2022 VMAs Recap Transcript

Tetris Kelly: (00:00)
BLACKPINK makes their US award show debut. Taylor Swift dominates. Nicki Minaj shows why she received the Video Vanguard Award. Bad Bunny shocks. The MTV VMAs took over New Jersey, and I’m going to attempt to tell you everything you missed in one minute. Start the timer. The show got kicked off first class style, including a full plane of stars, with VMA Best Collab winner Jack Harlow finally bringing out Fergie for glamor.

Fergie: (00:29)
(Singing).

Tetris Kelly: (00:29)
And it was about damn time for Lizzo to give us a visual performance of new single 2 Be Loved.

Lizzo: (00:34)
(Singing).

Tetris Kelly: (00:35)
We also saw the return of Taylor Swift, winner of Best Long Form Video and Video of the Year at the show, living her best front row life. And she announced new music. And I’m still not over BLACKPINK spreading their Pink Venom all over Jersey. LISA even took home Best K-Pop for LALISA. And super freaky girl Nicki Minaj gave us a song medley we all needed with iconic verses.

Nicki Minaj: (00:55)
(Singing).

Tetris Kelly: (00:57)
And thank goodness she found her phone to give a speech that thanked everybody.

Nicki Minaj: (01:01)
Madonna, Mariah Carey, Eminem, Britney Spears.

Tetris Kelly: (01:05)
And bringing the heat, we saw winner of Best Latin Anitta’s first VMA performance.

Anitta: (01:09)
(Singing).

Tetris Kelly: (01:11)
And everybody’s fave Artist of the Year winner, Bad Bunny.

Bad Bunny: (01:15)
(Singing).

Tetris Kelly: (01:17)
That kiss. Well, those were your highlights, and for the rest, hit billboard.com. Running it down for you always, I’m Tetris Kelly for Billboard News.

Nicki Minaj: (01:27)
Stay super freaky, have great vagina. I love y’all.