Back in April, the influential Swedish singer/rapper hybrid Yung Lean and the French producer GENER8ION went viral with their “Storm” video. Directed by Romain Gavras, the video stars Yung Lean as the bully at a fancy, futuristic boarding school. In the lengthy final scene, he wears a suit and tie and stands on bleachers amidst a large group of dancers, …

There was a George Michael tribute on the VMAs tonight. It makes sense. Michael was an MTV icon, one of the most important artists of the network’s first decade, so any time they want to honor him, they should. The post VMAs 2026: Raye, Sombr, Teddy Swims, & Adam Lambert Pay Tribute To George Michael appeared first on Stereogum.

Wanna feel old? It’s been 17 years since Kanye West stormed the stage to interrupt Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. There have been many more Taylor Swift moments at the VMAs since then, including quite a few shots of Swift in the audience, reacting to what’s happening onstage. She’s also the most honored artist …

At tonight’s VMAs, Nirvana were the recipients of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, the lifetime-achievement honor traditionally given out to whichever famous artist MTV can convince to show up. It’s the first time a rock band has received the Video Vanguard since Duran Duran in 2003, and it comes in the same year MTV dropped a rock category from …

Kacey Musgraves has been paying tribute to Dolly Parton a lot since the country music icon’s passing a few weeks ago. Tonight, she did so onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards. After an intro featuring archival footage of Parton performing her classic ballad “I Will Always Love You” on TV, Musgraves grabbed the torch to sing the song herself. …

It’s been a huge year for Madonna. Confessions II, her long-awaited, much-hyped sequel to 2005’s Confessions On A Dance Floor, was rapturously received — including by Stereogum readers, who voted “Danceteria” to the top of our Song Of The Summer poll. Any perceived beef with her artistic descendant Charli XCX was squashed with a remix and a pack of smokes, …

Drake has spent years making records that live far beyond release week. Tonight, two of them put him back in the MTV Video Music Awards conversation, with ICEMAN nominated for Best Album… The post Drake Has Two Shots at VMAs Tonight: Best Album for ‘ICEMAN’, Best Video in ‘Janice STFU’ appeared first on .

Donald Trump’s Sunday appearance at the Presidents Cup came with the usual signs of a presidential visit: a crowd, cameras and chants of “USA.” Then a heckler shouted a profane… The post Heckler Interrupts Trump at Presidents Cup: “You’re a F****** Ped****** Donald Wooooo” appeared first on .

The NFL is taking over one of soccer’s most famous stages today. The Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys meet at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã Stadium on Sunday, September 27, bringing… The post NFL Makes Rio Debut With Ravens-Cowboys Clash at the Maracanã appeared first on .

Yet another example of Drake uplifting talented artists and creators before they were stars. Druski was already getting attention online when Drake called him for the 2020 “Laugh Now Cry… The post Druski Says Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later” Call Changed His Career appeared first on .