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Post by Caviar on Sept 12, 2023 20:28:39 GMT -5
Chil whatβs going on with Billyβs hair???!
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Post by larrydmusic on Sept 12, 2023 20:29:46 GMT -5
Shakira stole the show so far
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Post by larrydmusic on Sept 12, 2023 20:33:46 GMT -5
Have the performances been a little pitchy to anyone else? I donβt know if the sound is off or what but it feels like the performers are having to shout Hard to tell since 90% of the performers only rapped so far. Very few people sang.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 12, 2023 20:34:35 GMT -5
I'm not the best at telling if someone is lip syncing but this Nicki performance is a snoozefest that she has no reason not to be singing it live
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Post by Music Fan on Sept 12, 2023 20:37:50 GMT -5
Shakira killed it! Although I couldn't tell if it was live? By far the best one tonight!!
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Sept 12, 2023 20:43:54 GMT -5
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Post by Caviar on Sept 12, 2023 20:49:56 GMT -5
CRINE
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Post by Caviar on Sept 12, 2023 21:01:23 GMT -5
Go OFF Keysh!
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 12, 2023 21:06:28 GMT -5
Watching on a two-hour delay because I was working late and then smoking and then chatting with one of my besties back home but OMG WHY DID LIL WAYNE OPEN THE SHOW AND WITH HIS WORST SONG OMGGGG. I was like this CAN'T be the opener?! I assumed it was gonna be Bongos. A mess.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Sept 12, 2023 21:06:36 GMT -5
Keyshia sounded amazing. That Diddy collab album is a classic to me but I canβt stand him. Heβs so cheesy.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Sept 12, 2023 21:30:23 GMT -5
I love that Saweetie addressed that viral teleprompter read, haha. Now where's the album girl?
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Post by Joe1240 on Sept 12, 2023 21:34:58 GMT -5
Shakira did great and nice to see Taylor win a few awards. Besides Olivia Rodrigo the rest of the performers are forgettable.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Sept 12, 2023 21:38:39 GMT -5
Mother Shakira really DID THAT. Easily the best performance of the night:
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 12, 2023 21:42:47 GMT -5
I still wanna know what alternate universe I stumbled into in which "Best Rapper Alive" Lil' Wayne opened the VMAs by performing KAT FOOD of ALL things. A universe in which Demi Lovato forgets the notes on the scale completely. The final "TAKE ME DOWN" on Cruel For The Summer was cruel to my ears. I was legit in shock. Olivia's transition into Get Him Back was...weird and she sounded the worst I have ever heard her. Just amateurish in general. Literally, up to the Song Of The Year award, the best thing about this show was how hot Nelly Furtado was. Bongos was the best performance, but the bar was set so low.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Sept 12, 2023 21:57:13 GMT -5
This entire show has felt so sloppy and thrown together. Like not a single act had a solid rehearsal. And the camera work, Jesus, like they didn't plan any blocking or setups. I really do feel like some of these messy ass performances would have been better if they were being properly filmed.
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Post by οΌ³ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½π€ο½ο½ on Sept 12, 2023 21:58:48 GMT -5
Can't express how much I love Shakira, what a legend!
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Post by Caviar on Sept 12, 2023 22:05:37 GMT -5
Taylor is sweeping!
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Post by pnobelysk on Sept 12, 2023 22:08:12 GMT -5
When it comes to fan voting Taylor is gonna take award after award perhaps for years to come. Iβm sure thatβs somewhat frustrating for other artists who probably feel they donβt have a chance. Maybe a kpop Stan base could our voter her? But very few categories would overlap for them
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Post by Ling-Ling on Sept 12, 2023 22:11:40 GMT -5
Oh, is this fan voted? I was wondering how Taylor won directing for like the worst directed video in the bunch, lol.
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Post by kimberly on Sept 12, 2023 22:15:13 GMT -5
Oh, is this fan voted? I was wondering how Taylor won directing for like the worst directed video in the bunch, lol. direction is not fan voted afaik. but VMAs pretty much work on an attend-to-win basis and well, attend Taylor did.
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Post by pnobelysk on Sept 12, 2023 22:25:29 GMT -5
Taylor not present when Ice spice won. Wonder what we are getting . Nicki teased a surprise as well. I wonder if they are the same thing
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Post by Music Fan on Sept 12, 2023 22:32:21 GMT -5
Why is this show 4 hours!?!?
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Post by HamedM1 π on Sept 12, 2023 22:38:40 GMT -5
Doja mothered. That's it, that's the show.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Sept 12, 2023 22:40:08 GMT -5
I never would have guessed that the VMAs this year would be longer than both the Grammys and the Oscars, it'll go on 4 hours!
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Post by larrydmusic on Sept 12, 2023 22:52:25 GMT -5
Pretty much 4 hours of garbage with the exception of Shakira, Olivia, Maneskin and Fall Out Boy. The 50 years of hip hop tribute was an embarrassment. Also, enough of Taylor Swift giving 55 acceptance speeches and pretending to dance during each song at every single award show. They've been showing this crap for how long? 10 years? Don't Taylor, her team and TV producers realize that people will eventually get tired of it?
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 12, 2023 22:59:43 GMT -5
Updated: O.M.G. at Doja's performance. So, thanks for convincing me to blow a lot of money on a Doja Cat ticket, but since I am not seeing Beyonce, Taylor, or Pink this year, I guess Doja will work. Meanwhile, Shakira was. UNREAL. A true legend. @ Nicki taking her clothes off in a song to her dad, but also at her singing better than Olivia and Demi combined. I can't stress how much the song grew on me though. Still a winner. And ohhh that second song. Give it to me, Onika! I guess that's why the clothes were coming off so she could get into beast mode. The performances actually got better, with Karol G killing it and Anitta singing about how she used to be a hoe, LOL, but the performance overall was solid. Diddy & Friends was probably my 3rd fave so far after Shakira and Doja. Such great nostalgia and I was so excited to see Last Night!
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Post by ampersand on Sept 12, 2023 23:04:06 GMT -5
Man, I guess we are never getting a truly great Taylor Swift music video again, not with her winning VOTY two years in a row for self-directed MVs. I haven't really liked any of the videos she's directed herself. Maybe her feature film will surprise me, but I'm just not convinced she is a good director.
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Sept 12, 2023 23:14:04 GMT -5
Pretty much 4 hours of garbage with the exception of Shakira, Olivia, Maneskin and Fall Out Boy. The 50 years of hip hop tribute was an embarrassment.Β Also, enough of Taylor Swift giving 55 acceptance speeches and pretending to dance during each song at every single award show. They've been showing this crap for how long? 10 years? Don't Taylor, her team and TV producers realize that people will eventually get tired of it? Lol she debuted with 1 million albums via Midnights, 1989 (TV) is debuting with a million, Eras Tour is sold out worldwide. I think her and her schtick are doing just fine buddy ;)
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 12, 2023 23:14:19 GMT -5
Pretty much 4 hours of garbage with the exception of Shakira, Olivia, Maneskin and Fall Out Boy. The 50 years of hip hop tribute was an embarrassment. Also, enough of Taylor Swift giving 55 acceptance speeches and pretending to dance during each song at every single award show. They've been showing this crap for how long? 10 years? Don't Taylor, her team and TV producers realize that people will eventually get tired of it? Yeah! Fuck Taylor for trying to enjoy herself at these things! She should sit her ass down and stare straight ahead until either her name is called or the show is over!
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Post by leonagwen on Sept 12, 2023 23:19:08 GMT -5
Pretty much 4 hours of garbage with the exception of Shakira, Olivia, Maneskin and Fall Out Boy. The 50 years of hip hop tribute was an embarrassment.Β Also, enough of Taylor Swift giving 55 acceptance speeches and pretending to dance during each song at every single award show. They've been showing this crap for how long? 10 years? Don't Taylor, her team and TV producers realize that people will eventually get tired of it? Yeah! Fuck Taylor for trying to enjoy herself at these things! She should sit her ass down and stare straight ahead until either her name is called or the show is over! Taylor is the biggest pop star in the world in 2023 so of course they're gonna keep the cameras on her.
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