Here is your Open Post for the 2015 VMAs. The VMAs air tonight at 9 pm on MTV, obviously. The show is being held this year in LA and Miley Cyrus is hosting. We’ll have extensive coverage tomorrow, of course. Taylor Swift will be there. Nicki Minaj will be there. Kanye West is getting the Vanguard Award. Basically, the show’s producers want everything to be scandalous and crazy. Let’s see if they deliver. We’re also live-tweeting the show once it starts – go here for my Twitter, go here for Celebitchy’s Twitter, and go here for Bedhead’s Twitter.
The host of our Open Post this evening is The Weeknd, also known as Abel Tesfaye. The Weeknd has been one of the breakout stars of the past year, although he has been around, recording music for several years now. His second album, Beauty Behind the Madness, just dropped on iTunes and he’s already got several monster hits from it, including “Earned It” (which was also featured on the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack), “Often,” “The Hills” (which is my favorite) and “Can’t Feel My Face,” which is the song he’ll be performing tonight on the VMAs. This is his first VMA appearance and performance, I believe. I’m genuinely excited to see it. In addition to The Weeknd, you can expect performances by Minaj, Pharrell, Demi Lovato (all of her songs pluck my last nerve), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Tori Kelly, A$AP Rocky (UGH) and of course, Justin Bieber, who just dropped a new single.
Some are wondering if The Weeknd will come to the VMAs with his young girlfriend, Bella Hadid (he’s 25, she’s 18). Bella showed up in his recent New York Times profile, although when asked if he loved her, he was all “I don’t know, to be honest with you. I don’t think so. Maybe. It’s no, it’s yes, it’s maybe.”
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Meh…I would have to be crazy to watch the VMAs. It’ll be less about the music/videos and more about who is “in” and who is “out” and the drama that’ll go with it . People will fall over themselves to see who can outdo each other. Too tiring for me to watch. Save the drama for your momma, I say. Yes, I am a curmudgeon about the whole thing. At least I’m honest.
+1
I’ll look at the gossip and talk about it (partly because I’m procrastinating hugely on a project) but I had no interest in actually watching the thing. And it all went exactly as everyone thought it would. Even Kanye announcing his presidency bid is hardly unexpected, considering Kanye. The only surprise was Rebel Wilson’s yucky unfunny bit on stripper cops, and that’s not the kind of surprise that would be fun to watch.
I’ve never been into this kind of thing, even when I was the target demographic and liked some of the music. But still… it seems to be getting more blah every year. It’s like the TV equivalent of clickbait.
I. Can’t. Wait.
This is the first year I am feeling like that in eons. lol I admit, it’s because I expect a bit of f*ckery. I figure either Miley will be awesome and it will be epic of she will be awful and it will be epic. I can’t see it as being in between. lol
Not watching but her non-dress is sort of epic. In an everyone from Cher to Madge to JLo did it before you sort of way. Can’t wait to find out which major global issue she’ll raise awareness for now that she has our attention.
I just saw poor Miley. I have no words. Apart from the whole she is dressed as a chandelier, I am genuinely shocked.
she looks like an unhygienic martian from a thirty unsexy future
we get it, you are rebelling against disney, when can i pencil you in as done?
Okay, this just flashed in my Facebook news feed. Not sure if I can link it here, but I’ll give Miley this much, she really is working hard to expand the list of body parts that are normal to show in public: http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2015-08/30/20/enhanced/webdr14/grid-cell-12064-1440981739-5.jpg.
This goes beyond freeing the nip. #freethebum is a movement no one needs.
I liked it as a costume until I saw it from the back.
I like Miley. And half of the people there are almost naked, her dress is at least interesting.
I like what Amber Rose wearing.
I like Miley. And half of the people there are almost naked, her dress is at least interesting.
I like what Amber Rose wearing.
Now, Amber Rose is making a statement. Literally.
I’m not as excited this year about the show as I used to be in the past, but I’m sure Abel will kill it. He’s insanely talented.
But a major asshole, no?
So Taylor and her girl squad already showed up on the carpet and the pre-show hasn’t even started. I’m guessing she is going to help either Miley or Nicki open the show. Sigh. She really can’t help herself, can she?
Yikes. I can’t watch. Who all is in the squad this time?
Selena, Hailee Steinfeld, Mariska Hargitay, and (I counted) 6 models.
Mariska looks so embarrassed lol.
The black girl is Serayah, she’s not a model but an actress. She’s on Empire.
Of the gaggle, Hailey FTW. I’d go with a darker color but I love the eccentric artsy vibe, which stands out in a sea of naked.
it’s like they walked over to the VMA carpet straight from their high school cafeteria table.
I just can’t. It’s like she paid a bunch of people to be her friends. I’m sorry, but I don’t understand how those girls can follow her around and pretend like everything she does or says is pure gold.
I really don’t get Mariska Hargitay. Is she their den mother or something?
Lol. But I honestly can’t understand how she thought it wouldn’t look weird if she tagged along with that group.
Never heard of him until two days ago when my teenage girl ask to get a ticket to his concert – over $100. Now she is learning all his songs, singing them constantly, playing all of them of me while I force myself to relax and be happy with whatever quality time I get.
His lyrics are what I would call – NSFW. He sounds like a mix of Michael Jackson and Prince. The music is ok. My favorite song says school is for losers. meh.
The few songs I heard of him are full of terrible terrible misogyny. Why do we make stars of people like that?
There’s something about the level of try-hard with the VMAs nowadays that turns me off. It used to be fun with some genuinely spontaneously moments (Diana Ross feeling up Lil Kim anyone?), but now it’s just people trying their very hardest to be scandalous or ‘cool’.
And am I the only one who can’t imagine watching Miley for 2 hours, even just as host?
God I’ve gotten old.
I’ll probably watch her opening and then the rest on mute.
@Bridget-so with you.
Surely this event only exists to be ridiculed?
It feels weird for MTV to have a music video awards show when they don’t even show them anymore. What’s even the point?
Given that the winners are notified ahead of time that they’re going to win? Yes.
More choreographed than the WWE and twice as tacky.
Waiting patiently for the disasters that are no doubt on the way.
So far everybody on the red carpet looks awful. Kim K has on a cargo dress with huge pockets 😣
Wow just found a slide show at HuffPo and good lord is everyone looks awful. Cara D actually looked the best IMO. Miley and Chrissy T got an “oh eff off” with their BS outfits. I wish Britbrit could retire and stay at home in her PJ’s with her boys. She’s just pitiful these days and it’s not her fault. Swift looks like a try hard mess and the makeup is awful. go home. Even Little miss free spirit Twigs is on the skin trend. Oy.
What happened to Bieber???
I feel the same about Brit.. My heart goes out to her and I always feel as if someone is forcing her to show up at these events and telling her to smile and look pretty.
Beiber’s hair looks terrible.
I’m over Swifty 😩
IKR! I can laugh at a lot of them, but with Brit my first reaction was sadness. Yes, she has a fabulous bod, but her sex kitten days are long behind her. She looks stuffed into that dress and very uncomfortable. The person pulling her puppet strings needs to be smacked.
Agreed Brit’s body looks great but she makes me nervous when she talks, like she’s a half beat off.
Really Nicki? I’m a bit disappointed (eye roll at Taylor right now).
Yea Taylor doesn’t sound like that…lol
Yeah. Swifty and Minaj. A bunch of us called it. But really…who didn’t see that coming.
I guess the question now is how many other performances she’s going to insert herself in.
On the bright side, at least you won’t have to hear Bad Blood again tonight?
Swift and Minaj are both incredibly social media savvy, and both know the value in a good feud. Nicki ended up getting more mileage out of her snub than if she’d been the biggest nominated act of the year, and now Taylor gets to at least act like she has a sense of humor about herself.
It’s getting to the point where I’d rather see/hear things about the kardashians than Taylor swift. She couldn’t even sing live for just the chorus of her own song.
Miley is dressed in Muppet gonads.
Wow, Miley is actually wearing clothes.
Abel is stunning. His is one of the only performances I want to see.
How much did they have to pay Jared Leto to get him to appear here? I thought he would be way above this. He looked annoyed and embarrassed, not that I blame him…
+1 He looks SO over it. Golf clapping after the Biebs performance lol
Don’t forget he still wants to be a ‘rock star’.
Britney looked good. I love her dress and hairstyle.
Taylor is so far up her own ass. Can’t deal.
Nicki was awful. Ugh.
Here Nicki, take your award, now go away
Nicki was rude to Miley and she totally was making fun of Taylor the way she used that voice and said she’d like to thank her fans.
Nicki has NO CLASS.
If you’ve ever seen Nicki accept an award then you would know that she always uses that voice and goes back and forth between her “sweet” voice and her “hood” voice. She does this every time.
So I guess she was making fun of Taylor at the BET awards since she did the same thing.
If you want to talk about people with no class then I suggest you look at Miley.
Point taken. Thought her whole “thanking the fans and follow your dreams” thing was mocking Taylor but I was wrong if she does that all the time in her speeches. And Miley and class clearly aren’t compatible!!
Miley was rude in the interview, Nicki was rude on stage, and then Miley was tone deaf AND rude. So I don’t see how this is at all a one-way street?
And Nicki is always like that with her fans. Her acceptance speech had nothing to do with mocking Taylor.
Nicki looks gorgeous in my opinion.
Nicki was a little tantrumy
I couldn’t tell if that thing between Nicki and Miley was 100% staged for the show or if they partially meant it. But clearly, Miley is still missing the point if she’s making it about ‘getting over’ losing an award.
Chrissy Tiegen looks pregnant. Like, really pregnant. Are they making an announcement soon?
I creamed my jeans when the weekend performed
I liked the weekend’s performance and even though I didn’t like Demi’s singing (she can do better), I liked the performance itself. Also liking Miley’s crazy wardrobe changes.
Demi was a little off tone wise…
At least she wasn’t lip-synching like the Taylor and Nicki.
the Tori was the best thing to happen to the VMAs
Is Justin Beiber really singing or lip synching?
Hmmm I didn’t find Rebel Wilson funny at all.. Taking a crack at #blacklivesmatter and making fun of police brutality.
Can’t stand Nicki or Miley.. They’re both so extra. Either way Miley is still missing the point Nicki was trying to make.
Demi looked gorgeous. Hated the performance.
Still can’t believe Rebel Wilson even thought her little “skit” would be even remotely funny, especially before presenting the best hip hop video award. It wasn’t clever at all and was deeply disrespectful. She’s so gross. 😣😣
For those of us without video, care to elaborate? I catch watch gets posted to twitter but haven’t seen that one.
Edit: Hollywood reporter has one.
MI don’t know if Rebel wrote the joke herself or if it was VH1 writers ether way it was in poor taste and she went with it. This is way I stop watching VH1 and MTV awards shows along time ago.
Agreed. I’ve never found Rebel Wilson funny. On behalf of Australia, I apologise for inflicting her on you.
Looks like the Biebs got the number of Trump’s hairdresser..and still doing all the exact same dance moves from when he first came on the scene (5-6 yrs ago?)..yawnnnn
Taylor has now become overexposed. I’m sick of her.
I know this has nothing to do with the VMAs but I just read that Wes Craven died. I had no idea that he had brain cancer. He always seemed like such a lovely person. RIP.
Wes Craven died!! No!
I just got a message about Wes from The Wrap. That’s terrible news.
Honestly they can just end the awards right now because nothing will beat Kanye basking in his own glory. Lmao. I hope someday, I too can be my own hero.
Good god Kim’s smile when tay stood next to her
If he had said “bro” one more time I would have punched my TV. And good luck with running for President.
But it’s all about how he feels BRO!!!!!! Lol
Can you imagine Kim Kardashian as the first lady of the United States?
How high was he? And I don’t think he qualifies as a Millennial does he?
He qualifies as a millennial because his greatness can’t be contained within the confines of a number that society created to restrain his power or something along those lines. Lol Honestly he says some good things but they are wrapped in a blanket of ego and thus the delivery falls flat.
But does he say good things or he just trowing out words he got from a book. Kanye can never but together a coherent thought or back up what he says.
Kanye. Incredible. Made my night.
Was Kanye’s diatribe just fodder for the SNL season opener in a couple of weeks? Did they pay him to sound like that or is that him being his true self? I mean half of it was like a long-winded apology to Swift…from an incident of 6 years ago. Just awkward/cringe-worthy.
The censors didn’t see a bare Miley breast?
He definitely sounded high. He could barely string together two thoughts. He should have just gotten up there and said “I’m only kind of sorry about 2009 and I’m running for president. Peace out bro”.
I can’t believe Miley just used the word “Mammy” to introduce a black man on stage.
For all y’all that still f**k with her, good luck.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat. She and Rebel Wilson can Eff right off.
My thoughts exactly.
This explains why I don’t.
And her dreads? Please, Miley. Have a seat. Have several. I know even have to say anything because she showed how tone deaf she really is the entire night. Her whole hosting was just gross.
She was talking about the old lady in the skit…that was her real life grandma and she calls her “mammy”.
Deep Thoughts, brought to you by Miley’s bewbs.
Well, tomorrow is going to be full of commentary. I hate the VMA’s. Or at least wish they could go back to be harmless pop controversies instead of picking the lowest of the low to make social statements.
I can’t believe I watched this. So cringeworthy. All the attempts at humor…terrible (granted I missed the opening)
Hey, I had to work but saw ONE gif of Kanye–was that twenty øne piløts sitting behind him?????
The Weeknd wants to be Jean Michel Basquiat so bad. He’s also a misogynist with a particular dislike of black women, so no thank you.
Ahhh!! You are so right, I see the Jean Michel comparison now so much, down to the hairstyle. And I thought his performance started of strong but lost steam halfway thru.