The VMAs were not completely awful. The Weeknd put on a fire performance (literally), Nicki Minaj won Best Hip Hop Video, Fetty Wap got Best New Artist, and even ASAP Rocky hit the stage.
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Of course we can’t talk about last night without addressing the moment Nicki Minaj called out Miley Cyrus on stage for some things Cyrus said to the New York Times last week. After accepting her award for Best Hip Hop Video, Nicki turned to Miley calling her out for the slander. The world momentarily stopped.
As if the night couldn’t get any better, Kanye accepted his Video Vanguard award, presented by Taylor Swift, and proceeded to give an inspiring speech. In the speech West covered a lot, but one main take away was West calling out MTV for their corporate shenanigans related to the award show. At the end of the speech Kanye announced his decision to run for president in 2020. The internet exploded, and the importance of this year’s election became void as we all prepare ourselves to volunteer on the West 2020 campaign. The bad news? Still no word on his next album release.
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The night ended with Miley Cyrus giving her own performance. After being called out by Nicki and a few other missteps, the audience (AKA all of Twitter) was very done with its hostess. Still, she surprised everyone by dropping a free 23-track album titled Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Pets.
If you missed the hot mess that was the 2015 VMAs, don’t worry. Chance The Rapper and Rihanna were not even there.
