When “Cry Me a River” met “Savage.” An exchange between Megan Thee Stallion and Justin Timberlake backstage at Tuesday’s 2023 MTV Video Music Awards has gone viral. A behind-the-scenes clip making its rounds on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, showed all five members of NSYNC — who reunited onstage at the show — … Read more
Spooky season was never this sexy. Commanding everyone’s full “Attention” with spider web chicness, Doja Cat unapologetically crawled her way past wishful fashion competitors at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday night, eclipsing the wannabes with her unyielding eccentricity. Pop culture’s untamable fur baby, 27, slinked down the red carpet in a sheer white, custom-designed … Read more
Bow down to the Queen — she’s who we all look up to, if you let her tell it. Her royal voluptuousness wowed in an oversized black shawl and two-piece lacy black lingerie number to debut her latest track “Last Time I Saw You,” from her forthcoming “Pink Friday 2” anthology at the 2023 MTV … Read more
The “Bye, Bye, Bye” boys were fly, fly, fly in color-coordinated fits Tuesday as they presented Taylor Swift, 33, with the moon person for Best Pop Video at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. Y2K fiends fully freaked out when Justin Timberlake, 42, Joey Fatone, 46, JC Chasez, 47, Lance Bass, 44, and Chris Kirkpatrick, … Read more
This Barbie did not come to play around. Commanding center stage as the mesmerizing mistress of ceremonies at 2023’s MTV Video Music Awards, “Queen of Rap” Nicki Minaj stopped the show — before it even started — in a skin-tight pink Dolce & Gabbana corset beneath a sheer, bridal-inspired veil. “MTV is petrified because they got a … Read more
She was marching to the beat of her own “Bongos.” Drumming up red carpet fashion buzz comes as second nature to chic freak Cardi B, 30, who wowed Tuesday night’s red carpet crowd at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards in an armor-like Dilara Findikoglu dress, covered in hundreds of hair clips arranged in swirling patterns. … Read more
*NSYNC is tearin’ up our hearts once again after all five members of the beloved boy band reunited at the 2023 MTV VMAs. Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick, all took the VMA stage Tuesday night at New Jersey’s Prudential Center to present Taylor Swift with the Best Pop award for “Anti-Hero.” … Read more
After fronting the English punk-rock band Generation X, ’80s icon Billy Idol moved to New York in 1981 and began dancing with himself in pursuit of solo stardom. And it was his first summer of baking in the Big Apple that would inspire his breakout solo hit, 1982’s “Hot in the City.” “New York just … Read more
Twenty years ago, the MTV Video Music Awards had a viral moment — before “viral moments” even existed — during the opening number when Madonna kissed both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Seemingly in shock — just like the rest of us — Spears’ then-fresh ex Justin Timberlake looked on awkwardly from the Radio City … Read more
The VMAs are getting Super Freaky again. Reassuming her role as head-Barb-in-charge at MTV’s Video Music Awards, Nicki Minaj is set to serve as the host of this year’s fab fête live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12. “For the second consecutive year, Minaj will announce the show’s star-studded lineup of performers, presenters … Read more
Music’s bad boy has made good. Adding yet another accolade to his collection of wins, mega magnate Sean “Diddy” Combs, 53, is poised to receive the distinguished Global Icon Award at MTV’s 2023 Video Music Awards on Sept. 12. “He’s a legend in hip hop, a multi-industry mogul, and now… the GLOBAL ICON at this year’s VMAs,” … Read more
Pop culture was forever transformed when Madonna kissed Britney Spears — and then Christina Aguilera — on stage at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. However, it has often been forgotten that when the Queen of Pop, 65, turned from Spears to kiss the “Dirrty” singer, 42, during the drama-packed event, the camera quickly cut … Read more
Demi Lovato, Karol G, Måneskin and Stray Kids will take the stage at New Jersey’s Prudential Center as headliners for the VMAs next month. On Tuesday, MTV announced the first group of presenters for the show, which airs on Sept. 12. Lovato, 31, will be returning for her first VMAs performance in six years, days … Read more
Belt it out, set it free and put your lighters in the air my babies, let’s talk power ballads. Whether lamenting love gone wrong or celebrating life in all its failures and majesties, roses and thorns, purple rain and vivid pain, power ballads are the FM heart beat of the human experience. The 80’s era … Read more
Three best friends go on a dating adventure together in the new MTV reality series “The Love Experiment.” Premiering Aug 15 (10 p.m.), the show follows Atlanta, Ga.- based single women Marcia, aka “Mars,” 30, a flight attendant; Paige, 27, who has her own management consulting business; and Tamara, 30, a flight attendant / entrepreneur, … Read more
It’s Jess a mom thing — no kidding. Jessica Simpson frequently has to tame her temper when it comes to her kids catching flights with the Kardashians to see the likes of Katy Perry perform — mostly because her brood has yet to ever see their “Irresistible”-crooning mom hit the stage. “They’ve never seen me do this,” … Read more
Ms. Jacky Oh, an actress, model and comedian, has died at age 32. Anonymous sources have confirmed her passing to TMZ on Thursday, but the cause of death remains unknown. According to reports, the MTV “Wild ‘N’ Out” star, whose full name is Jacklyn Smith, was allegedly undergoing a “mommy makeover” surgery in Miami. The … Read more
Judy Malinowski was a dead girl talking. From the grave, the slain Ohio mother-of-two testified against ex-boyfriend Michael Slager in her 2018 murder trial. Clinging to life on a hospital bed with burns covering 95% of her body, an amputated arm that had been scorched to the bone and bolts of pain surging through her … Read more
Not a lot of news anchors would be suspected of helping to trash a pair of hotel rooms and still keep their jobs. But such was the case when Kurt Loder, then the face of recently shut-down MTV News, aimed to settle a feud with Kurt Cobain in 1992. It grew out of the the grunge … Read more
It’s a high-flying achievement. Tom Cruise took the skies in his P-51 Mustang plane Sunday to accept his MTV Movie Award for Best Performance in a Movie for the film “Top Gun: Maverick.” The 60-year-old, who had his golden popcorn trophy in the co-pilot’s seat, thanked his fanbase for their love and support in a … Read more