MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments — Pics

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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Jennifer Lopez
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Jennifer Lopez
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 10:39PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Jennifer Lopez
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 10:39PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Jennifer Lopez
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 10:39PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Jennifer Lopez
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 10:39PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Jennifer Lopez
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 10:39PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Ariana Grande
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 11:07PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Travis Scott
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 11:07PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Camila Cabello
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 11:07PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Marjorie Grande, Ariana Grande and Joan Grande
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 11:07PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Post Malone and 21 Savage
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 10:02PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Brendon Urie
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 10:02PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Shawn Mendes lit up the stage inside NYC’s Radio City Music Hall as rain poured down on him at the end, leaving him soaked and his shirt completely see-through.

August 20, 2018, 9:30PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Cardi B opened the the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City on August 20, and she did NOT disappoint! But, fans think she shaded Nicki Minaj right out the gate by referring to herself as the “empress,” following Nicki’s Queen. album.

August 20, 2018, 9:30PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Nicki Minaj
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 9:48PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Ariana Grande
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 9:48PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Logic
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 9:48PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively teased the plot of ‘A Simple Favor’ while the Rockettes dance behind her.

August 20, 2018, 9:30PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Logic
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 9:48PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Cardi B opened the show saying, “I got a little ticky, ticky surprise for y’all,” before revealing the VMA Moon Man trophy.

August 20, 2018, 9:30PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish dissed the cast of The Jersey Shore, saying, “‘Jersey Shore’ is back and bigger than ever, which makes sense. If you don’t get treatment, that stuff will keep flaring up every couple of years.”

August 20, 2018, 9:30PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Ryan Tedder
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 9:48PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Jimmy Fallon
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 10:02PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Backstreet Boys – J McLean, Howie D., Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 10:02PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Liam Payne and Shanina Shaik
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 11:07PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Willy William
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 11:07PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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James Blake
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 11:07PM
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MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments

MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Performances & Best Moments
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Keegan-Michael Key and Olivia Munn
MTV Video Music Awards, Show, New York, USA – 20 Aug 2018

August 20, 2018, 11:07PM