Nino 12 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Personally I see the VMAs as a big music party with an incredible red carpet and some of the most memorable performances ever. When they started in 1984 music films weren't taken seriously as a craft. It's always just been an excuse to get the coolest figures in culture under one roof for a crazy annual event. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebe 17,067 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 There is a reason why the VMA awards got Miley Cyrus to host after her infamous twerking performance the year before, there is a reason why Taylor Swift was chosen to hand the vanguard award to Kanye West, there is a reason why a bunch of drag queens dressed as Lil Kim, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears walked the carpet this year. There is also a reason why Kanye was given a microphone to rant for 6 minutes at this years VMA awards. Hell there is a reason why the VMAs are not just music awards, they are VIDEO music awards. It's not about the awards or merit and it never has been. The VMA awards are there to facilitate the spectacle, that's the VMA thing. Let the other award shows compete over credibility and the value of their award.They don't have half the moments that the VMA awards have. The VMA awards are great. Sometimes it can fall flat, but when it falls flat it feels like a Billboard award show you know what I mean? Like we expect something more with the VMA awards, when it fails to live up to that it's at least as good as every other award show. With the VMAs you know there is the chance for unpredictability. We expect the drama, the spectacle, we expect something outrageous or iconic. That's hard to create, but occasionally you get a flash. The VMAs are simply not going for 'credible' in the same sense that you are using it. For the VMAs to lose their credibility they would have to become a space where Miley can't twerk or where Lady Gaga can't wear a meat dress. For the Grammys, Miley Cyrus twerking on stage would be hugely off brand and unauthentic. The Grammy Awards want to be seen as a credible award show about the music and the award. The VMA awards want to be a fixture in pop culture, they want to be the biggest spectacle of the year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas P 18,479 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 29 minutes ago, Bebe said: There is a reason why the VMA awards got Miley Cyrus to host after her infamous twerking performance the year before, there is a reason why Taylor Swift was chosen to hand the vanguard award to Kanye West, there is a reason why a bunch of drag queens dressed as Lil Kim, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears walked the carpet this year. There is also a reason why Kanye was given a microphone to rant for 6 minutes at this years VMA awards. Hell there is a reason why the VMAs are not just music awards, they are VIDEO music awards. It's not about the awards or merit and it never has been. The VMA awards are there to facilitate the spectacle, that's the VMA thing. Let the other award shows compete over credibility and the value of their award.They don't have half the moments that the VMA awards have. The VMA awards are great. Sometimes it can fall flat, but when it falls flat it feels like a Billboard award show you know what I mean? Like we expect something more with the VMA awards, when it fails to live up to that it's at least as good as every other award show. With the VMAs you know there is the chance for unpredictability. We expect the drama, the spectacle, we expect something outrageous or iconic. That's hard to create, but occasionally you get a flash. The VMAs are simply not going for 'credible' in the same sense that you are using it. For the VMAs to lose their credibility they would have to become a space where Miley can't twerk or where Lady Gaga can't wear a meat dress. For the Grammys, Miley Cyrus twerking on stage would be hugely off brand and unauthentic. The Grammy Awards want to be seen as a credible award show about the music and the award. The VMA awards want to be a fixture in pop culture, they want to be the biggest spectacle of the year. This times 10000000 I’m a simple guy to please, if you like Melodrama, we chill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoni 5,332 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 1 hour ago, ryhanna said: The VMAs are a promo platform and media circus masquerading as an awards show and nothing more You are absolutely correct. My name isn't Timmers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperIz 7,346 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Yeah they lost it long ago. I enjoy the vmas even though I can admit they're trash Human generated art Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahkeenasitka 1,995 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 it's just masturbation for pop music industry people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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