MTV VMA 2016 Coverage Jay came for dinner I mean it really shouldn’t have been a thing that Jay Z wasn’t with Beyoncé at the VMAs last night, particularly when you consider what she was communicating through her presence and her performance. For her, the point was Women. Still, there will be idiots looking for the By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 12:37 pm
Maple Leaf Rihanna’s VMAs Side-Kiss & Four Performances Rihanna had already made my weekend before she even hit the VMA stage with this Instagram: When he extra ❤🏆!!! A photo posted by badgalriri (@badgalriri) onAug 26, 2016 at 3:43pm PDT If Drake could be summed up in one word it would be “extra.” I love this so much. By Kathleen • Aug 29, 2016 11:34 am
Top Reads Beyoncé spent the money Where do you start? Where do you start?!? It was always a given that Beyoncé, with 11 nominations, would be attending the VMAs. They only confirmed that she would be performing the day before as the LA Times reported that “secret rehearsals” were taking place. And then everyone was calling By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 11:01 am
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Alicia’s VMA face Didn’t matter to me what she was wearing. Because it’s what she wasn’t wearing on her face that caught my attention: nothing. Which is her policy now. And she looks SO good. SO pretty. By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 09:59 am
Music Kanye West, Thought Leader If you didn’t know Teyana Taylor before last night, now you know. I’m starting with Teyana because the VMAs belonged to black women. Kanye’s free-reign speech was Peak Kanye but the video he debuted for Fade was ALL Teyana. Goddamn. A refresher on Teyana’s credentials before By Kathleen • Aug 29, 2016 09:02 am
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Serena’s VMA LBD It’s a good black dress. Is it too big though? I feel like she could have gone a size down. And this is from me, a body-con hater. But the gap from the mid-section down the thigh is generous and I feel like a smaller size would pull down By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 08:43 am
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage The placement of Britney Spears How do we properly assess the performance of Britney Spears last night? Knowing what she’s gone through, is it the gentle approach? Do we make an exception on standard and collectively agree that it was a decent return to the VMAs? It was a decent return to the VMAs. By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 08:36 am
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage Nick Jonas’s Bacon That’s not a euphemism. Nick Jonas performed a song called Bacon last night at the VMAs. His performance opened with him in a kitchen, holding a fresh plate of bacon. This is how most of my daydreams about Nick also open. The performance went downhill from there. Nick goes By Kathleen • Aug 29, 2016 08:08 am
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage I Can’t No Pastries Next week will be two years since we lost Joan Rivers. And it’s true, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. Because the Joan Rivers random amazingness on a red carpet can never be replaced. Sometimes during an interview, she straight up forgot By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 07:20 am
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage Alessia Cara is cooler than all of us Alessia Cara is 20 years old. She’s 20 years old and she already oozes so much confidence and charisma it’s unfair. It’s unfair to her peers (she’s so real she makes Ariana Grande look like a Madame Tussauds wax figure) and it’s unfair to us By Kathleen • Aug 29, 2016 06:55 am
MTV VMA 2016 Coverage Intro for August 29, 2016 Dear Gossips, “But for people to understand just how blessed we are. It was an expression of our now. Our fame, right now. Us on the inside of the TV…This is FAME, bro”. Duana texted me, like, 5 seconds after those words came out of Kanye West’s mouth By Lainey • Aug 29, 2016 06:33 am
