike Barinholtz give her advice “get the flaming guitar guy from Mad Max”, “Frankenstein untangling some headphones”. That last one reminded me of this …
She just did a massive selfie. THIS SHOW IS FOR MILLENNIALS. Just in case you didn’t get it.
Jokes from Miley: “This show hasn’t had a show for two years, a tradition they’ll probably return to after tonight”. Cripes.
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Miley Cyrus just walked out of a kaleidoscope …
That was pretty impressive. Nice and daft rather than contrived and cynical
For those who can remember all the way back to 2000, it’s a bit like the Eminem performance from that year.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are here now being ridiculous with Melle Mel and co. This is a laugh actually …
They’re on the street in front of the theatre really giving it some welly.
I leave this as my comment on that
This is quite the start. She’s playing Trini Dem Girls and is giving it the full carnival aesthetic. Dutty wining and everything …
Oh, and now Taylor Swift has just shown up. I’m going to be sick in my own mouth. They’re doing Bad Blood.
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And … we're off
Nicki Minaj just came on the stage … this should be interesting
And for those who actually want to see what the video looks like here’s the bonafide one rather than my Frankenstein effort.
Taylor Swift is here to premiere her video for Wildest Dreams. It looks like they’ve gone with an English Patient vibe.
It sounds like this:
And looks like this. Honestly, it’s nearly exactly the same.
Watch-along fun (AKA drinking games)
Unsurprisingly for an awards show with a host who is want to stick her tongue out, twerk and generally be the centre of attention, there are quite a few drinking games popping up online for those who want to have a bit of fun while watching. MTV released this cryptic code.
I’m not sure what a dog, a slice of pizza, a smartphone, a lolly pop, a vintage TV (which could never deal with a digital signal), and two slightly creepy children have to do with tonight, but if you can figure it out good on you.
Actual drinking games include this from @HOLLYWOOD
GQ hired an illustrator for their drinking game replete with images of Ed Sheeran’s dimples consuming the Microsoft Theatre and Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill snogging. Honestly, check it out. It’s pretty impressive.
http://www.gq.com/story/miley-cyrus-vmas-2015-drinking-game
Entertainment Weekly went all out with a PDF game which you can print out. Players are doomed on that one with rules such as drink whenever Miley sticks her tongue out and whenever Kim Kardashian takes a selfie … better have your excuse ready for why you can’t come to work sorted.
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/29/vmas-drinking-game
Newsweek’s is pretty similar with rules such as drink whenever… censorship is detected and Kanye West looks grumpy. I give that one a C-.
http://www.newsweek.com/presenting-unofficial-vma-drinking-game-367138
Billboard’s is the best. It’s in the form of a flowchart with sections divided by the number of sips required. The coup de grace comes if Kanye West and Taylor Swift interact, at that point you need to finish your drink.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/6678452/video-music-awards-drinking-game-miley-cyrus
Jeremy Scott: Primer
If you’re watching this with pals and want to sound clever have a look at Alex’s guide to Jeremy Scott. The man with the colourful suit who redesigned the Moonman this year.
Born and raised in Missouri, Jeremy Scott moved to Paris to make his fortune as a fashion designer in the late-90s, where none other than Karl Lagerfeld nominated him as the person who could succeed him at Chanel. At the beginning of the last decade however, he decided to chuck in the Parisian fashion world to move to LA. The reason was partly because of the huge popularity his flamboyant and knowingly trashy designs have always had with pop stars - as this Observer article says, he was responsible for such big pop and fashion moments as Britney’s air hostess outfit in the video to Toxic and Madonna’s military gear in the banned promo for American Life (not to mention the Adidas trainers with wings worn by everyone from Jedward upwards).
In the past few years, as pop stars like Rihanna and Lady Gaga have made avant garde fashion an essential ingredient of their appeal, Scott’s stock has risen higher than ever - for instance, he made Katy Perry’s outfits for her Super Bowl performance, and is now creative director of the Moschino label. Which makes his appearance on the VMA awards with Miley barely clad in one of his designs entirely of a piece with the rest of his career.
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He’s playing Levels, which sounds like this:
Nick Jonas is here …
WINNER: Best pop video - Taylor Swift Blank Space
Another gong goes to Taylor Swift
We’ve gone off a cliff here. We’re currently in the middle of what is essentially a CoverGirl ad. Sway did talk to Big Sean and Vic Mensa who were both asked why Kanye deserved to win the Video Vanguard award. They both said because he’s ace
Why has this year's build up been different?
This is pretty drab at the moment. So here’s some background info …
Despite Miley Cyrus trying to grab headlines by sticking her tongue out and essentially being part of a horrible fever nightmare, the falling out between (or perhaps more importantly the discussion after) Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift was this year’s big news. After Minaj didn’t get a video of the year nomination, she tweeted “If I was a different “kind” of artist, Anaconda would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well”.
Taylor Swift took that to be a dig at her resulting in this tweet: “I’ve done nothing but love & support you. It’s unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot.” That set “Twitter ablaze” as I believe some people say with Katy Perry and Piers Morgan chipping in. I’ll save you any more details (feel free to click on a hyperlink and lose yourself to month’s old arguments), but perhaps the most pertinent piece came from Nosheen Iqbal who explained some of the nuances of the debate:
The broader point Minaj is making is clear: throughout music history, black women aren’t recognised in the popular music canon in the same way their white counterparts are. As Minaj tweeted: “If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year … I’m not always confident. Just tired. Black women influence pop culture so much but are rarely rewarded for it.”
Yet without Swift making the story about her, Minaj’s tweets would likely have been talked about by sections of Twitter, music journalists and fans, before everyone shrugged and moved on. The wider reporting of the story has since twisted what is a valid conversation – about what makes a white artist outstanding, and why a black artist isn’t allowed to compete on the same terms. The coverage has reduced the debate to a catfight between two massive female stars, where Swift is the winner, taking down another woman who needs to know her place. It is insidious and crass.
In this retelling, Minaj is archetyped as the angry black woman, while Swift is bizarrely cast as the feminist hero. Pictures – deliberately selected, remember – to illustrate the story online by Glamour magazine, the Daily Mail, andEntertainment Weekly (some of them since deleted) show Minaj pulling faces or looking daft, or simply focus on her bum. The underlying message is that she’s wacky, unhinged and clearly the hyper-sensitive loser here. Ones of Swift, by comparison, show her looking soft, delicate and “unthreatening” – the victim under attack.
It didn’t stop at picture editing. Consider the bias on show when Glamour tweeted its take: “@taylorswift13 shut down @NICKIMINAJ on Twitter and it was WONDERFUL.” A sentence that embodies everything wrong with white feminism’s refusal to acknowledge, let alone understand, that unless “the struggle” in 2015 is intersectional (you know, taking in priorities that aren’t just about white women in the west serving white women in the west), it is irrelevant. To no credit, Glamour later retweeted the story as: “@taylorswift13 and @NICKIMINAJ embroiled in Twitter row.”
Since the falling out everyone has made up (including Taylor Swift and Kanye West), but at an awards show where appropriation has been a take away recently it’ll be interesting if MTV allow for anything that even nods to it.
They shuffle the lads on for a 10 second chat and then we’re off to discuss the bold eyes that have been seen on the catwalk. I forgot what these pre-shows are like … embarrassing for everyone involved
WINNER: Best rock video – Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman
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Jeremy Scott is announcing the first winner of the night for best rock video …
Miguel’s talking to Kelly Osbourne, he falls at the first hurdle when Osbourne asks him what/who he is wearing. It looks like he’s come as Teddy Pendergrass in the 80s
The pre-show set looks just like the Top Gear one. Jeremy Scott is here talking about the American Dream, but it could have easily have been Jeremy Clarkson.
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are also her and now they’re promoting some MTV shows …
I realise my list of live performers has just been written off after only one act, but it’s for people playing the main show.
For those who are interested in award gong design, fashion don Jeremy Scott re-jigged the Moonman this year.
He’s at the awards too.
Walk The Moon are back playing this. Oh, we’ve just gone to a break and cut off WTM …
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The pre-show is underway with Sway introducing pop meddlers Walk The Moon, they look like this (so like Maths teachers on a night out):
… and they sound like this:
Who is performing?
MTV have put together a handy YouTube guide for this. But for those who prefer the written word here’s the run down:
Nicki Minaj
Justin Bieber
Pharrell Williams
The Weeknd
Tori Kelly
Demi Lovato
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Twenty One Pilots & A$AP Rocky
Nick Jonas
Zayn Malik
Kanye West
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Who is up for an award?
Here’s a list of all the nominees. Taylor Swift led the way with nine nods and that turned out to be the spark for one of the largest fallings out in pop this year …
Best collaboration
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Ariana Grande and the Weeknd – Love Me Harder
Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang
Wiz Khalifa ft Charlie Puth – See You Again
Best video with a social message
Jennifer Hudson – I Still Love You
Colbie Caillat – Try
Big Sean ft Kanye West and John Legend – One Man Can Change the World
Rihanna – American Oxygen
Wale – The White Shoes
Video of the year
Beyoncé – 7/11
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Best hip-hop video
Fetty Wap – Trap Queen
Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
Wiz Khalifa ft Charlie Puth – See You Again
Big Sean ft E-40 – IDFWU
Best rock video
Hozier – Take Me to Church
Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman
Florence + the Machine – Ship to Wreck
Walk the Moon – Shut Up and Dance
Arctic Monkeys – Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High
Best female video
Beyoncé – 7/11
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
Sia – Elastic Heart
Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do
Best male video
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
The Weeknd – Earned It
Nick Jonas – Chains
Best choreography
Beyoncé – 7/11
OK Go – I Won’t Let You Down
Chet Faker – Gold
Ed Sheeran – Don’t
Flying Lotus ft Kendrick Lamar – Never Catch Me
Artist to watch
Fetty Wap – Trap Queen
Vance Joy – Riptide
George Ezra – Budapest
James Bay – Hold Back the River
FKA Twigs – Pendulum
Best pop video
Beyoncé – 7/11
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Maroon 5 – Sugar
Best director
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar – Alright (Colin Tilley and the Little Homies)
Hozier – Take Me to Church (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)
Childish Gambino – Sober (Hiro Murai)
Best visual effects
Taylor Swift – Bad Blood
FKA twigs – Two Weeks
Childish Gambino – Telegraph Ave
Jack U ft Justin Bieber – Where Are U Now
Tyler, The Creator – Fucking Young/Death Camp
Best art direction
Snoop Dogg – So Many Pros (Jason Fijal)
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Charles Infante)
Jack White – Would You Fight For My Love? (Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers – Go (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo ft Justin Bieber – Where Are U Now (Brewer)
Best editing
Beyoncé – 7/11
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Ed Sheeran – Don’t
A$AP Rocky –L$D
Skrillex & Diplo ft Justin Bieber – Where Are U Now
Best cinematography
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Flying Lotus ft Kendrick Lamar – Never Catch Me
Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
FKA Twigs – Two Weeks
Alt-J – Left Hand Free
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Preamble
Welcome to the live blog for the 2015 MTV VMA awards in Los Angeles. I’ll be guiding you through the evening with help from my colleagues Alex Needham and Amanda Holpuch.
Unusually for the VMAs it’s hard to imagine a controversy tonight that’s bigger than the one we had after the nominations (more on that in a minute). Before things get started at 9pm we’ll lay out what to watch out for, who is up for what award and who is taking part in the all important live performances.
Miley Cyrus is hosting, and for those who don’t know what her shtick is, these trailers sums it up quite well. Don’t expect a quiet evening with a cordial host …
That’s right, Hannah Montana just told you to, well, you know.
She also did this:
And this (eat your heart out Left Shark):
And rode around on a giant cat (of course)
My personal favourite, however was this. That was like a Chris Cunningham video …
Unsurprisingly, all of this inspired quite a lot of fan art. Tipper Gore wouldn’t be happy.
This @MileyCyrus #VMA fan art is super trippy, but equally super awesome: http://t.co/jVmOjpbhXs pic.twitter.com/OxFdraitZ3
— MTV (@MTV) August 30, 2015
Those who think garish taste is anathema might want to give this a miss … I’d suggest this profile on John Grant for those who want to dodge it. It really is excellent:
But for those who didn’t come here for impressive jumpers and Icelandic scenery let’s get on with it …
