2023-09-13 05:30:49
“It’s incredible,” said the multimillionaire superstar and tens of millions of subscribers on social networks, accepting the most important prize of the evening, that of best video clip, which she had already won in 2022 .
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) Shakira and Karol G accept the Best Collaboration award for “TQG” onstage at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Dia Dipasupil / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) ©2023 Getty Images
Another star of the year, the artist Shakira, aged 46, won the most prestigious prize of the evening, that of “Video Vanguard”, which rewards innovations in the audiovisual recording industry.
Wearing a long, very airy, sparkling dress, the Colombian singer ended her performance by taking a walkabout to a platform that raised her above the audience. “Thank you MTV. Thank you for playing such an important role in my career since I was 18,” she exclaimed.
It was rapper Lil Wayne, originally from Harlem, who opened the annual edition of the MTV VMAs. The one who made a triumph on stage was thus awarded a prize for his long career in rap. “It’s so surreal. I started out as a newspaper delivery boy,” the 53-year-old rapper said.
New York hip hop artist Nicki Minaj set Neward Stadium on fire for the second year in a row, where she performed live her new single, “Last Time I Saw You”, which will appear on her upcoming album. scheduled for release in November.
Nicki Minaj won best hip-hop album on Tuesday night for “Super Freaky Girl.”
The award for best R&B went to artist SZA, who was not present, while South Korean group Stray Kids won the award for best K-pop before having a triumph on stage.
Nigerian Rema won the award for best afrobeats music, a new category, for his single “Calm Down” with Selena Gomez. The song surpassed 1 billion plays on Spotify over the weekend.
“It means a lot to see afrobeats growing so much,” said Rema while accepting the award.
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