Every unexpected surprisal — even the ones you might ’ve lack .
1.Chappell Roanseemingly told a photographer to “Shut the fuck up” on the red carpet:
Chappell Roan was told by a#vmasphotographer to “ end the f**k up ” , lead to her response.pic.twitter.com/jXaTfIH7yR
2.The Insane Clown Posse were on the red carpet — and they stood behind Rauw Alejandro during the pre-show:
ICP???pic.twitter.com / J6lbZd6ebR
3.The show’s intro included a clip of Nicki Minaj’s infamous"Miley, what’s good?“moment:
why did they just play the “ miley what ’s good ” audio LOL
WHY THEY PUT THAT MILEY WHAT ‘S GOOD REAL QUICK DKDJXJSJWJSJJZZ#VMAspic.twitter.com / QN4aVJXg8r
miley what ’s unspoilt ? ? ? ? oh nicki you ’re everywhere when you ’re not in attending
Every unexpected surprise — even the ones you might’ve missed.
did i just get a line Miley What ’s Good ?
4.Megan Thee Stalliontried to pay tribute to Britney Spears’s iconic snake-accompanied VMAs “I’m a Slave 4 U” performance — but she wasn’t feeling the snakeat all:
yes megan thee entire paying homage to britney gig with a snake!#vmaspic.twitter.com / OR4R5IEefD
5.Big Seanand Danna randomly said “We love Doritos” while introducing theTeddy Swimsperformance on the Doritos Extended Play Stage:
Danna junto a swelled Sean presentando en los#VMAs2024.pic.twitter.com / UopxH7cLut
WE LOVE DORITOS#VMAs
“ We love Doritos ”
“ I do it Doritos ” “ We have it off doritos”my momma : i have sex doritos too 😭 😭 😭 😭
“ We love Doritos”pic.twitter.com/NPjg604nr6
6.Cyndi Laupersaid “motherfucker” while introducing Sabrina Carpenter’s performance and then asked, “Are we allowed?":
Cyndi Lauper is so quondam . Still would .. gimme dat young yawwwk yonkas accentLame of MTV to censor her saying “ bastard ”
ca n’t make this tell on up flop after cyndi lauper sound out son of a bitch i got so aroused i smacked my glasses off my cheek & had to drop 5 Hokkianese look for them bc i am in full blind without them & i had to get my female parent to amount on a higher floor & obtain them for me and they were in my trash can
7.Orlando Bloom had some…interesting looks on his face during his fiancée Katy Perry’s Video Vanguard performance:
8.Speaking of Katy’s performance, one of her dancers was completely upside down:
Imagine education in dance for year , getting the gig to trip the light fantastic for Katy Perry at the#VMAs … then you find out you ’re gon na be the upside down , legs only dancer . Lol ! 🦵 💃 pic.twitter.com/NbI4oTdm1A
9.Tyla had to ask Lil Nas X to hold her Moonperson for Best Afrobeats because it was too heavy:
Both Halle and Tyla saying “ I ’m not holding it ” is taking me out ☠ ️ 😭 😭 😭 pic.twitter.com / Bf89IpJZnZ
10.Teddy Swims — who was seemingly glued to the Doritos Extended Play Stage for the first two hours of the show — covered Rihanna’s “Stay,” because why not:
I want to stay watching@teddyswims ' cover of " Stay " at the#VMAsExtended gaming Stage FOREVER 💛 pic.twitter.com/KCNbqN7jHg
11.Tyla also had a very funny reaction to being caught on camera during Megan Thee Stallion and Yuki Chiba’s performance:
Tyla you good ? ? 😭 😭 😭 😭 # VMAspic.twitter.com/0USQQMFTa6
12.And finally, GloRilla nearly had awardrobe malfunctionduring her performance — but one of her dancers saved the day:
One thing about GloRilla , she calibrate from Hottie Boot Camp with honors ! 🔥 # VMASpic.twitter.com/AIawXInUdO
GloRilla had a wardrobe malfunction on degree and did n’t miss a beat ! ! that ’s how you do it the show must go on ! Luckily it was an easy fix ! # MTVAwards