MTV Video Music Awards

Madonna attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City.

Queen of Pop, 68, Dominates MTV Video Music Awards Noms

Taylor Swift follows Madonna’s lead with nine nominations.

Lauren Hartley

Sabrina Carpenter performs during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards

PROTECT THE DOLLS

Sabrina Carpenter Uses VMAs Act to Protect Trans Rights

The pop star’s award show performance featured a cast of drag queens and trans dancers holding protest signs.

Kevin Fallon

Doja Cat at the MTV Video Music Awards 2025

Kenny G Crashes VMA’s Opening Act and Upstages Doja Cat

Bless her heart for trying to keep this throwback award show buzzy.

Kevin Fallon

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 25: (L-R) Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jay-Z attend the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Sean "Diddy" Combs on January 25, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Jay-Z Brutally Slapped Down By Judge in Teen Rape Case

The star lost the first round of his bid to end a claim which alleges that he raped a 13-year-old at a Diddy party.

Hugh Dougherty

Sean Combs Jennifer Lopex MTV VMA 2000

‘YOU ARE READY’

‘Crazed’ Diddy Raped Girl, 13, as Two Stars Watched: Lawsuit

Six new civil lawsuits have been filed against the rap mogul, including one alleging he preyed on a teenager at an MTV Video Awards afterparty.

David Gardner

Katy Perry performs at the VMAs

Katy Perry Gets Rare Win During Year of Epic Flops

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about his week in pop culture.

Kevin Fallon