VIDEO: Kanye West Speaks for 7 Minutes at VMA's; Premieres New Music Video
By: Caryn Robbins Aug. 29, 2016
"I came here to present my new video, but before I do that, Imma talk." - @kanyewest #VMAs https://t.co/ukVtlkcIsD
— MTV (@MTV) August 29, 2016
Kanye West appeared on stage at last night's VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS, speaking for almost seven minutes about race, violence, creativity, and even the controversial Taylor Swift phone call which he taped without her authorization. He then went on to debut a video for his new song "Fade." Watch the appearance below and click here for a full transcript of West's speech!
The 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS aired live last night, Sunday, August 28 at 9/8c. Beyoncé, who came into the awards earning a career-best eleven nominations for videos from her cultural watershed visual album "Lemonade" topped the night's winners. Click here for a full list of winners!
Adele earned eight nominations, including seven for her Youtube record-shattering video "Hello." "Hello," Beyoncé's "Formation," Drake's "Hotline Bling," Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and Kanye West's "Famous" all earned nominations for "Video of the Year."
Fans voted for their favorites in VMA categories including, "Video of The Year," "Best Male Video," "Best Female Video," new category, "Breakthrough Long Form Video" and more by visiting vma.mtv.com. Additionally, voting for the "Best New Artist" award, presented by Taco Bell®, remained live through the 2016 "MTV Video Music Awards" Pre-Show airing at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and new this year, fans were able to cast their votes for the category via Facebook Messenger The top two artists were revealed during the pre-show, kicking off a live hashtag vote with the winner being announced during the live main telecast.
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