Whilst Taylor Swift was busy making historical past in her overflowing trophy cupboard, drama unfolded round her each onstage and off stage on the MTV Video Awards in New York.
From backstage run-ins to onstage mishaps, shock reunions and new romances — we check out the largest speaking factors from the largest night time of pop.
Stealing thunder Swiftly
It wasn’t clear whether or not Swift was even going to make it to the Prudential Center in Newark however by the point the night time was over, Swift left all these trailing within the wake of her thigh-high black gold button gown.
The Cruel Summer singer bounced Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Karol G, Nicki Minaj and Shakira to bag Artist of the Year together with eight different trophies putting her within the report books for equalling probably the most gongs ever gained in a single night time.
“This is unbelievable. The fact that this is a fan-voted award means so much to me,” Tay Tay stated.
“I’ve just been on a tour that has been the most joyful and exhilarating experience, and we’re not even halfway done. It’s really felt like the adventure of a lifetime, this past year.”
One fan she left at dwelling was NFL hunk Travis Kelce, who has been linked to hanging out with Tay Tay following her cut up from The 1975’s Matt Healy.
More rivalry swept beneath the carpet
Swift has endured loads of public rivalries through the years together with with Kanye West and Katy Perry however the newest popstar pitted towards her referred to as a truce earlier than the pair shared the identical pink carpet. The night time’s large performer Olivia Rodrigo insisted she and Swift haven’t any Bad Blood.
It’s claimed rigidity has bubbled between the pop pair after Taylor and her co-writer Jack Antonoff got two writing credit on Olivia’s debut album Sour, for 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back and Deja Vu, which have been influenced by New Years Day and Cruel Summer respectively.
“I don’t have beef with anyone. I’m very chill. I keep to myself. I have my four friends and my mom, and that’s really the only people I talk to, ever. There’s nothing to say,” Rodrigo advised Rolling Stone earlier than turning up.
“There’s so many Twitter conspiracy theories. I only look at alien conspiracy theories.”
On stage calamities
Rodrigo did go away followers together with Swift’s bestie Selena Gomez visibly shocked when she appeared to hit a dwell blunder on stage while performing her hit Vampire.
Sparks began going off mid monitor and the set fell aside. The 20-year-old was scurried off stage as the gang and Gomez appeared on gobsmacked. But it was only a mere hoax transition into her new monitor Get Him Back! off her new album Guts, when O-Rod reappeared along with her dancers clad in Barbie pink to complete her set.
But the onstage backlash of the night time was saved for Video Vanguard Award winner Shakira. The newly single Columbian turned up along with her sons Milan, 10, and Sasha, 8, who watched on proudly as she whipped via a medley of hits together with She Wolf, Whenever Wherever and Hips Don’t Lie.
But viewers weren’t so impressed even after she crowd-surfed, accusing her of miming.
“They honoring Shakira for lip-syncing,” one fan trolled on-line.
An evening of beefing and side-eye
Gomez’s face was the go-to for reactions on the night time and she or he went viral on social community X as she screwed up her face in disdain, when Chris Brown — now well-known for beating up his ex Rihanna — had his identify referred to as out for a nomination within the Best R&B class for singing on Chlöe’s How Does It Feel.
And there was extra viral melodrama behind the scenes when it appeared like Justin Timberlake and Megan Thee Stallion have been caught on digital camera backstage showing to have a heated spat surrounded by entourages. But friends of the rapper advised People she was simply excited to satisfy JT.
Timberlake apparently stated: “It’s so nice to meet you”. The WAP singer then replied: “No, no, this don’t count, this don’t count. We gotta meet proper.”
Scene stealer
Timberlake was the person who stole the present on the night time when he despatched Taylor Swift right into a fangirl meltdown as he reunited with former *NSYNC bandmates JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick. Sadly the Bye Bye Bye singers didn’t roll again the years and carry out nevertheless it was sufficient for Swift, who picked up her Best Pop Video gong for Anti Hero off them.
“I’m not doing well pivoting from this to this,” Swift gushed. “I have your dolls! You’re pop personified, so to receive this from your golden pop hands is really too much”.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
