VMAs 2015: Taylor Swift Makes Surprise Appearance During Nicki Minaj
The “All Day” rapper ended his speech with a shock announcement that he has chosen to run for president in 2020. He also admitted, “I don’t understand awards shows”, and said he was upset that Justin Timberlake and Gnarls Barkley lost album of the year to the Dixie Chicks at the 2007 Grammy Awards. We are not going to teach low self-esteem and hate to our kids.
Swift presented West with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
“If my grandfather was here right now he would not let me back down”. He’s not the same man who had disrupted Swift during her speech.
As the camera panned backstage, Cyrus failed to cover up and the broadcast quickly cut away to the crowd while she continued to talk.
But later, after accepting an award, Minaj called out host Miley Cyrus for criticizing her in a recent interview.
West spoke at length about being changed by fatherhood, defending artistry and slammed award shows.
The very slim Swift, who is Sunday’s most nominated star, responded to Minaj that “I’ve done nothing but love and support you” and invited her to share the stage if she wins for her video Bad Blood. You know how many times they announced that Taylor was gonna give me the award?
Finally the pair teamed up for a short chorus of Bad Blood before ending the performance with a hug. If you were at the VMAs with a “turnt up” Kanye, you would be too.
Tori Kelly was a vocal powerhouse during her performance of “Should’ve Been Us”, ending in a cappella to a rousing applause.
The two came together to perform after a Twitter altercation last month when Minaj said the MTV VMA nominations only rewarded videos by “slim girls”, sparking a reaction from Swift. They also snagged a selfie with the candidate saying that hearing her say great things had been a privilege.
“Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz” was not only a surprise for fans, it was made without any money from RCA Records, Billboard reported. Jeremy, I got to put it down for a second, it’s handsome, Jeremy Scott designed…