The VMAs: The Good, Bad And The Ugly

Katy Perry, Mel B, Ed Sheeran and everything you need to know about the VMAs.

Hey Synners! Hope you had a great weekend? Last weekend, we had the
MTV VMA’s (Video Music Awards) held at The Forum,
Inglewood,California and it was hosted by Katy Perry. If you are not a
foreign music lover, please shift (Hehehe).

Here are the winners of the 2017 VMAs!
1. Video of the Year
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope).

2. Song of the Summer
Lil Uzi Vert – “XO Tour Llif3”.

3. Artist of the year
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic Records).

4. Best New Artist
Khalid (RCA Records).

5. Best Collaboration  Zayn & Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Live
Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)” (Republic Records).

6. Best Pop
Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – “Down” (Syco Music/Epic Records).

7. Best Hip Hop
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope).

8. Best Dance
Zedd and Alessia Cara – “Stay” (Interscope).

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9. Now this category is very interesting, because everyone that
actually got nominated, won!
Best Fight Against the System
Logic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson – “Black SpiderMan” (Race & LGBTQ) (Def
Jam) — WINNER
The Hamilton Mixtape – “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)”
(Immigration) (Atlantic Records) — WINNER
Big Sean – “Light” (Race) (Def Jam) — WINNER
Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful” (Body image) (Def Jam) — WINNER
Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley – “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL”
(Environment) — WINNER
John Legend – “Surefire” (Immigration & Anti-Muslim hate) (Columbia
Records) — WINNER

10. Best Rock
Now my best band, Coldplay, got beaten in this one but (sobs) it’s okay.
Twenty One Pilots – “Heavydirtysoul” (Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic Records).

11. Best Cinematography;
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) (Scott Cunningham).

12. Best Direction
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) (Dave Meyers &
the little homies).

13. Best Art Direction
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) (Spencer Graves).

14. Best Visual Effects
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) (Company:
Timber/Lead: Jonah Hall).

Hmm, (in Kendrick Lamar’s voice, ‘Sit down, be humble!’ He was
actually the biggest winner of the night.

15. Best Choreography
Kanye West – “Fade” (Def Jam) (Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Jae Blaze & Derek
‘Bentley’ Watkins).

16. Best Editing
Young Thug – “Wyclef Jean” (300 Entertainment/Atlantic Records) (Ryan
Staake & Eric Degliomini).
What do you think? Was the list fair?  Who did you expect to win that didn’t?(still
thinking about Coldplay).

P.S: Who read the message on Mel B’s gown? Was she talking to her husband?

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