MTV Video Music Awards

A Sneak Peek Into Your Students’ Playlists

The MTV Video Music Awards were presented on Sunday, September 12. The Nominee’s list reads like a “Who’s Who” of your students’ Spotify playlists. While the winner’s circle is indicative of the type of musical content, themes, and lifestyle that is heavily promoted, endorsed, and glorified by the mainstream music industry and their fanbase.

Right on cue, artist, Normani, delivered a raunchy dance performance to her song, “Wild Side”, channeling Janet Jackson who in 2008 infamously performed a live, on-stage lap dance for a fan.

Alongside the musical artists, Hollywood celebrities, and even professional athletes attended the event. Among them was Conor McGregor who got into an altercation with singer, Machine Gun Kelly, on the red carpet. Security quickly stepped in and luckily nobody was hurt.

You are probably asking, “How can I keep up with all that’s going on in my students’ wild and crazy music world?” We’ve got six words for you- Let us do it for you!

The Youth Leaders Only platform has Artist Pages for over 900 artists and Re:Tuned discussion guides written for today’s most popular mainstream songs. Each discussion guide presents the theme of the song as well as the Biblical perspective on the topic. We will help you quickly get up to speed on all the MTV Video Music Award winners.  Here are a few examples:

Video Of The Year, Best Visual Effects
Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”

Best Pop
Justin Bieber – “Peaches (ft Daniel Caesar, Giveon)”

Song Of The Year, Best New Artist, Push Performance Of The Year
Olivia Rodrigo – “Driver’s License”

Best Alternative
Machine Gun Kelly – “My Ex’s Best Friend (ft Blackbear)”

Best R&B, Best Editing
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open”

Video For Good
Billie Eilish – “Your Power”

A complete list of the nominees and winners can be found here.