From Lady Gaga’s performance of “Paparazzi” to Kanye West’s infamous interruption of Taylor Swift, here's a look back at the 2009 VMAs Awards Show 15 years later.
From Lady Gaga’s performance of “Paparazzi” to Kanye West’s infamous interruption of Taylor Swift, here's a look back at the Awards Show 15 years later.We’ll never have another 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. From Lady Gaga’s game-changing performance of “Paparazzi” to Kanye West’s infamous interruption of Taylor Swift, the final MTV awards ceremony of the aughts was just one iconic pop culture moment after the next, and in the 15 years since, MTV has yet to replicate that same magic.
But beyond the details that simply haven’t aged well, the 2009 VMAs, in retrospect, feel like the end of something. It was the last time an awards show felt like it reached every corner of the pop cultural sphere. The last time a celebrity-studded event felt like it was actuallyNot that everything was a highlight.
Then came the words that would forever alter history: “Yo, Taylor. I’m really happy for you. I’m gonna let you finish. But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.”It’s no surprise that these words have taken on a life of their own. Though Kanye has built an entire career around unhinged outbursts—never forget “” — something about him turning this onto a fellow celebrity, during a primetime awards show, felt truly seismic.
Then, there’s our new mores. While what is considered “appropriate” hasn’t necessarily changed—there was always a consensus that Kanye was in the wrong, for example—how the public engages with misbehavior has evolved almost tenfold. Would Kanye still be willing to interrupt a beloved young country singer
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