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Rich and Weekly

Taylor, Lizzo, & Nicki Dominate the VMAs

Rich and Weekly

Wondery

Aricia Skidmore-williams, Daily Gossip, Pop Culture, Opinion, Entertainment News, Hot Goss, Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity News, Even The Rich, Society & Culture, Brooke Siffrinn

4.0962 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

The MTV Video Music Awards are always guaranteed to deliver buzz-worthy moments, and this year's show definitely held up that tradition. From Lizzo calling out online haters, to Taylor Swift making a huge announcement about her music, stars used their time on stage to give us something to talk about. But one surprise celeb appearance served up one of the most bizarre pop culture moments of the year, and it had us asking -- Are the VMAs still relevant?

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0:00.0

Okay, Arisha, I'm curious if there's ever been a time where you were like the center of attention you had an audience and you took that

0:15.0

opportunity to make a big announcement. I know this is going to seem like

0:19.5

it's scripted but literally right now,

0:23.0

now, center of attention,

0:25.0

we're dropping merch.

0:28.0

Oh, wow, that was not planned.

0:31.0

This week, right?

0:32.0

Yeah, yes, we do have merch.

0:34.7

Oh my God.

0:36.4

Marketing owes us like a pony or something,

0:39.5

because this is just so beautifully done.

0:41.9

It really is, wow, and I didn't even think about it. I thought maybe your tap show was going to come

0:46.2

up but it didn't. So look, lost opportunity. Yeah, it's definitely a good chance when you're

0:52.3

like in front of a mic you have an audience to make a big power move and at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards some major stars use their moment on stage to spill some tea, clap back at some critics, and really just send the

1:05.7

audience into a frenzy, which I'm assuming you just did here.

1:08.6

Oh, everyone's losing their minds, I'm sure of it. I get it.

1:12.5

I will say, if only the Ambies would pay attention to the VMA's,

1:17.2

we could have this kind of award ceremony.

1:20.5

I feel like a lot went down at the VMA's

1:22.2

that everybody's talking about do we have water coolers anymore

1:26.5

Just on their Zoom chat rooms if people still go to those. It's everywhere

1:30.9

I had a water cooler at my first apartment and I put fruit punch in it.

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