Taylor Swift closed out the show with a surprisingly big announcement after winning Best Picture at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. It’s her new album.
“I thought it would be a fun moment to announce that my new album will be released on October 21st,” said the videographer of her project All Too Well: The Short Film (10-minute version). After receiving The Year award, Swift said. She claimed the best long-form videos and directions: “I’ll tell you more at midnight.”
What you need to know
- The VMAs were held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
- Lizzo got Taylor Swift out of her seat dancing while performing her new single, “2 Be Love (Am I Ready).”
- Kendrick Lamar was nominated with 7 categories, while Harry Styles and Doja Cat were narrowly nominated with 6 categories each.
- Styles won Album of the Year for “Harry’s House”.
Swift said on social media that her upcoming tenth studio album will be called ‘Midnights’ and will contain ’13 stories of sleepless nights scattered across my life’. Her next album will come after releasing ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’. Both projects were released two years ago with her five months apart. “Folklore” won Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
The pop star’s revelation came at the end of her acceptance speech, which praised other women in the category, including Doja Cat and Olivia Rodrigo.
“I could not have made this short film without all of my fans,” she said. “I wouldn’t have been able to re-record the album without you. You encouraged me to do it.”
Swift previously spoke about making her first short film and thanked several people including actors Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien for working on the project.
“We put our hearts into this,” Swift said.
Rapper Jack Harlow made a name for himself throughout the show. He kicked off the show by walking down the aisle in a mock airplane while performing his hit “First Class,” which was sampled on Fergie’s “Glamorous.” The rapper joined Fergie on stage while she sang a 2006 jam.
“Thank you Fergie for coming with us tonight and clearing this song,” Harlow said later in the show after “First Class” won the Song of the Summer award. “The great thing about this song is that people don’t realize it’s hip-hop because of the sampling. Having Fergie in the mix like this means the world to me. It really is full circle.” “Glamorous” is one of the most important songs of my childhood. “
During the show, Depp made a surprise appearance as Moon Man, about three months after his ruling in a defamation lawsuit with ex-wife Amber Heard. He was wearing an astronaut costume and seemed to be floating from the ceiling.
“And you know what? I needed a job,” Depp told the audience at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Lizzo got Taylor Swift out of her seat dancing while performing her new single, “2 Be Love (Am I Ready).” Lizzo wins video award for “About Damn Time”.
Harlow’s name was called back to the stage for his guest appearance on Lil Nas X’s song “Industry Baby” for the show’s first award, Best Collaboration, Art Direction and Visual Effects. Earned. Harlow, Lil Nas X, and Kendrick Lamar are each nominated for the award alongside seven front-runners.
“This is for champs,” Lil Nas X said before Harlow thanked them for collaborating on the chart-topping single.
In addition to performing and winning awards, Harlow joined LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj as hosts of the show.
Minaj performed a medley of career biggest hits, including “Roman’s Revenge,” “Chun-Li,” “Moment 4 Life,” “Beez in the Trap,” “Anaconda,” and “Super Bass.” After her set, the rapper won her Vanguard award for the show’s video. MTV said it was recognized for her artistry, barrier-breaking hip-hop, and her status as a global superstar. Her honor is named after Michael Jackson.
In her acceptance speech, Minaj paid tribute to other music icons such as Jackson, Whitney Houston and Lil Wayne.
“I hope people take their mental health seriously, even if they think they’re living the perfect life,” she later quipped in her song “Do We Have a Problem?” Acquired Minaj said. Featuring Lil Baby.
Harry Styles wins album of the year for ‘Harry’s House’. He was unable to attend the awards due to a show at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Bad Bunny performed their hit “Titi Me Pregunto” from Yankee Stadium after winning Artist of the Year.
“I’ve said it all along and I always believed from the beginning that I could be great.” I am Benito Antonio Martinez from Puerto Rico to the whole world, thank you!”
Eminem and Snoop Dogg brought the metaverse to the VMAs as the duo performed “From the D 2 The LBC” from Eminem’s greatest hits album Curtain Call 2.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers took the stage as Global Icon Award winners after being introduced by Cheech & Chong as “My Favorite Band of All Time”. Consisting of Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and John Frusciante, the band performs the classic “Can’t Stop” from the group’s 2002 album By the Way and the recent hit “Black Summer.” ’ and played a few songs. best rock.
Flea gave a speech about his love for humans along with cockroaches, trees and dirt. Smith, the band’s drummer, dedicated the award to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who passed away earlier this year.
“I dedicate this to Taylor and his family. ‘I love them so much and I miss him every day.'”
Madonna is an artist with 20 wins, the most in MTV history, and the only artist to be nominated for each of the VMA’s 50 years of awards. She earned her 69th nomination for her 14th studio album ‘Madame X’.
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