Music’s reigning stream queen Rihanna was billed as one the main attractions at last night’s VMAs. It’s fitting, then, that the performance of the show mirrors the consumption patterns of her audience.
See what we mean below…
According to newly released data, the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards was a resounding success online.
The network touted a 70% increase (to 62.8 million total video views) compared to 2015. Facebook streaming, specifically, was up 938%.
On the traditional front, however, the VMA ratings were down.
Indeed, though (like last year) airing simultaneously on MTV and other Viacom properties such as VH1 and BET, the 2016 instalment only managed to draw 6.5 million combined viewers.
The figure represents a sharp dip from last year, which brought in just short of 10 million total viewers. {Source}
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For us, the juxtaposition between the old and new means of consumption is interesting. Clearly national and international interest was sky-high given the huge views achieved by performances uploaded online. Yet, there’s an obvious disconnect in regard to the amount of folk expected to watch the show on TV realtime.
On the surface, one could argue that the limited window to promote the night’s most-talked about performer Beyonce ended up counting against the broadcast. After all, she was literally confirmed less than a day before showtime.
Yet, perhaps this – just like the music charts – points to changing times. An era that favours online streams and on-demand delivery.
Who knows, maybe just maybe we’ll soon be watching the top award shows on Netflix in the years ahead.
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Damn! Oh well, I don’t even use cable now that all the premium channels offer their own Streaming services.
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Anyway CONGRATS BEY ON OWNING THE NIGHT AND YOUR 8 MOON MAN!!!!
Oop!!!! I thought the ratings dip when SlaygendYoncé comes on!?!?! ?????
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“This afternoon, MTV focused on the 62.8M video streams the VMAs clocked. The network boasted that tally was up 70% from day-of-show’s 36.8M in 2015. Beyonce’s exuberant/exhausting performance drove the growth, MTV said, without mentioning Kanye West’s speech in which he revealed his role models to include Harry Truman, Howard Hughes, Walt Disney, Steve Jobs and himself. The 2016 VMAs also drew 45.8 million streams on Facebook, up 938% (4.4M) over the 2015 show.”
Lol there basically were no ratings, even when she was on.
@SMH
Beyonce owned the VMA’s! Deal with it ??
Streaming will end the entertainment businesses, watch what I tell you!
Oh, the main audience (young people) is streaming the show instead of watching it on TV? What a surprise…
Lmao. Had it been a hit y woulda said it eas beys impact lol. Ultimately awards shows are becoming played anyway.
gosh. it’s all just same cables and wifi. they got 10 million. is that not enough?
Watch the Navy and Hive try to blame each other
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Honestly I didn’t even watch em. Tired of seeing the same old artist.
I’ve always streamed, it few europeans have mtv on their television.
The f****** fleas need to drink bleach
Same dance moves by beyonce in leotard all those big stars no one give a f***
Just like Rihanna and all those other basic girls been given us struggle vocals, stuff dance moves, and arm-agraphy! Queen B won 8 Moon men, Snacthed Madonna’s VMA record, and hands down stole the show! Stay mad!
LOL AND YET NOBODY CARED TO WATCH HER COLLECT HER PURCHASED AWARDS LMAO. FOLKS WERE TOO BUSY TALKING ABOUT RIH AND DRAKE TO CARE ABOUT JAY’S STRUGGLE HOOKER LMAO.
@LOL
Beyonce’s performance generated the most views and got the most tweets and mentions on social media though. None of Rihanna’s stiff and struggle vocal performances could do that. Is that why you mad?
LMAO SO NOW YOU BUGS ARE CLINGING TO STREAMS AND TWEETS? LMAO BYTCH BYE, YOUR STRUGGLE FAVE CAN’T PULL VIEWERS, I SEE WHY YOU’RE MAD LMAO.
So you’re telling me not even the so called almighty beyonce couldn’t even garner enough interest for people to turn the tv on? Lmao that speaks volumes to her appeal.
So called might Beyonce? 8 moon men in one night, most awarded artist in VMA history, and upstaged the “Rihanna” on what was supposed to be her big night. She is doing MIGHTY fine if you ask me… By the way Beyonce generated 2.6 million tweets during her set while Ruhanna only got 1.8 million.
Keep clinging to those tweets if it helps you sleep at night. Rihanna and Drake stole the show,dear. Nobody is talking about beyonce’s predictable asss except her delusional fans.
Drake and Rihanna stole the show? Please elaborate… Meanwhile all the media outlets and social media say Beyonce stole the show! Stay mad boo!
8 moon men in one night, Rihanna could never!
Then why are Drake and Rihanna STILL trending? Sounds like you’re the one who’s mad hon.
Why would I be mad, over Drake being P**** whipped and ranting over Rihanna even though continues to pay him dust. Why would I be mad over watching Rihanna deliver 4 forgettable performances and being up-staged by my girl on Rihanna’s big night. Your kids stay delusional
LMAO THAT STRUGGLE BYTCH JAY MARRIED CAN’T GET RATINGS TO SAVE HER DAMN LIFE LMAO. THAT’S WHY SHE HAD TO BUY THEM DAMN AWARDS LMAO.
But Rihanna performed 4 times
LOL BUT DESPERATEYONCE SUPPOSEDLY STOLE THE SHOW LOL. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF NOBODY WATCHED THE THOT? LOL
So no Beyonce buys awards? Well if VMA’s are so cheap why don’t everybody have 11 nominations and 8 wins in one night under their belt? Chiiiiile you girls are PRESSED!
#8moonmeninonenight
#stoletheshow
#Lemonade
#Queen
Lmao typical delusional beyonce stan logic. Unlike her, other artists prefer their work to speak for itself instead of sparing no expense to constantly try and one up Rihanna.
Some artist have to work? Boo Beyonce has worked her ass off for nearly 20 years. It’s called enjoying the fruits of your labor after working you ass off to be the #1 performer of your generation. Haters just mad because Beyonce came and stole the show from Rihanna.
Look, all you dumbass bītches can catch a fade real quick! How are you going to question someones “logic”, when you’re the same idiots that are claiming she purchased her awards with no evidence whatsoever!
This isn’t Bey or Rih’s or any performer’s fault. The times are changing and everyone is transitioning from tv to streaming. What they should do is have everyone make an app or something that you could watch the awards from your phone or tablet so even people on the go can watch the awards
Beyonce and Britney are not hip and young anymore, but they were sold as the main attraction. Because the new generation of performers is just terrible : Katy, Rihanna, Taylor, Selena, Adriana, they all can’t kill it, like past legends. There’s no hype,no excitement to see them live.
That would only make sense if no one was buying their concert tickets. This is no artist fault, its just that tv is becoming obsolete along with CDs
Navy mad? I think their mad because
1. Rihanna gave 4 struggle vocal & stiff dance performances that were completely FORGETABLE!
2. Bey came through and easily upstaged Rihanna and every other artist last night. Don’t believe me check the media headlines!
3. Won 8 moon men in one night (Haters stay claiming she buys them yet can’t provide a single receipt in her 20year career.
4 Now Bey is officially the most awarded artist in VMA history!
Oh yeah 2.6 million tweets during Bey’s set. Rihanna only 1.8 million from 4 different performances lol ??????
Get off yout high horse!
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Rihanna scored a maximum of 2.65 million tweets.
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Beyonce scored a maximum of 2.67 million tweets.
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The 1.8 million figure came from her last performance but increased during the speech.
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She was the most talked about act on Facebook and across Google; Beyonce on Twitter. They’ve both received equal coverage from major publications and they’re both on the cover of NY DAILY NEWS for “stealing the night”.
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Nobody stole the show as the ratings dipped and only increased during “Spears” performance, ironically. It’s a case of Black women dominating and that not being liked nor appreciated hence all the racist comments directed towards both Rihanna and Beyonce.
Beyonce stole the show & I will remain on my high horse. Stay mad!
Who’s mad? LMFAO.
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I certainly am not. I was just stating facts; you can continue to drag Rihanna all you want. I adore and admire her but I don’t know her and I’m not on her payroll. LOL.
Lol, the NAZI blaming Beyonce, but forgot how in 2012 when FRIH performed at the VMA before this year, it was one of the lowest viewerships ever. While on the other hand, Bey’s vanguard performance increased the viewership figures in 2014..
Those girls can’t handle those headlines that have unanimously agree that Bey stole the show! They can’t handle those 8 moon men won in one night. They can’t handle Bey being the most awarded artist in VMA history! Let them girls seeeth!
IKR…….THEY ARE PRESSED, FRIH WAS WELL…NVM
Last night proved why Beyonvre gets all the life she does! Y’all favs need to take notes on what slaying truly is!
Okay both Navy and Hive are being immature right now. Can y’all grow up and come together on one thing? Like how can this be blamed on any artist? Everyone is so damn pressed that they aren’t even making sense.
Exactly! It’s fucccking ridiculous. LMFAO.
Lol these kids have no damn sense, they just want to drag but their ‘drags’ holds no merit because at the end of the day not one of those artists know any one of these pressed haters (that goes for all stan bases) now stop being petty for the sake to start a stan war and grow up
So true
Are the NAVY & HIVE seriously trying to blame eachother for the “ratings dip”? LMFAO.
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The show wasn’t the most watched on television but it was the most streamed event of the night on social networks and the most talked about across social networks.
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Both Rihanna and Beyonce were the most talked about of the night; Rihanna garnered 2.52 million tweets and the #1 trending topic fluctuated between Rihanna and Beyonce throughoit the night. Rihanna was the most talked about act last night across Facebook and Google and Beyonce on Twitter overall however. THEY BOTH WON.
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STOP THE MADNESS and praise one another for once. Black Girls Won… The end. LOL.
It’s a reflection of the times. If MTV is smart, they’ll partner with Netflix to have their own stunt their.
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Less and less people are viewing cable now, on demand is taking over
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Interesting, The blame is not on the artists though, The blame should be on the Networks old ways of doing things, Being promotion and broadcasting….
Networks need to adapt with the times and blaze a new trail for these stale award ceremonies.
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Sidenote: MTV Thos hosts Key & Peele were lame and horrible, never invite them back, Im sure everyone was rolling their eyes like me whenever they came back onto the screen
Poor fRih, Twitter, Time, MTV, Billboard, GMA, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Fuse, Complex, and The GP all agree Yonce stole the NIGHT LMFAOOO!!!!! 2016 is YONCE’S YEAR AND ALL THESE OTHER GIRL’S ARE JUST TRYING TO FIND A SEAT IN IT! ????? ???? ????
Listen Beyonce had great performance but Beyonce was doing the same ole dance moves, she just put in a little more energy, it wasn’t iconic as whole but she had moments where I thought she was a rockstar (She should come out with fur coats like she had on that night, im sure it’ll sell out). Point is, did any of her singles top the charts after the show. Answer that
Blue ivy lmao
I agree her performance was dull, mundane,extremely long and try hard .
Get your tied and irrelevant ass out this thread! Where was Doneson’s performance? Oh that’s right she didn’t have one so you have to talk about other’s lmao! Will Skeri ever give you something to talk about?
Lmao you said all that to get to a point in which nothing you said even pertained to it you just jumped subjects. Beyoncé had 5 singles that all jumped 100+ spots and Lemonade re-entered the top 5 on the WW Itunes Charts. The Album re-entered the top 10 of 26 countries and the top 20 of 41 countries.
@Keri
Shut your cry baby ass up! You was crying last night mad at Bey having 15 minutes. It’s not our fault Bey upstaged Rihanna last night, racked up 8 moon men, and snatched Madonnas’s VMA. Nothing about that performance was try hard, that title belongs to Rihanna who failed 4 times last night. Stay mad ?
@beystain
Her 15 minute long try hard performance just shows how insecure she is in the same room as her rival. She should be ashamed of herself. It was extremely tacky tbh. You’re very delusional so i dont expect much .ALSO, 5 of those VMAS belong to the hard working men and women that she hired to bring the boring songs from Lemonade to life in the visual. Ie, best editing
@Keri
15 minutes of slaygage. If yo ace an issue wit a bey performing that long then take it up with MTV, Bey can only do what they ALLOW her to do. Bey stole all her shine effortlessly & Rihanna failed miserably 4 times. That’s why you mad lol! Where was Keri last night?
Shut up faag
100 spots where? I do not see any in the TOp 10. Please have a seat
Sit! If you’re going to try it make sure your dumbass at least does the research! Read it and weep!
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http://kworb.net/ww/
And her album is currently in the top 20 in 65 countries, top 10 in 46 countries!
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http://kworb.net/itunes/artist/beyoncC3A9.html
The show was boring tbh Bey performance slayedd me but the show as a whole was a boring mess. They deserve the ratings they got tbh! Most of the performances were lackluster and the hosts were annoying as f***. A lot of irrelevant people were sitting in the audience as well like I can’t
It was a very BORING show.
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Thank goodness for Rihanna and Beyonce but even they couldn’t save it ENTIRELY.
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I’ve already seen racist comments saying that it’s because Taylor Swift; Katy Perry; Lady Gaga weren’t there and that show was “too Black”. Whatever the hell that means.
Yeah I saw those racist comments to those people are really mad. The truth is people only watched for Beyoncé and Rihanna that’s it! Their ratings would’ve been worst if they weren’t there it’s really sad tbh
The comments have been DISGUSTING to be honest and the racist Spears’ fans are just…
Yes Britney fans are being disgusting one said “That’s why they’re kill us*meaning black people they’re disgusting
@Istan
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On point, just a sign of the times, people are more into streaming and on demand viewing right now.
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Infact I don’t think people care about who gets the award beside the big categories, award shows are all predictable nowadays anyway.
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It is just a sign that streaming is not only taking over music, but TV too.
@Blue
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I’m pretty sure most people watch these just for the performances, and seeing that most performances make it on the internet anyway (in HD), very few people will actually sit down and watch who wins in the different categories. They’ll just stream the performances.
RIGHT!
But few dont get that
People would be more interested if they didn’t drag out these damn award shows. People only care about the performances and who will win the awards. And these hosts are always doing unnecessary s*** like just present the awards and let the artists perform then end the s***
Yes b**** speak!
Wait, so when White people say the same things Beyonce fans say, they are racist?
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I love you girl but bye with that one
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What “racist” comments did the Hive make ?
I normally don’t post but we gotta get some things clear. The main focus was Rihanna. This was suppose to be her night to shine which she did do but not bright enough even tho she had 4 times to do so! Clearly enough of her fanbase were not tuning in to support her. We knew that Beyoncé was nominated for 11 awards but we had no idea that she was going to perform till the night before and I guarantee you most people were not informed till probably that night. So how the hell do y’all blame Beyoncé on the poor views?
I won’t lie. I’m still searching for my edges in the dark because of last night. She was trying to convert me
Right. Hulu and Netflix on my phone. F** a tv.
Yup! So true. I don’t watch cable at all.. I streamed the whole show.. I hope Netflix do partner up with these networks. I prefer Netflix over Hulu even though I watch both.. idk but it’s just something bootleg about Hulu lol.. I still watch though.
Did anyone see the Shade Rolling Stone threw af fRih LMAOOOO!!!
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https://mobile.twitter.com/TheFactsOfShade/status/770406087577264129/photo/1
That’s a fake tweet. This what Rolling Stone really had to say. You guys are more obsessed with my than me. Seek psychiatric treatment.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/5-best-things-that-happened-at-mtv-vmas-w436708
ANOTHA ONE
http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/beyonce-rihanna-kanye-own-2016-mtv-video-music-awards-w436616
LOL good job for putting this beyonce stan on blast for lying just to make Rihanna look bad. So sad that some have to result to this for their so called idol smh.
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Well streams did better than tv because cable is too expensive. Cable will continue to suffer because people are not going to pay ridiculous prices for it with so many options available today that are less costly