Tag: MTV VMAs
Mondo Appropriato #13: Madonna Getting More Nominations Than Taylor Swift at the 2026 VMAs
In a series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “right” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape. Time and time again over [Read More…]
MTV Makes Its Lack of Music Official
Although MTV’s “content” focus has been reality TV and other adjacent schlock for many years now, those who remember it as the place to go [Read More…]
Apart from Sabrina Carpenter, the 2025 VMAs Keeps It Pretty Tame (and Straight)
Perhaps it was only right that Doja Cat should kick off the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards with a performance of her lead single from [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #50: Madonna Not Winning Most Iconic Performance at the 2024 VMAs
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture…and all that it affects. [Read More…]
Chappell Roan’s VMAs Performance: A Nod to How We’re Still in Medieval Times
There’s no doubt that Medieval Times is still a major institution in the Midwest, with one of its precious few locations being in Chicago (more [Read More…]
The 2023 VMAs Remains Reliant on Millennial Star Power (And What That Says About the Future of Music)
Perhaps it was Taylor Swift’s gushing, enthusiastic fangirl reaction to being awarded “Best Pop” (a fairly broad category and term) by none other than *NSYNC [Read More…]
Don’t Talk to Madonna About Using Gas Masks (or Riding a Disco Ball) In Your Performance
While Madonna and Lady Gaga may have played nice for the cameras at M’s illustrious Oscar after party last year in 2019 (which is ten [Read More…]
“Throw It Back” Video & Subsequent VMAs Performance Show and Tell Why Missy Elliott Is Still Inimitable
There was a moment when the world of post-00s hip hop felt particularly dark in its decided voidness. It happened around 2005, when Missy Elliott [Read More…]
Despite A Lust for Self-Destruction, Courtney Love Turns 50
She’s one of the last vestiges of the old school definition of a rock star: Someone who drinks, smokes, swears and wakes up some time [Read More…]
Diary of Britney Spears: Pinpointing Signs of a Breakdown
If you’re on the older side of a millennial (forgive me for use of the term), you will undoubtedly remember when a show called Diary [Read More…]
