After much ado and high anticipation, the LL Cool J-hosted 2025 MTV Video Music Awards aired live from New York’s UBS Arena on September 7.

As always, That Grape Juice is providing you with a recap of the performances!

Hop inside to check out showings from Doja Cat, Mariah Carey, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Busta Rhymes, Tate McRae, and many more as they occur!

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The stars shine bright for one of music’s biggest calendar nights – the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards!

This year’s VMAs celebration takes place live from the UBS Arena in New York and promises to be an unforgettable spectacle.

So, what are you waiting for?

See and sound off on the fashion hits and misses, then tell us who you are most interested in seeing below:

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Afrobeats blazer Rema is back with not one, but two major releases.

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New Edition received their flowers after a street renaming ceremony in Boston, where the city celebrated their cultural impact and more than 40 years as staples in R&B.

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Cardi B continues the hilarity in the promotional push for her new album, ‘Am I The Drama?’

With the femcee’s sophomore set rapidly approaching its September 19 release, the rapper took to the streets of New York City to entice the public to snap up their copy of the LP.

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It’s that time of year!

As 2025 winds down, the announcement of the 2026 headliner for the Super Bowl Halftime Show is imminent.

Widely hailed as the grandest stage of them all, the platform is dually renowned for its immortalization of music’s biggest names and its potency as a promotional vehicle for history’s most blockbuster tours.

A fact reaffirmed when recapping the talent who have towered tall at Halftime; a list that includes Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Prince, Usher, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Rihanna, and Katy Perry.

As the countdown continues for the 2026 Halftime Show headliner announcement, join us below as That Grape Juice lists some of the names we believe may be in contention – or should be.

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Two years after slamming her breakthrough albums ‘Hot Pink’ and ‘Planet Her’ as “mediocre Pop,” rapper Doja Cat has dropped her most candid confession yet about the projects’ follow-up: her fourth studio LP ‘Scarlet.’

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Young Thug continues to make headlines. And this time, it’s not for leaked phone calls.

The rapper turned the volume up – intentionally, this go round – on more controversial hot-takes during a new sit-down interview on the Perspektives With Bank podcast.

And it’s left many jaws ajar.

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Smokey Robinson appears to be keeping his cool about the sexual assault lawsuit he is facing, but she most definitely had a fiery take when questioned about it directly.

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Chris Brown has weighed in on the ongoing debates around his greatness in relation to the likes of Michael Jackson, Beyonce, and Usher.

Indeed, almost daily, comparisons have flown on social media. With celebrities sharing their two cents, too.

Now, C. Breezy has opened up about his stance on the ever-raging discourse.

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Queen of Funk Chaka Khan delivered a royal surprise to Chicago attendees of Dua Lipa‘s ‘Radical Optimism Tour‘ on Friday (September 5) when she joined the ‘Levitating‘ diva on stage for an unexpected performance.

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Aaron Pierre has unveiled another part of his private life, revealing moments ago that he is a father.

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