Sophie Turner may have skipped walking the red carpet with husband Joe Jonas at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t have a very good time.
Let’s start with the actor’s own personal highlights, which she posted to Instagram writing, “OMG CONGRATULATIONS @joejonas @nickjonas @kevinjonas ? here are a few of my favorite moments from tonight! #THATSTHETEA #Lizzoisqueen.” (The Jonas Brothers won their very first VMA ever in the Best Pop category.)
In her post, Turner included a shot of her husband, an iconic photo with USWNT soccer star Alex Morgan recreating her famous tea-sipping moment from the World Cup, and a moment with Lizzo. “That’s the mthrfucking tea ?,” Morgan commented.
Basically, she’s living out our own VMA fantasy.
The cameras caught Turner having even more amazing moments throughout the night, like when she turned Joe Jonas into an Instagram husband and made him take photos of her and Lizzo.
That being said, Cabello did say in this same interview that her new album was made in a period of time when she was falling in love. If she’s not referring to Mendes, then who is she talking about?
“Falling in love is like an infinite amount of levels and layers and angles,” she said. “I fell in love and just opened up. Everything was written in present moment.”
Of course, photos speak louder than words, and Mendes and Cabello have been photographed getting their PDA on several times now. But it looks like these two are keeping mum on what’s real and what’s not. The speculation continues!
In these sad, trying times, there’s only one ray of light our world has: Normani. The former Fifth Harmony member turned Queen of Pop delivered a knockout performance of her new song “Motivation” at the 2019 MTV VMAs Monday night (August 26), and by the end of it I realized she’s going to save us all. Not only will she save music (that’s a given), but she’ll save the environment, the 2020 election—everything. We’ve found it people: the cure to all our problems. And her name is Normani Kordei Hamilton.
Why, you ask? Just look at tonight’s VMAs performance. The vocals! The precise dancing! The unexplainable X-factor! We haven’t encountered a pop star like this since Britney Spears, Beyoncé, or Lady Gaga. Those three legends have singlehandedly kept the world in order with their bops and wigs and tours. But they can’t do it alone. They need a new pop icon to help maintain our planet’s balance, but no one has been up for the task. No one until Normani.
Normani has it. She has the dancing chops to keep gas prices at an all-time low; the vocals to ensure everyone recycles; and a fire in the eyes that will compel every child in America to eat their vegetables. What? Did you think it was our elected officials who made this country a success? Pfft! It was pop girls. It’s always been pop girls.
Check out Normani’s performance for yourself, below. Consider this her 2020 presidential campaign announcement. (I kid, but, ugh, can you imagine?!)
Obviously, fans on the Internet are just as entranced, bewildered, and gobsmacked as I am.
I know Ariana Grande said God is a woman, but I didn’t think we’d learn her name in our lifetime. But we have! Repeat after me: Normani, Normani, Normani.
Miley Cyrus has had an eventful few weeks. to say the least. It was just a little over two weeks ago that the singer and her husband, Liam Hemsworth, announced they were splitting up. Soon after, photos of her kissing Kaitlynn Carter (Brody Jenner’s ex and one of the stars of The Hills: New Beginnings) while the two were on vacation in Italy.
Oh, and on top of all of this she released a new single— called “Slide Away”—and prepped the performance we just saw on tonight’s MTV VMAs.
It feels like not that long ago at the VMAs, we saw Cyrus twerking all over the stage; for this performance, however, she kept things super pared down. The performance included a set of string musicians who lined the stage as she sang using a single microphone. Cyrus wore a simple black minidress, and the performance aired in black and white for viewers at home. This setting allowed the focus to be on her incredible vocals and the emotional lyrics.
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As soon as the song was released last week, people started to surmise that it might be about the breakup with Hemsworth thanks to lines like, “Once upon a time, it was paradise. / Once upon a time, I was paralyzed. / Think I’m gonna miss these harbor lights, / But it’s time to let it go. / Once upon a time, it was made for us. / Woke up one day, it had turned to dust. / Baby, we were found, but now we’re lost, / So it’s time to let it go.” Or when she sings, “So won’t you slide away / Back to the ocean, I’ll go back to the city lights.”
Fans online loved the VMAs performance. “I literally have chills all over. Miley’s voice is something else,” one person tweeted. “God damn that song was absolutely gorgeous and her voice is legitimately one of a kind,” another wrote.
“I appreciate liam hemsworth for all the bops he has inspired for miley. Their relationship makes some great music lol,” one Twitter user wrote. See more, below.
Consider the official dress code of the 2019 MTV VMAs “anything goes.” The awards show that brought us Gaga hanging from the ceiling and that Kanye moment is just as memorable for the iconic style that happens on the red carpet as it is for the antics that happen on stage. (Case and point: Lil’ Kim’s purple wig and pastie situation and to just about everything Katy Perry’s worn in the past.) Given that MTV has always served as an outlet for the rebellious, stars aren’t afraid to let loose and have more fun with their style than, say, the Grammys.
This year’s carpet did not disappoint, especially on the beauty front. Lizzo brought her trademark campy glam ahead of her highly anticipated performance, and Taylor Swift brought back that classic red lip thing we all like. Read on for our favorite looks from the VMAs below, and check back as we add more throughout the night.
Captain Marvel broke all kinds of records when it hit theaters in March 2019. It raked in $455 million its opening weekend, it was created by a team of powerful women, and it introduced audiences to a new kind of female superhero. Brie Larson, the star of the film, got tons of recognition for her work in such a badass production; however, when she was given the Best Fight trophy at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Monday, she made it clear there were some unsung heroes who needed serious credit. So she went onstage to accept the award alongside her stunt doubles Renae Moneymaker and Joanna Bennett.
Larson made sure the spotlight was on Moneymaker and Bennett, who both worked intensely by her side on Captain Marvel. Stunt doubles often fly under the radar in action films, and they don’t always get recognized for their dedication. Larson wanted to change that, so the Oscar winner and new director completely turned the attention to her friends and colleagues.
“I wanted to take this moment to really say thank you to the two women who are standing here beside me,” Larson said. “These are the women that trained me and were also the stunt doubles for Captain Marvel. I could not have made this film without them. They are really the baseline of who she is. They are the living embodiment of Captain Marvel.”
After introducing them, Larson cheered, “Say whatever you want!” and turned the mic over to the two professionals, who have also been stunt doubles on Wonder Woman, Avengers: Endgame, and X-Men, to name a few. Bennett talked about how exciting it was to bring a strong female character to life, while Moneymaker recalled the female characters who had influenced her own career.
“As young girls, we wanted to be just like Lara Croft and G.I. Jane, so it’s a real honor to be a part of this character and hopefully pass along some of that inspiration and strength that those iconic women brought to us,” she said. “And lastly, a big thank you to Brie for acknowledging our role in this film. It’s truly a rare acknowledgement, and it means so much not only to both of us, but to the entire stunt community.”
