{"id":26770,"date":"2022-08-30T11:57:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T07:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=26770"},"modified":"2022-09-05T12:47:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T08:47:39","slug":"culture-mtv-vmas-unmissable-moments","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/culture-mtv-vmas-unmissable-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"All Of The Unmissable Moments From MTV&#8217;s Video Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/lizzo-jean-paul-gaultier-mtv-video-music-awards\/\">MTV Music Video Awards<\/a> is\u00a0one of the most exciting awards shows on television for a reason. From <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/lady-gaga-baftas-critics-choice-awards\/\">Lady Gaga<\/a>\u2019s meat dress in 2010 to <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/kevin-federline-britney-spears-interview\/\">Britney Spears<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/julia-garner-madonna-biopic\/\">Madonna<\/a>\u2019s kiss in 2003, the VMAs is responsible for hosting era-defining pop culture moments. Beyond the shock value of the show, the captivating performances from the music industry&#8217;s biggest stars keep viewers&#8217; eyes locked on the screen and dancing in their living rooms. In case you missed it this year, here are the biggest moments from MTV&#8217;s Music Video Awards 2022.<\/p>\n<h3>Nicki Minaj performed a montage\u00a0of her\u00a0hottest hits<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26825\" style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26825 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/08\/VMA-MUSIC-VIDEO-AWARDS-2022-10.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram @mtv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aside from hosting alongside LL Cool J and <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/jack-harlow-fergie-vmas\/\">Jack Harlow<\/a> this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/elton-john-lockdown-sessions\/\">Nicki Minaj<\/a> accepted The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award award and put on the performance of a lifetime while doing it. The hip-hop pop artist sang a montage of her greatest hits, from her breakout single &#8220;Super Bass&#8221; to her latest song, &#8220;Do We Have A Problem?&#8221; reminding us of the long and successful run she has had in the music industry.<\/p>\n<h3>Lil Nas x ruled the black carpet<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26827\" style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26827 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/08\/VMA-MUSIC-VIDEO-AWARDS-2022-12.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram @lilnasx<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All eyes were locked on <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/lil-nas-x-harris-reed-vmas\/\">Lil Nas X<\/a> during their dramatic entrance on MTV&#8217;s black carpet. The\u00a0pop artist singer wore a feather-filled headpiece and skirt by British-American fashion designer, Harris Reed, who debuted this look during London Fashion Week. &#8220;It&#8217;s something fresh, something new, I feel amazing,&#8221; Lil Nas X said during the pre-show awards.<\/p>\n<h3>Metaverse performance by\u00a0Snoop Dog and Eminem<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26828\" style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26828\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/08\/VMA-MUSIC-VIDEO-AWARDS-2022-13.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"432\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram @eminem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eminem and Snoop Dogg broke boundaries during their VMAs performance of &#8220;From the D2 the LBC.<b>&#8220;<\/b> The rappers left the show&#8217;s stadium in New Jersey and entered the metaverse, making Video Music Awards history. The pair teamed up with The Bored Ape Yacht Club to complete their set, as they transformed into the brand&#8217;s famous NFT apes to perform.<\/p>\n<h3>Taylor Swift Announced Her New Album<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26829\" style=\"width: 819px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26829 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/08\/VMA-MUSIC-VIDEO-AWARDS-2022-14.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram @mtv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/taylor-swift-oscar-de-la-renta-vmas\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a> announced that she will release her newest album on October 21st during her acceptance speech for Best Music Video of the Year. The &#8220;All Too Well&#8221; singer has now won 14 Moon Men from the MTV VMAs and is still as grateful as ever for the recognition she has received.<\/p>\n<h3>Jack Harlow brought Fergie on stage<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26830\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26830 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/08\/VMA-MUSIC-VIDEO-AWARDS-2022-15.jpg?w=820\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram @mtv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To everyone&#8217;s delight, <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/jack-harlow-fergie-vmas\/\">Fergie<\/a> made an appearance at MTV&#8217;s Video Music Awards during Jack Harlow&#8217;s performance of &#8220;First Class,&#8221; which samples her 2007 hit &#8220;Glamourous&#8221; (which samples Raheem the Dream&#8217;s &#8220;If You Ain&#8217;t Got No Money&#8221;). Harlow hosted the show alongside Nicki Minaj and LL Cool J, and took home 4 VMA awards by the end of the night, making it one to remember in the artist&#8217;s career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31230,"featured_media":26831,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[134,260,36,349],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>All Of The Unmissable Moments From MTV Video Music Awards 2022<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The MTV Video Music Awards is known for its shocking moments and captivating performances, here are the highlights from this year&#039;s show.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/culture-mtv-vmas-unmissable-moments\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" 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