Jack Harlow poses backstage at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA on August 28, 2022. Reuters/Caitlin Ochs
Rapper Jack Harlow flew out to the opening of the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, and Johnny Depp made a surprise float above the audience as Moonman.
Harlow began her performance inside a mock airplane walking down the aisle while performing her hit “First Class”, which was sampled on Fergie’s “Glamorous”. The rapper joined Fergie on stage in a shiny silver dress with “First Class” in red lettering while Fergie sang her 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 beauty of this song is that people don’t realize it’s hip-hop because of the sampling. Bringing Fergie into the mix like this means the world to me. It’s really full circle.” “Glamorous” was one of them – the most important song of my childhood. ”
During the show, Depp made a surprise appearance about three months after his verdict in a defamation lawsuit with ex-wife Amber Heard. I put on an aviator costume and floated from the ceiling.
Depp addressed 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).”
Harlow’s name was soon called back to the stage to collect the show’s first award for a guest appearance on Lil Nas X’s song “Industry Baby,” which won Best Collaboration. Both Harlow and Lil Nas X are among the frontrunners with her 7th place each.
“This is for champs,” said Lil Nas X before Harlow thanked them for collaborating on the chart-topping single. Landing them in the Artist of the Year competition alongside Bunny, Ed.Sheeran, Harry Styles and Lizzo.
Kendrick Lamar was nominated for 7 categories, while Harry Styles and Doja Cat were closely nominated with 6 each. Five each for Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd.
Swift won Best Feature Video for her “All Too Well: The Short Film.” She spoke about the singer creating her first short film and thanked several people including actors Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien who have worked on her project.
“We put our hearts into this,” Swift said.
Styles won 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.
Harlow is doing double duty, joining LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj as the show’s host.
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, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West.
“I hope people take their mental health seriously, even if they think they have a perfect life,” she later won Best Hip-Hop for her song “Do We Have a Problem?” said Minaj, who won the Featuring Lil Baby.
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 Cheech & Chong introduced them as their “favorite band of all time.” The band, consisting of Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, and John Frusciante, has performed the hit “Can’t Stop,” off the group’s 2002 album By the Way, and this year’s “Unlimited Love.” performed several songs, including “Black Summer” from album.
Fleas gave speeches about their 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.
“Dedicated this to Taylor and his family. I love them and 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’.
Lamar was nominated at the VMAs for the first time since 2018, nominated in a category known as Best Hip-Hop, Director, Visual Effects, Editing, and Video for Good, nominated for his songs “Family Ties” and “N95” for Best Movie. Competing to shoot.
