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Post by XXX. on Aug 8, 2017 2:29:54 GMT -5
MTV has 2 "And the Performers are..." videos running on MTV.com right now
Katy Perry The Weeknd Ed Sheeran Fifth Harmony Lorde Miley Cyrus 30 Seconds To Mars Shawn Mendes
Hopefully, there's some sort of surprise. What a boring show. I hope they add Kendrick. There's no way they won't have a rapper?
They've only had about 7-9 performance slots over the last few years. And that's 8 performers right there.
But I didn't expect much after 2016 brought us Beyonce, Rihanna, Britney, Ari & Nicki all in one show.
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Post by kcdawg13 on Aug 8, 2017 5:47:01 GMT -5
MTV has 2 "And the Performers are..." videos running on MTV.com right now Katy Perry The Weeknd Ed Sheeran Fifth Harmony Lorde Miley Cyrus 30 Seconds To Mars Shawn Mendes Hopefully, there's some sort of surprise. What a boring show. I hope they add Kendrick. There's no way they won't have a rapper? They've only had about 7-9 performance slots over the last few years. And that's 8 performers right there. But I didn't expect much after 2016 brought us Beyonce, Rihanna, Britney, Ari & Nicki all in one show. Maybe there's a secret performance, it will probably be Taylor Swift, Twenty One Pilots, or Eminem. Possibly Kendrick.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Aug 8, 2017 6:29:25 GMT -5
If those names represent a lot of who's in right now, it's not just a boring show. It's a boring music scene. The question is, who could they add that would make it not boring?
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Post by Harx on Aug 8, 2017 6:33:09 GMT -5
I was hoping for Kesha to pefrorm "Praying", guess that won't happen
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 8, 2017 6:42:17 GMT -5
There will be one or two adds
All those are pretty much expected. I was actually 99% sure that Lorde and Miley will perform. Some hip hop would be nice, and NOT the ones that have been performing everywhere, we need new acts... Playboy Carti, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage...
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Post by wjr15 on Aug 8, 2017 14:44:11 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind seeing a live performance of Despacito with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, but I'm sure most people are already over that song.
I'd be surprised if Kendrick doesn't get a performance spot.
And if Taylor has a new single coming this month, would she even perform with Katy hosting?
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Post by Normi on Aug 8, 2017 15:00:42 GMT -5
Please let Rihanna come in and perform Wild Thoughts + Loyalty (and Desperado )
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 8, 2017 17:08:12 GMT -5
Even if Taylor releases a new single by then, there may not be enough time to rehearse between the end of the trial and the show. I don't think Katy hosting would be what makes her decide not to perform.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 0:03:26 GMT -5
IDK, Taylor's level of petty is hard to call in this situation. On one hand she might want to avoid the show at all costs, on the other she might want to go to the other extreme and pull out all the stops to try to upstage the host. But I agree that her trial may make it all a moot point by preventing her from being able to be there or release anything new before the month is out.
As for other people whose names are missing: Despacito and WT are the biggest hits of the summer; it doesn't even feel right for those acts to all be absent. Rihanna had a consistent history of missing the VMAs and then releasing a new single ten seconds later though so I guess it's back to business as usual for her. I'm disappointed that Kesha is missing and with all the effort Camila's team is putting into making her happen it's rather odd not to see her name there too. Also a bit shocking that Demi and/or Selena have no apparent plans to be there, though I won't pretend I care that much.
The almost complete absence of urban performers (esp. if The Weeknd performs one of his more pop-friendly songs) is expected but still irksome. On a side note, it frankly doesn't feel fair that Weeknd got a slot when he basically let his whole era die out in January. I can't speak for the nominations but I feel like it's pretty safe to say the performer slate is absurd.
A more reasonable set list for me would have been:
- Luis/Daddy Yankee/Bieber, Despacito - DJ Khaled et. al., Wild Thoughts/I'm the One mashup - French Montana and Swae Lee, Unforgettable - Childish Gambino, Redbone - Ed...Galway Girl? idk what his next US single is - Kesha, Praying - 5H can stay, but with a whole ass album dropping two days before should be performing something other than Down - Camila, Havana or OMG - Cardi B, Bodak Yellow - Miley, whatever her second single is going to be - Demi, Sorry Not Sorry - Selena, Fetish - Lorde, Perfect Places - no performance from the group themselves for obvious reasons, but the lifetime achievement award should go to Linkin Park, with a tribute featuring other rock acts performing LP's biggest hits. - Katy with...whatever lol
Pre-show:
- Shawn Mendes, Nothing Holding Me Back - Charlie Puth, Attention - Sam Hunt, Body Like a Back Road
This is admittedly old fashioned of me. The VMAs hasn't had a packed show since 2006.
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 9, 2017 0:15:14 GMT -5
I get that 5H set the bar really low, but even with that I'd probably say that Cardi would be better for the pre-show given that she's on her first hit. Camila would have been good for the pre-show too. Maybe add Niall Horan and SZA in there as well. Shawn's been around enough for the main show, they've learned their lesson with what they did to Nick Jonas and Ed Sheeran two years ago. Kedrick should definitely be there though, he's the big one missing. Imagine Dragons would be a good addition too given their resurgence, and especially with TSTM being the only band billed right now.
Edit: Calvin would have been a good one as well, especially with a Slide/Feels medley and everyone that would add (someone would probably have to sub in for Frank though).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 3:31:42 GMT -5
Ugh, I forgot all about the 1D boys. All of them (minus Zayn who has nothing out rn) could be there. I only left Kendrick off because I feel like his current single isn't as big as Unforgettable or even Bodak Yellow right now, and my list was getting long.
TBH most of the people I mentioned are interchangeable in the sense that they could be pre-show or main show and it not make a difference. I settled on the three I chose in the end b/c their songs made sense together in my head, whereas - not that it should matter, but moving from Body Like a Back Road and Attention to Bodak Yellow would be a little jarring, to say the least. Camila on the main show was mainly just acknowledging that sticking her on the pre-show would have fueled the tension between her and 5H's fanbases, and also that if she was going to be there at all there is no way Epic or her management were going to let her be put in a 'lesser' spot than her former group. I was tempted to axe them both from my imaginary VMAs tbh.
Given all that though, it actually really underscores the silliness that is the slate of performers we do have for this year's show. All that potential and *this* is the show we get? Yawn.
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Post by Dylan :) on Aug 9, 2017 15:09:23 GMT -5
Taylor said when she performed I Don't Wanna Live Forever that that would be her one performance for the year
EDIT: Or maybe she meant she wasn't touring this year?
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 9, 2017 15:15:30 GMT -5
She also said she'd say certain things on the Grammys Red Carpet last year, and then didn't. Although, this might have been a Predominantly White crowd she was talking to/performing for so . Honestly, in that case, I think she was talking about concerts, as she most likely won't tour until next year. I expect her to make some promotional appearances, the AMAs at the very least.
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Post by XXX. on Aug 10, 2017 14:51:13 GMT -5
http://instagram.com/p/BXn81DsjsH7 MTV added Kendrick to the Performers. Full list as of now: Kendrick Lamar Katy Perry The Weeknd Ed Sheeran Fifth Harmony Lorde Miley Cyrus 30 Seconds To Mars Shawn Mendes
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 0:17:49 GMT -5
This was posted in Kelly's thread for the bit of KC news, but the person also congratulates someone else for booking a spot with P!nk at the VMAs, so I suppose it's safe to assume P!nk will be performing. http://instagr.am/p/BXoFCMUlvP0
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 11, 2017 1:30:58 GMT -5
Quite a packed show coming up then!
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Post by XXX. on Aug 11, 2017 6:08:22 GMT -5
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 11, 2017 6:59:57 GMT -5
Yesss great adds
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Post by Dylan :) on Aug 11, 2017 7:03:03 GMT -5
Now all we need is Demi, Selana and Kesha and I will be happy That will be fifteen performances. How many would be in the before show, three? Four? Post Malone, 30 Seconds to Mars and...? The only other act I could see getting it would be Fifth Harmony but their fans would probably try to end the show if that happened
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Post by Normi on Aug 11, 2017 9:09:27 GMT -5
I need Kesha to perform as well!
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Post by wjr15 on Aug 15, 2017 12:52:36 GMT -5
MTV confirms that P!nk is getting the Video Vanguard Award this year.
Well deserved!! 👏🏼👏🏼
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Aug 15, 2017 12:53:26 GMT -5
Look at the underrated icon getting her just dues!
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 15, 2017 13:26:50 GMT -5
Good choice.
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Post by Bigfatliar 3 on Aug 15, 2017 14:54:17 GMT -5
Too bad its coming on the wrong date instead of this week :/
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2017 16:06:24 GMT -5
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Post by wjr15 on Aug 15, 2017 16:27:12 GMT -5
If the Taylor/Katy performance is true, I guess it would either be a new song or a Swish Swish/Bad Blood mashup.
Katy has said she's ready for it to be over so the ball is definitely in Taylor's court. I'd bet more on a new song over the mashup.
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Post by DJ General on Aug 15, 2017 18:21:25 GMT -5
A new song? There's no way... lol
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Post by Envoirment on Aug 15, 2017 19:45:09 GMT -5
Omg yes *_* Excited to see what the performance will be like.
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Post by Caviar on Aug 15, 2017 20:14:10 GMT -5
Fuck yeah
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2017 21:10:17 GMT -5
Too bad its coming on the wrong date instead of this week :/
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