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LE SSERAFIM celebrates its first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, as CRAZY crowns the Sept. 14-dated chart. The set debuts atop the list with 37,500 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 5, according to Luminate. It’s the fourth top three-charting effort the Korean pop group, the entirety of their charting efforts. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Also in the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart, Destroy Lonely scores his first top 10 with the No. 3 bow of Love Lasts Forever, while…
If Taylor Swift is in an awards show crowd, you better bet there’s a video camera focused directly squarely in her direction — and the cameras at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday night (Sept. 11) caught a very sweet moment in a renewed pop friendship. Behind-the-scenes cameras zeroed in on Swift singing every word to “Teenage Dream” as Katy Perry performed her career-spanning Video Vanguard Award medley. Swift danced along to the 2010 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash from Perry’s blockbuster album of the same name, grinding next to singer/actress Suki Waterhouse in the UBS Arena…
Chappell Roan just transformed the MTV Video Music Awards into the pink pony club — but make it the 1430s. In her highly anticipated awards show performance debut, the best new artist nominee brought the fire — literally — while singing an impassioned rendition of her breakthrough hit “Good Luck, Babe!” in front of her new A-list peers in the music industry, giving the track a historical twist. After being introduced by one her own heroes, drag queen Sasha Colby, the 26-year-old pop tastemaker appeared on New York’s UBS Arena stage in a suit of armor and aimed a crossbow…
Anitta brought a sizzling blend of glamour and rhythm to the 2024 MTV VMAs Wednesday (Sept. 11), transforming the stage into a party. The Brazilian superstar dazzled in a white and metallic bodysuit paired with baggy pants, opening her performance with the premiere of “Paradise.” The energy surged as Fat Joe, dressed in flannel and leather baggy pants, delivered dynamic flows that matched the intensity of the staging. DJ Khaled, dressed in black, masterfully hyped the crowd throughout the set. The performance shifted gears as Tiago PZK joined Anitta. Dressed in a sparkly dark outfit, he seamlessly laid down verses…
Katy Perry accepted the Video Vanguard award with a house-ified career-spanning performance at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday (Sept. 11). “We fell in love with her as Katy Perry,” began actor Orlando Bloom when introducing his partner. “I fell in love with her as Katheryn Hudson. You know her as a global superstar who brings love light and her unique sense of humor to every song she writes and every music video she creates. I know her as a mother, as a partner, who brings that same love and joy to our family.” After a short video…
Sabrina Carpenter brought true Hollywood glamour to the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet by wearing the actual Bob Mackie gown Madonna wore to the 1991 Oscars. According to Vogue, Carpenter and her stylist were hunting for a Madonna moment for the awards show and found what they were looking for with archival fashion dealer Tab Vintage. The silver Mackie dress “was originally designed for Madonna to wear to perform at the Academy Awards,” Tab Vintage’s Alexis Novak told Vogue. “It was inspired by Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and made headlines when she wore it.” Back in…
Shawn Mendes debuted a new song from his upcoming album Shawn live at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday (Sept. 11) at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. Mendes and his band delivered the new tune on a massive rug lined with candles on a smoky stage, giving the whole performance a casual, living-room aura. Titled “Nobody Knows,” the song started out in a slow, folk-rock vein before gradually growing in intensity, reaching an emphatic, impactful climax. Toward the end of the song, Mendes turned away from his adoring fans and faced his drummer, strumming furiously on…
Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav is a man of his word, and the rapper proved it on Wednesday night (Sept. 11) when he presented U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles with a very special custom neck piece. The veteran MC took the stage to hand out the first award at the 2024 MTV VMAs alongside the American athlete, who was stripped of her bronze medal at this summer’s Paris Olympics due to a scoring dispute during the women’s individual floor exercise. But Flav, who has become one of the nation’s most ardent athletic supporters this year, made things right. Taking the stage in…
Eminem added another MTV VMAs moment to his mantle when he opened the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards in style on Wednesday night (Sept. 11). The rapper — who received eight nominations this year — kicked off the show at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., where he entered from the aisles in a blond wig alongside a phalanx of Slim Shady look-alikes. Em stormed out of the tunnel with a dynamic performance of his The Death of Slim Shady lead single “Houdini,” which notched him his highest charting Billboard Hot 100 hit (No. 2) this decade. The real Slim Shady…
Karol G shared her fiery Latina flavor at the VMAs with some of the show’s biggest stars. Karol G graced the 2024 Video Music Awards on Wednesday to perform her recent single, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” in front of a beachy backdrop before she shimmied to her merengue hit alongside Camila Cabello and Taylor Swift. “Los extraño un montón,” she said to start the performance. “I miss y’all a lot!” Karol G opened her performance in front of the flags of all the countries in Latin America. Then, she walked toward the main stage, which had been transformed into a…