MTV VMAs 2022: Winners announced at raucous ceremony of shock cameos and surprise announcements
It’s been an eventful night over in New Jersey
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The MTV VMAs took place Sunday 28 August at a live ceremony at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
This year’s event was hosted by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow, with performances from Eminem and Snoop Dogg, Lizzo, K-pop group Blackpink, and Italian rock band Maneskin.
Taylor Swift announced her brand new album, Midnights, at the ceremony after making a surprise appearance.
Johnny Depp also made a (more controversial) appearance, with his head superimposed onto one of the Moon Person trophies.
As well as winning Video of the Year, Swift was spotted enthusiastically rapping along with Nicki Minaj’s ‘Super Bass’ from her seat in the crowd.
And though Harry Styles was nominated for a host of awards, he failed to attend the ceremony due to performing at one of his own concerts in New York.
Bad Bunny won the coveted Artist of the Year prize, shortly after driving fans wild when he kissed one of his male backing dancers during his performance.
See the full list of winners here.
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Lizzo’s fans think she used the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards stage to respond to Aries Spears, after the comedian fat-shamed her during an interview.
Spears made several fatphobic comments about the Grammy Award-winner in a conversation with the “Art of Dialogue” YouTube channel, a snippit of which was shared on Twitter on Saturday (27 August).
When asked about his thoughts on Lizzo’s music, Spears said the singer had a “very pretty face” before launching into a tirade of degrading remarks about the singer’s looks.
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‘This b*tch is winning, h*e’
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