{"id":51738,"date":"2018-08-22T10:41:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T14:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/?p=51738"},"modified":"2025-04-01T13:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:28:13","slug":"mtv-vmas-2018-the-biggest-moments-that-prove-music-videos-make-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/mtv-vmas-2018-the-biggest-moments-that-prove-music-videos-make-history\/","title":{"rendered":"MTV VMAs 2018: The Biggest Moments That Prove Music Videos Make History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) returned to New York City&#8217;s Radio City Music Hall this year. It came complete with performances from chart-topping artists, nostalgic entertainment, and plenty of tabloid-feeding drama. But behind all of the pomp and glitz were several shining moments in the MTV VMAs that proved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/essential-equipment-for-music-video-production\/\">music videos<\/a> have the potential to stand the test of time and memorialize the history-in-the-making events of our time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the biggest moments you may have missed:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Logic makes a statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"iframe-container\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:1280px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_M6IRYQoX7mo\"><div id=\"lyte_M6IRYQoX7mo\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/M6IRYQoX7mo\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/M6IRYQoX7mo\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/M6IRYQoX7mo\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:1280px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Logic, along with co-performer Ryan Tedder, used his time on-stage to send a message. Surrounded by children wearing &#8220;We are all human beings&#8221; shirts, the rapper made a not-so-subtle statement regarding recent immigration issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Childish Gambino takes home the &#8220;Video with a Message&#8221; Moonperson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"iframe-container\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Childish Gambino - This Is America (Official Video)\" style=\"width:1280px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_VYOjWnS4cMY\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VYOjWnS4cMY\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VYOjWnS4cMY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M5S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-05-06T04:00:07Z\" \/><\/div><meta itemprop=\"accessibilityFeature\" content=\"captions\" \/><div id=\"lyte_VYOjWnS4cMY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VYOjWnS4cMY\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Childish Gambino - This Is America (Official Video)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VYOjWnS4cMY\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VYOjWnS4cMY\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Childish Gambino - This Is America (Official Video)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Official Video for &quot;This Is America&quot; by Childish Gambino Listen to Childish Gambino: https:\/\/ChildishGambino.lnk.to\/listenYD Watch more Childish Gambino videos: https:\/\/ChildishGambino.lnk.to\/listenYD\/youtube Subscribe to the official Childish Gambino YouTube channel: https:\/\/ChildishGambino.lnk.to\/subscribeYD Follow Childish Gambino: Facebook: https:\/\/ChildishGambino.lnk.to\/followFI\/facebook Instagram: https:\/\/ChildishGambino.lnk.to\/followII\/instagram Twitter: https:\/\/ChildishGambino.lnk.to\/followTI\/twitter Spotify: https:\/\/ChildishGambino.lnk.to\/followSI\/spotify YouTube: https:\/\/ChildishGambino.lnk.to\/subscribeYD Chorus: This is America Don&#039;t catch you slippin&#039; now Don&#039;t catch you slippin&#039; now Look what I&#039;m whippin&#039; now This is America (Woo) Don&#039;t catch you slippin&#039; now Don&#039;t catch you slippin&#039; now Look what I&#039;m whippin&#039; now Director: Hiro Murai Producer: Jason Cole of Doomsday with Ibra Ake and Fam Rothstein of Wolf + Rothstein tour tickets and merchandise available at childishgambino.com #ChildishGambino #ThisIsAmerica #GuavaIsland\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:1280px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Though Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) was not in-house to accept his awards for &#8220;Video With a Message,&#8221; &#8220;Best Direction,&#8221; and &#8220;Best Choreography.&#8221; His powerful video, which addressed gun violence and racial oppression, became one of the biggest winners of the evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">JLo reflects on her journey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"iframe-container\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Jennifer Lopez Accepts the Video Vanguard Award | 2018 MTV Video Music Awards\" style=\"width:1280px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_u3ovWzY-1Zs\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u3ovWzY-1Zs\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u3ovWzY-1Zs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M59S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-08-21T02:59:42Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_u3ovWzY-1Zs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u3ovWzY-1Zs\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Jennifer Lopez Accepts the Video Vanguard Award | 2018 MTV Video Music Awards<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u3ovWzY-1Zs\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/u3ovWzY-1Zs\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Lopez Accepts the Video Vanguard Award | 2018 MTV Video Music Awards\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Jennifer Lopez accepts the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2018 VIdeo Music Awards in New York City. Check out more from 2018 MTV Video Music Awards here: http:\/\/vma.mtv.com #JenniferLopez #VMAs #MTV Subscribe to MTV: http:\/\/goo.gl\/NThuhC More from MTV: Official MTV Website: http:\/\/www.mtv.com\/ Like MTV: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MTV Follow MTV: https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTV MTV Google+: http:\/\/goo.gl\/OGY79b MTV on Tumblr: http:\/\/mtv.tumblr.com\/ MTV Instagram: http:\/\/instagram.com\/mtv MTV on Pinterest: http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/mtv\/ #MTV is your destination for the hit series #WNO, #VMA, #JerseyShore, #TheChallenge, #MTVFloribamaShore, #TeenMom and much more!\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:1280px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Accepting the &#8220;Video Vanguard&#8221; award for her career, Jennifer Lopez took to the stage to perform a set complete with her biggest hits. From &#8220;Waiting for Tonight&#8221; and &#8220;Jenny from the Block,&#8221; to &#8220;All I Have&#8221; and her latest, &#8220;Dinero,&#8221; the icon underwent multiple costume changes and sets to showcase her most memorable songs and videos.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maluma hits the VMAs stage for the very first time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"iframe-container\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:1280px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_vzxjDokvcr0\"><div id=\"lyte_vzxjDokvcr0\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vzxjDokvcr0\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vzxjDokvcr0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vzxjDokvcr0\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:1280px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The hit-making Colombian singer whose song &#8220;Felices Los 4&#8221; is one of the most-watched videos and has amassed a whopping 1.3&nbsp;<em>billion<\/em> views on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t_jHrUE5IOk\">YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;made his VMAs debut, bringing the crowd to its feet, including VMA winner Camila Cabello, who danced along to the entire performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Main image via MTV<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) returned to New York City&#8217;s Radio City Music Hall this year. 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