Beyonce is making headlines this week for her powerful appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Lest you think that was all, however, she also performed “Sorry“, the ultimate kiss-off song.
“You guys want to call this a feud; you want to call this throwing shade but right after the song comes out I’m going to be on a Grammys red carpet and they’re going to ask me about it and I’ll be like, ‘He called me'”. (Has there ever been a better, more succinct line than “boy, bye”?) Not one to merely achieve when she could show everyone in the house how it’s done, Beyoncé broke into “Don’t Hurt Yourself“, and “Formation“. Although still clearly lip synching, Spears danced the night away and we’re giving her an A for effort. “She’s one of my best friends in the world”, he went on. I came here to present my new video, but before I do that, I’mma talk.
He talked about his “Famous” video, which features what appears to be naked images of West, Swift, Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump and more. Before handing her the Moonman, Drake delivered a great speech that culminated in a declaration of love: “She’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22 years old”. Sure, most of us won’t roll out of the postpartum bed and look exactly like this (I worked out my entire pregnancy and can tell you that’s a lie), but man, this mama right here motivates me on so many levels. In 2009, he stormed the stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video, and told the crowd that Beyonce deserved to win. “All of my adult life I’ve looked up to her even though she’s younger than me”.
He referenced back to his own past antics when he acknowledged that his music video might lose to Beyonce in the video of the year category.
The subtle, yet unmistakeable feminist message became evident at the very end, when her dancers arranged themselves on the stage, forming a Venus symbol – the universal symbol for women.
Fifth Harmony, the five-girl group that won TV talent show “The X Factor”, took home 2 “Moonman” awards. The music video, which shows him looking frail in bed with bandaged eyes, was released just days before the icon’s January 10 death.
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On Sunday night, Beyoncé performed 15-minutes of her visual “Lemonade” album, including graphic poetry about the black experience in America.
