{"id":271,"date":"2020-08-31T15:46:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T05:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=176882"},"modified":"2020-10-16T02:19:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T02:19:19","slug":"lady-gaga-vmas-2020-speech","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lady-gaga-vmas-2020-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Years On And Lady Gaga Is Still A Force To Be Reckoned With"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_176884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176884\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-176884\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/GettyImages-1269766751.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Gaga VMAs 2020\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-176884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AUGUST 2020: Lady Gaga accepts the Song of the Year award for &#8220;Rain on Me&#8221; onstage during the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, broadcast on Sunday, August 30th 2020. (Photo by Kevin Winter\/MTV VMAs 2020\/Getty Images for MTV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"credit-style\">Words: Chloe Watts<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ever since she hit the airwaves in 2008 with <em>The Fame<\/em>, Lady Gaga has championed inclusivity, embracing your own uniqueness and speaking out on social justice issues. While she\u2019s come a long way from the blonde blunt fringe that took the music industry by storm in &#8216;Just Dance,&#8217; over the past 12 years she has remained true to herself and her fans. This was on full display tonight when she took the time in her Artist of the Year Award speech to tell viewers a story about her first trip to California.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Everyone always knew if they were hanging out with me that I was on a mission to spread joy through culture, through dance, through music.&quot; Congrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ladygaga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@LadyGaga<\/a> \ud83d\udc97 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GirlPower?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#GirlPower<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seeher2020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@SeeHer2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SeeHerHearHer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#SeeHerHearHer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VMAs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#VMAs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RV6CI1n2MF\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/RV6CI1n2MF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MTV (@MTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTV\/status\/1300242772071534592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"price-style\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/vmas-2020-fashion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ: ALL THE FASHION FROM THE 2020 MTV VMAS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wearing a silver sequin bodysuit with matching face mask and a white feather coat, Gaga reflected, \u201cI remember when I first came out to California, after I built this small following in New York\u2026 I would be taken out to these fancy dinners with executives who wanted to sign me and I remember, I never ever ordered anything more than a whiskey neat or a large sake, if we were at a Japanese bar and I remember that they used to ask me, \u201cHey LG why aren\u2019t you eating?\u201d and I would say, because I didn\u2019t come for the California roll\u201d. She continued her acceptance speech with explaining what music has meant to her over the years and finished with a key piece of advice to her fans. \u201cIf you want to win an award like this, don\u2019t eat the California roll, so they know you mean business!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd7a Couldn\u2019t have received an award like this without everyone I love. Thank you for supporting and loving me. I love the world so much. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kfz0yepKs0\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/Kfz0yepKs0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ladygaga\/status\/1300251186851844098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"price-style\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/just-five-perfect-2019-vmas-reactions-in-gifs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ: JUST FIVE PERFECT 2019 VMAS REACTIONS, IN GIFS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gaga was also honored with the first ever Tricon Award, a new category that recognizes an artist who is highly accomplished over three or more disciplines. Accepting the award in a second silver ensemble, the singer spoke about the importance of following your dreams, not letting failure win and giving back to the community. Keeping true to her inclusive ways, Gaga turned the speech back onto the audience, reminding everyone at home that they are their own version of a Tricon. She also asked everyone to think of three things that define who they are and reward themselves for their bravery. \u201cThis has not been an easy year for a lot of people. But what I see in the world is a massive triumph of courage.\u201d Gaga shared with the audience, as she continued \u201cI also hope that people at home that have big dreams, I hope they see me here today accepting this award and know how grateful I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with the plethora of awards she took home (five to be exact) she also blew everyone away with countless outfit changes and matching face masks, because safety first.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lady Gaga Performs a Medley of &quot;Chromatica II&quot;, &quot;Rain On Me&quot; (ft. 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