Si è celebrata domenica 27 agosto 2017 la tradizionale cerimonia di consegna degli MTV Video Music Awards che ha portato al “Fabulous” Forum di Inglewood, California, le più brillanti stelle della musica e dello showbusiness internazionale. Condotta dalla superstar mondiale Katy Perry e in onda live in Italia durante la notte su MTV (Sky 133), la serata non ha deluso le aspettative regalando performance da urlo.
Sul palco, infatti, si sono alternati, oltre a Katy Perry, nella doppia veste di performer con Nicki Minaj e presentatrice dell’evento, anche P!nk, che ha ricevuto il “Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award”, Kendrick Lamar, Sir Rod Stewart con i DNCE, Ed Sheeran & Lil Uzi Vert, Miley Cyrus, Logic featuring Khalid, Demi Lovato da Las Vegas, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Fifth Harmony feat. Gucci Mane, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Lorde, Kyle, Alessia Cara e Julia Michaels,
Veniamo ai vincitori. Su tutti spicca Kendrick Lamar che si è portato a casa ben sei statuette compresa quella di Video of the Year con il video Humble. Ecco tutti i vincitori: VIDEO OF THE YEAR Kendrick Lamar – Humble; ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ed Sheeran; MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD P!nk; BEST NEW ARTIST Presented by Taco Bell® Khalid; BEST COLLABORATION Zayn & Taylor Swift – I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker); BEST POP Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – Down; BEST HIP HOP Kendrick Lamar – Humble; BEST DANCE Zedd and Alessia Cara – Stay; BEST ROCK Twenty One Pilots – Heavydirtysoul.
BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEM: Logic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson – Black SpiderMan / The Hamilton Mixtape – Immigrants (We Get the Job Done) / Big Sean – Light / Alessia Cara – Scars To Your Beautiful / Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley – Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL / John Legend – Surefire; SONG OF SUMMER Presented by Verizon
Lil Uzi Vert — XO Tour Llif3
- INGLEWOOD, CA – AUGUST 27: Katy Perry performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for MTV)
- INGLEWOOD, CA – AUGUST 27: Miley Cyrus performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for MTV)
- INGLEWOOD, CA – AUGUST 27: Katy Perry backstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/MTV1617/Getty Images for MTV)
- INGLEWOOD, CA – AUGUST 27: Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for MTV)
- INGLEWOOD, CA – AUGUST 27: Musician Ed Sheeran performs during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Phil Faraone/MTV1617/Getty Images for MTV)
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Kendrick Lamar – Humble Cinematographer: Scott Cunningham; BEST DIRECTION Kendrick Lamar – Humble Director: Dave Meyers & the little homies; BEST ART DIRECTION Kendrick Lamar – Humble Production Designer: Spencer Graves; BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Kendrick Lamar – Humble VFX Editor: Company: Timber/Lead: Jonah Hall; BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Kanye West – Fade Choreographers: Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Matthew Pasterisa, Jae Blaze & Derek Watkins; BEST EDITING Young Thug – Wyclef Jean Editor: Ryan Staake & Eric Degliomini
In Italia le prime repliche degli MTV Video Music Awards 2017 vanno in onda in versione sottotitolata lunedì 28 agosto, alle 23.40 e martedì 29 agosto, alle 22.50 su MTV (in esclusiva su Sky al canale 133). La prima replica doppiata viene, invece, trasmessa giovedì 31 agosto alle 21.10 sempre su MTV.