That’s not an exaggeration.
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She was presented with one of her awards by four members of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team.
This is really no surprise considering the success and visual brilliance of the album.
Rihanna performs at the MTV Video Music Awards.
So I was speaking at the Art Institute previous year and one kid came up to me and he said, “Three of my friends died and I don’t know if Ima be the next”.
What’s most impressive isn’t the endless list of stats, awards, and accomplishments.
Rihanna and rapper Drake walk offstage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden Aug. 28, 2016, in New York City.
He went on to extol the qualities that have kept her at the forefront of popular culture for more than a decade. The whole thing was a VMAs moment to remember. Calvin beat out Drake, Bryson Tiller, Kanye West, and The Weeknd for Best Male Video.
Then – debuting “Fade”, which starred the singer and dancer Teyana Taylor, with no appearance from Mr. “She succeeds by doing something which no one in this music industry does – and that’s be herself”.
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“We love the music, which could change styles from album to album”.
But the weirdest moment of them all was when Michael Phelps randomly showed up at the show and declared hip-hop artist Future to be one of the most inspiring rappers ever.
In the end, it doesn’t matter what the truth is, because we know the truth in Drake’s heart.
It’s hard to tell at this point what parts of the VMAs were real and which were just weird Saturday Night Live-esque parodies of it.
Performers included Nick Jonas, The Chainsmokers, Ty Dollar $ign and Ariana Grande, who brought spin class to the VMA stage when she sang the reggae-tinged “Side to Side” with Nicki Minaj.
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“First of all, I’d like to thank my handsome daughter and my incredible husband for all of their support”, said Beyonce, who walked the carpet with daughter Blue Ivy and the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Oscar Grant – who all appeared in the singer’s “Lemonade” movie. Maybe someday MTV and its viewers will realize that democracy only works exclusively with politics, not awards shows.
