Newark, NJ, Aug. 29 (US): Taylor Swift won first prize at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards before wrapping up the show with a surprising big announcement: her new album.
“I thought it would be a fun moment to tell you that my new album is coming out on October 21,” Swift said after winning Best Video of the Year for her project “All Too Well: The Short Film” (10-minute version). , who won the best long video. “I’ll tell you more in the middle of the night.”
Swift said on social media that her upcoming 10th album will be called “Midnight,” which she says will include “the stories of 13 sleepless nights spread throughout my life.” Her next release comes after she released “Folklore” and “Evermore”.
Both projects came out five months apart two years ago. “Folklore” won Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards, reports the Associated Press.
The pop star’s reveal came at the end of her acceptance speech where she paid tribute to the other women in the category – including Doja Cat and Olivia Rodrigo.
“I know with every second of this moment that we wouldn’t be able to make this short film without you – the fans,” she said. “I wouldn’t be able to re-record my albums if it wasn’t convenient for you. You encouraged me to do it.”
She talked about creating her first short film, and thanked the many actors including Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien who starred in the project.
“We put all our hearts into this,” Swift said.
Rapper Jack Harlow made his mark throughout the entire show. His performance began inside a mock plane walking down the aisle while performing his hit song “First Class,” sampled by Fergie’s “Glamorous.” The rapper joined Fergie on stage – who wore a sparkling silver dress with the red words “First Class” – while singing her 2006 concert.
“Thank you to Fergie for coming with me tonight and filtering this song,” Harlow said after “First Class” won Song of the Summer later in the show. “The beauty of this song is that people don’t realize it’s hip-hop because of the samples. Getting Fergie into the mix in this way means the world to me. It really is full circle. The song “Glamorous” was one of the hottest songs of my childhood.”
During the show, Depp surprisingly appeared as Man of the Moon nearly three months after he was sentenced in a defamation trial with his ex-wife Amber Heard. The 59-year-old actor floated from the ceiling while donning the iconic astronaut costume with his face digitally inserted into a custom helmet.
“And you know what? I needed work,” Depp told the audience at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Lizzo had Taylor Swift dance from her seat while she was performing her new single, “2 Be Loved (Am I Ready).” She won an award for her “About Damn Time” video.
Harlow was called to come live on stage for a premiere award for his guest appearance on Lil Nas X’s Industry Baby, which won Best Collaboration. Both Harlow and Lil Nas X are limited to the lead candidates at seven each.
“This is for the champs,” Lil Nas X said before Harlow thanked him for his collaboration on the chart-topping single. The song propelled their nominations, which saw them compete for Artist of the Year alongside Drake, Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Lizzo.
In addition to performing and winning awards, Harlow joined LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj as hosts of the show.
Minaj has performed a variety of the biggest hit songs of her career from “Roman’s Revenge”, “Chun-Li”, “Moment 4 Life”, “Beez in the Trap”, “Anaconda” and “Super Bass”. After her set, the rapper accepted the show’s Video Vanguard Award, which MTV said she receives because of her artistry, barrier-breaking hip-hop, and her status as a global star. This honor is named after Michael Jackson.
During her acceptance speech, Minaj paid tribute to other music icons such as Jackson, Whitney Houston, Lil Wayne and Kanye West. You talked about the importance of mental health.
“Do we have a problem?” said Minaj, who later won Best Hip Hop for her song. Featuring Lil Baby.
Harry Styles won Album of the Year for “Harry’s House”. He was unable to attend the awards because of his show at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Bad Bunny performed his song “Titi Me Pregunto” from Yankee Stadium after winning Artist of the Year.
“I’ve been saying that and I’ve always believed right from the start that I can be great,” he said. “I can become one of the biggest stars in the world without having to change my culture, my language and my language. I am Benito Antonio Martinez from Puerto Rico to the whole world, thank you!”
Eminem and Snoop Dogg brought the metaverse to the VMAs where they performed the duo “From the D 2 The LBC,” which was featured on Eminem’s most successful album “Curtain Call 2.”
The Red Hot Chili Peppers took the podium with the Global Icon Award after being introduced by Cheech & Chong as their “Favorite Band Ever”. The band – which consists of Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith and John Froshiant – have performed many songs including their song “Can’t Stop” from the group’s 2002 album “By the Way” and their final song “Black Summer”. Which won Best Rock.
Flea gave a speech about his love for humans with crickets, trees and dirt. Smith, the band’s drummer, dedicated the award to Taylor Hawkins, the late Foo Fighters drummer who died early this year.
“I dedicate this to Taylor and his family,” he said. “I love them and I miss him every day.”
Madonna, the most awarded artist in MTV history with 20 wins, became the only artist to receive a nomination in each of the five VMAs.