Thread by @UNGODLYERA, a recap of #VMAs 2016 and why it was one of [...]

a recap of #VMAs

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let’s start with the red carpet looks , and WHEW. this red carpet is FULL of the most memorable looks from celebrities.

y’all get it, but while we’re on the topic of looks, everyone knows rihanna was consistent with all of her outfits. her performances it showed how versatile she was as an artist. let’s also not forget she was accepting the Vanguard Award the same night.

now let’s speak about the performance portion. miss rihanna was showin everybody she wasn’t playin giving the audience aesthetically pleasing performances showcasing her WHOLE discography.

here ones of them (my personal fav):

another one (i loved the love on the brain performance but might’ve been too long for the thread:/)

this one:

and lastly, my favorite, this one (this the best quality i can get

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and as i mentioned before, rihanna was up for the vanguard award which left us with these performances. here’s some words drake had to say for her:

this also left this famous and funny reaction meme from rihanna that same night

another performance was ariana grande performing her third lead single to her DW Album featuring Nicki Minaj, which was a cute and memorable Nickiana moment

when beyoncé performed a 15-minute medley of Lemonade... OH. MY. GOD. she DID that. ate everything up. this is why i love her. here’s a part of Dont Hurt Yourself:

future performed Fuck Up Some Commas

britney spears made her debut of performing after a full decade along with G Eazy for two songs: Make Me & Me, Myself & I. it was a cute moment

and i’m ending this segment off with Halsey & The Chainsmokers performing Closer, another 2016 Hit:

Kanye West also announced his Fade video featuring Teyana Taylor which i’m pretty sure broke the internet. here’s some of his speech beforehand:

now we got performances out the way, let’s speak abt the award winners. this was the year many pieces of art was released such as Lemonade, ANTI, The Life of Pablo, etc. here’s a list:

so it was a big mark of music! beyoncé was the lead with the most nominations with Lemonade having 11, which she also had the most awards of the night with eight. here’s one of her speeches with her video of the year award with Formation

& since this thread is getting pretty long, here’s a list of all the winners: