Music
Megan Thee Stallion hosted the star-studded ceremony.
Everyone who lost a loved one and everyone that we lost that is the most important thing about today.
And everything that happens tonight falls behind that.
Shes so respectful for this i love her,one viewer wrote on X(formerly Twitter).
Beautifully said,commented another.
Honestly, so unfailingly polite it has taken me forever to get him to stop calling me maam.
One user laughed at Megans very brave attempt to hold a live snake for the bit.
She was so real for this, they wrote.
One fandeclared itan instant classic.
Katy Perry served, ate, and left no crumbs in this performance.
still the pop queen that she is,one fan wrote.Another viewer declared it such a serve.
For her first time on the storied stage,Chappell Roanperformed her viral hit Good Luck, Babe!
with medieval flair that had fans talking.
Chappell Roan wanted to give us a popstar moment and she gave us EVERYTHING,one viewer wrote.
Another commented,Chappell Roan the ARTIST that you are.
When I would finish a take …
I would always just hear someone cheering and, like, Woo!
from across the studio where we were shooting it, Swift recalled.
And that one person was my boyfriend, Travis.
So I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot.
Because Ill always remember that.
Viewers weresurprisedandthrilledto see Swift mention her relationship so plainly on the VMAs stage.
One user never thought [theyd] see the day.
Like shes already hard launched… but now she has HARDDDDDD launched,as another put it.