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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.

A woman in a striking red dress stands on stage, holding a microphone. She smiles playfully, gesturi…

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.

ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: (L-R) Post Malone and Taylor Swift accept the Best Collaboration aw…

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.

Megan Thee Stallion’s Britney Spears-inspired outfit. Screenshot via X

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!

US singer Sabrina Carpenter performs on stage during the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmo…

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.

Katy Perry’s VMA performance was “such a serve,” according to one viewer. Screenshot via X

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.

Chappell Roan performs onstage at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards held at UBS Arena September 11, 20…

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.

Taylor Swift’s mention of her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, surprised VMA viewers. Screenshot via X

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.