Kendrick Lamar wins big at VMAs

Kendrick Lamar has had a very good year, and after this year’s 34th Annual MTV Video Music Awards this past Sunday, it got even better.
Kendrick was awarded six VMA’s for ‘Video of the Year,’ ‘Best Hip-Hop Video,’ ‘Best Direction,’ ‘Best Art Direction’, ‘Best Cinematography,’ and ‘Best Visual Effects;’ all for his hit song “Humble.” Humble is featured on Lamar’s album entitled, “DAMN” which was released in April of this year. “DAMN” is now double platinum in the United States.
Given Lamar’s success this year, it was only right that he would be the one that opened this year’s VMA ceremony. His performance began with a very controversial news reporting on police brutality as well as racial discrimination. Followed by another one of his popular songs from the same album, entitled “DNA”. The set was electric, and eventually the stage was lit with a fire net, where dancers were showed off their choreographed routine. Kendrick was obliged with a standing ovation from the audience.
Singer, Katy Perry, was the host of the awards this year. Perry is known for her flamboyant sense of style and her one of a kind personality, which she showed throughout the ceremony. She entered the awards show in a spacesuit that resembled the ceremony’s award statue, descending from the ceiling of the arena. She also performed a new song featuring Nicki Minaj entitled “Swish”, to close out this year’s awards show.
Other performers of this year’s awards include Ed Sheeran, who performed “Shape of You” which became a mixed melody with Lil Uzi Vert’s “XO Tour Lif3” as Vert joined him on stage to perform. Logic, Alessia Cara, and Khalid performed “1-800-273-8255,” a song that is named after the phone number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The performance was surrounded by people who had survived suicide and those who knew someone who was affected by it as well.
Cardi B decided to speak in support of Colin Kaepernick while introducing Demi Lovato. She said “As long as you kneel with us, we gonna be standing for you baby.”
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV, who is a primary descendant of Robert E. Lee, introduced Susan Bro, a woman who recently lost her daughter in the protest that happened in Charlottesville, VA, in the beginning of this month. Lee announced a foundation he created in her daughter’s honor.
It is safe to say that this year’s VMA’s were more of a very socially conscious show instead of being regularly wild, and unpredictable as it has been in the past.
If you missed the show, it is set to re-air for the rest of this week, at various times throughout the day. Check your local listings for showtimes.