It’s time to "take a couple of seats," folks! The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards have officially begun, and Taylor Swift — whose new album, Lover, dropped last Friday (August 23) — wasted no time calling out the homophobes with a sassy efficiency of her celebratory LGBTQ+ anthem, "You Need To Calm Down." As in the official video, Swift's VMA efficiency took a direct and clear st..

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Any time comedian Sebastian Maniscalco was announced as host of the 2019 VMAs back in June, no one seemed more surprised than... Sebastian Maniscalco. "Are you sure they haven't made a mistake?" He asked in the tongue-in-cheek promo clip announcing the news. The joke was that Maniscalco, as a 46-year-old dude, didn't know the heavy hitters of our time by name — and case in point t..

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Any time it was reported that K-pop could be getting its very own category at the 2019 Video Music Awards, a ton of buzz generated online about which categorize could be the initial to take the award house. And while all the nominees dropped groundbreaking videos this year — from Blackpink's "Kill This Love" to Exo's "Tempo" — only one categorize can be the opening to win Best K-p..

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A bunch of MTV stars will "be piece of the moment" at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards as they witness the annual celebration to honor the ideal in the music industry. It's T-Shirt Moon Persons time! Some ventured to the the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, from very near (like the Jersey Shore), while others came from the Hollywood Hills, Siesta Key and Floribama. Take a look..

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The VMAs are barely underway, and it's already a victorious night for Billie Eilish, who just won the award for PUSH Artist of the Year! Last year's winner, Hayley Kiyoko, made the announcement on the VMA red carpet pre-show on Monday, August 26, in a true "passing of the torch" moment. Unfortunately, Eilish wasn't there to accept her award in person — she's currently on tour in Eu..

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Finally, the Jonas Brothers have come back to New Jersey! The three amigos — er, hermanos — are all set to bring a dynamite live efficiency to the 2019 VMAs on Monday night (August 26), and ahead of the show, they sat down with MTV News to talk about what's changed since their last time at the VMAs — way back in 2008, when they ran through "Love Bug." certainly, a lot has chang..

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The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards have landed at the Prudential Center in New Jersey and all of the winners envelopes are signed, sealed, and prepared to be delivered to the year’s most illustrious visual feats. In a show already guaranteed to bring your preference artists on stage with performances from Miley Cyrus, Normani, Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, and so several more, it almo..

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Megan Thee Stallion’s impervious knees were the star of the 2019 VMA Pre Show. Twisting and dropping, slipping and sliding, without so much as a wince from the performer, her popping patellas carried her efficiency of 'Big Ole Freak' to absurd new heights that most can only dream of. She wore a unique riff on a Army sergeant's uniform, except as a substitute opposed to slacks, her..

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Last month, Big Sean returned with "Overtime," a succinct yet still show-stopping segment of bloodletting. "Shit, I didn't take a break, my n---a, I broke," he raps early on before getting into what the past few years of his life have entailed (including the fallout from a breakup and plenty of soul-searching). On Monday night (August 26), Sean plans to keep that momentum going with a..

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Listen up, haters: in case you thought that basketball trick in Normani's "Motivation" video was a fake, CGI-indebted dupe, we're pleased to report that it was actually 100 percent real. Yep, Normani really did that. Speaking to MTV News on Sunday (August 25) ahead of her VMA performance, the singer explained how she pulled off the impressive b-ball handling. Turns out, it wasn't jus..

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What's that? You thought we were done announcing this year's VMA lineup? Well, we can't stop, and we won't stop, so we're giving you another live act to get excited about: the one and only Miley Cyrus. Surprise! Immediately after earning two nominations for "Mother's Daughter" in The ideal Power Anthem and Song of Summer categories, Miley will hit the stage tonight (August 26) for th..

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Any time the MTV Video Music Awards air live on Monday (August 26), Missy Elliott won't be the only hip-hop icon storming the stage. To celebrate the show being contained in New Jersey for the initial time in its 36-year history, we've called upon a murderer's row of living legends who hail from the Garden State. Fetty Wap, Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah, Redman, and Wyclef will al..

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