Support NeoGAF

[botty]

8/25 - https://twitter.com/MTV/status/636312294889230336

The Weeknd
Pharell
Demi Lovato
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
21 Pilots and A$AP Rocky
Tori Kelly

8/26 and 8/27 are suspected to be Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj

What kind of trash!

 

[royalan]

This is what happens when you let the VMAs become the most boring awards show of the season.

The BET Awards have gotten better.

 

[Discotheque]

These all seem like the typical performers you'd see at the VMAs, what were you expecting?

I'll youtube the weeknd I guess

 

[Slayven]

This is what happens when you let the VMAs become the most boring awards show of the season.

The BET Awards have gotten better.

royalan, brother man, why do they keep trying to put Tori Kelly on?

 

[Sou Da]

The only awards show with something to say.

So what fuckery is Miley going to do to get the VMAs on every headline?

 

[woolley]

21 Pilots might be good, can't say much about the others tho.

 

[Ovid]

Botty, if you are over the age of 25 the VMA's are not targeting you.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

I may watch depending on what the Weeknd is performing.

 

[Slayven]

When are the BET awards again?

 

[theDeeDubs]

Twenty One Pilots are awesome though.

 

[Delio]

Excuse you Twenty One Pilots are fantastic. although why is Rocky singing with them >.<

 

[Dead]

Twenty One Pilots...oh that band who has a song on the radio that is nearly a 1:1 rip off of a 10 year old Feeder song. :lol

 

[NYR]

Worst generation for music. Trash.

 

[gdt]

I mean seems like a standard lineup.

 

[mnbnguyen]

Did they make those graphics in MS paint?

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Seems like any other pop lineup. How am I supposed to tell the difference.

 

[helloresolven]

MTV has having some of the top people on the charts performing? I'm aghast.

 

[botty]

Botty, if you are over the age of 25 the VMA's are not targeting you.

Fair enough, but a lot of people on Twitter and social media sites are complaining that it's an extremely weak line up. I'm guessing the majority of them are the target audience and they ain't happy either :/

 

[SweetDonuts]

That graphic is sickening the green has blinded me

 

[Razorskin]

8/26 is Jaden Smith.

 

[Dishwalla]

lol MTV.

 

[jwk94]

Don't really see a problem with the lineup.

 

[vinnygambini]

I'll be watching for dat Justin Bieber performance.

SLAY

 

[Floridian]

They have a pre-show performer (Tori Kelly) listed as a main performer who doesn't even have a gold album nor significant single. Boggled, my mind is.

 

[Dai101]

"I tell ya, every year, I recognize fewer and fewer names."

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

8/26 is Jaden Smith.

for some reason 8/26 looks like Travis Scott to me...


anyways, The Weeknd and Pharell are good....the rest, meh

 

[Shaanyboi]

i don't know who any of these people are minus Beiber and Minaj. And even then, don't give a fuuuuck about their music.

lol MTV

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

i don't know who any of these people are

you seriously don't know who pharrell is? like seriously?

 

[vinnygambini]

you seriously don't know who pharrell is? like seriously?

Or Demi Lovato.

Rude.

 

[ODDI]

'Welcome to the new age,
To the new age'

 

[TuXx]

People still watch this crap?

 

[Kuroyume]

I feel so fucking old when I look at that line up.

 

[Crud]

The viewership is going to decrease year after year. Award shows in general are just lame to be honest.

 

[FrigidEh]

Twenty One Pilots and the Weeknd are amazing, just more complaining for no reason here.

 

[Wanda/Wander]

ctrl f "kanye"

 

[ZackieChan]

People still watch this crap?

Those that do are probably excited about Miley and whoever all these music artists are.

I'm old as hell and don't care about any of it. R.E.M. played at the last VMAs that I watched ( -_-)

 

[botty]

ctrl f "kanye"

kanye is getting the video vanguard award /:

 

[MIMIC]

The Weeknd - cool. I like him.
Pharell - cool. I like him.
Demi Lovato - cool. I like her
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - dafuq. Do they even have a song on the radio?
21 Pilots and A$AP Rocky - Never heard of 21 Pilots. I do like A$AP Rocky, though.
Tori Kelly - Never heard of her. But I've probably heard one of her songs....

Bieber - Meh. I like that new song of his. SUE ME BITCHES
Nicky Minaj - love her

 

[MrV4ltor]

What kind of boring lineup. But to be fair it's not MTV's fault that most big names don't have singles out.

Edit: Find it kinda weird that Selena isn't performing when A$AP is already there. Missed promo opportunity.

 

[Kibbles]

I hope this green screen shit doesn't carry over to the show, ugliest promos I've seen for a show.

21 pilots is the only one I'm interested in.
edit: wtf since when is ASAP rocky with them?

 

[Delio]

The Weeknd - cool. I like him.
Pharell - cool. I like him.
Demi Lovato - cool. I like her
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - dafuq. Do they even have a song on the radio?
21 Pilots and A$AP Rocky - Never heard of 21 Pilots. I do like A$AP Rocky, though.
Tori Kelly - Never heard of her. But I've probably heard one of her songs....

Bieber - Meh. I like that new song of his. SUE ME BITCHES
Nicky Minaj - love her

Learn about them

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1048122

 

[Mushroomer25]

Yeah, I don't see how people expected much else. This seems like a pretty standard assemblage of modern popular acts.

It's the VMAs - they're actively aiming for the lowest common denominator.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I don't see the problem with that list. Were we expecting classic acts? Aretha? Trombone Shorty? Garth Brooks? This is MTV, not the Grammys. Take your modern Pop acts and like it.

 

[riotous]

Macklemore has been doing interviews the last couple weeks; probably dropping a single for the VMAs or something.

I'm curious but mainly for the Ryan Lewis production.

Weird thread though; that's a hot lineup outside of 1 or 2 as far as popular music goes. Lol at people "complaining all over Twitter."

The Internet provides anectodtal evidence for just about any opinion appearing to be widespread.

 

[kitchenmotors]

Twenty One Pilots and the Weeknd are amazing, just more complaining for no reason here.

Yassss. Saw both of them at Lollapalooza. Amazing shows.

Y'all hating aren't even gonna watch the award show, so why does it even matter if you find the list to be trash?

 

[botty]

For all those saying "this is typical for the VMAs" -- here is last year's line up:

Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Jessie J
Usher
Sam Smith
5 Seconds of Summer
Beyoncé
Maroon 5
Iggy Azalea

Out of these 9 performers, only one has never been nominated or won for a grammy. Only one of them lacks multiple top 10 hits, and only two of them lack would many would consider to be musical talent. Beyonce, Usher, and Ariana are arguably veteran music legends at this point in the game, and their names alone can carry a show. I'm sorry, but this year is very inconsistent with what we should expect from the VMAs.

 

[Delio]

For all those saying "this is typical for the VMAs" -- here is last year's line up:

Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Jessie J
Usher
Sam Smith
5 Seconds of Summer
Beyoncé
Maroon 5
Iggy Azalea

Out of these 9 performers, only one has never been nominated or won for a grammy. Only one of them lacks multiple top 10 hits, and only two of them lack would many would consider to be musical talent. Beyonce, Usher, and Ariana are arguably veteran music legends at this point in the game, and their names alone can carry a show. I'm sorry, but this year is very inconsistent with what we should expect from the VMAs.

You lost me at Ariana and "music legend"

 

[Grizzo]

Tori Kelly has an amazing voice and her album isn't half bad (though I prefer some of her earlier songs).

Demi and The Weeknd are cool too.

But yeah, all in all, nothing too exciting.

 

[shink]

Justice for Tinashe.

 

[The Flop]

Tori Kelly will slay the others tbh.

But #JusticeForFifthHarmony