• The best VMA performances of 2020

    The best VMA performances of 2020

    It wasn’t an awards show that will go down in history — no sexy snakes, three-way kissing, pregnancy reveals or tantrums here — but the 2020 MTV VMAs had some performances that helped satiate the world’s yearning for live music. Many of the performances felt like glorified music videos rather than live entertainment, though especially …
  • VMAs 2020 best-dressed celebrities: DaBaby, Machine Gun Kelly, Miley and more

    VMAs 2020 best-dressed celebrities: DaBaby, Machine Gun Kelly, Miley and more

    The 2020 VMAs might not have had a traditional red carpet with attendees strutting to the roar of wildly screaming fans in the background, but the fashion still delivered. Presenters, nominees and winners served looks — remotely or in audience-less spaces scattered throughout New York City — ranging from formal to full-on casual. During a …
  • VMAs 2020: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande storm stage with ‘Rain on Me’

    VMAs 2020: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande storm stage with ‘Rain on Me’

    The coronavirus couldn’t rain on Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s parade at the 2020 VMAs Sunday night. Gaga grabbed the spotlight, as only she can, alongside her “Rain on Me” collaborator during a performance of their single from Gaga’s dance-centric “Chromatica,” which was one of the most anticipated albums of the summer. The song went …
  • The Weeknd calls for justice for Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake in VMAs 2020 speech

    The Weeknd calls for justice for Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake in VMAs 2020 speech

    The Weeknd made the most of the VMAs 2020. Not only did he open the show by performing “Blinding Lights” from Hudson Yards, but while accepting the award for Best R&B video, he somberly called for justice for Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake. The singer — whose real name is Abel Tesfaye — was still …
  • Lady Gaga dazzles in parade of high-fashion face masks at VMAs 2020

    Lady Gaga dazzles in parade of high-fashion face masks at VMAs 2020

    Lady Gaga prioritized style and safety at the 2020 VMAs. The 34-year-old pop phenom, who was nominated for a whopping nine awards this year, hit the virtual red carpet on Sunday clad in an intergalactic silver ensemble by Area accessorized with — what else? — a clear space helmet. “I was wearing face shields before …
  • What happened to The Weeknd’s face? Why he was bloody at the VMAs

    What happened to The Weeknd’s face? Why he was bloody at the VMAs

    The Weeknd is blinded by the light — and bruised in the face. At the 2020 VMAs, the singer — who took home the VMA for best R&B and video of the year for “Blinding Lights” — appeared to have a broken nose and black eyes and was bleeding during his performance atop Hudson Yards …
  • The Weeknd kicks off VMAs 2020 with Hudson Yards performance

    The Weeknd kicks off VMAs 2020 with Hudson Yards performance

    The Weeknd lit up the 2020 VMAs Sunday night. The 30-year-old Canadian singer kicked off the show with his performance, described in advance as a “keyed-up, dazzling” showcase. He lived up to the hype with a rooftop version of his hit single “Blinding Lights” — which won VMAs for Video of the Year and Best …
  • All the details on Doja Cat’s 2020 VMAs performance hair looks

    All the details on Doja Cat’s 2020 VMAs performance hair looks

    Doja Cat is a beauty chameleon, able to switch between pink, green, blond, short, long, wavy and straight hair looks with ease. And for the 2020 VMAs, which were held virtually in NYC on Sunday, the 24-year-old “Say So” singer went all out. During her performance, she showed off two very distinct ‘dos with the …
  • Miley Cyrus doubles up on sheer dresses at VMAs 2020

    Miley Cyrus doubles up on sheer dresses at VMAs 2020

    Miley Cyrus came into the 2020 VMAs like a wrecking ball. The singer, 27, hit the virtual red carpet on Sunday night wearing a sheer black, bedazzled Mugler gown from the brand’s fall/winter 2020 collection. She accessorized with a bandeau bra and matching underwear as well as opera-length gloves, and finished her glam-rock look with …
  • VMAs 2020: BTS’ performs ‘Dynamite’ for the first time ever

    VMAs 2020: BTS’ performs ‘Dynamite’ for the first time ever

    The “ARMY” got its BTS fill from afar Sunday at the 2020 VMAs on MTV. The K-pop band, whose obsessive fans are known as the ARMY (a k a Adorable Representative MC for Youth), made their first-ever MTV Video Music Awards performance after taking home the best group and best K-pop trophies. Their socially distanced spectacle, which was …