What you missed at MTV’s awards

Video Music Awards more tame than in past

Is it just us, or were those the tamest VMAs ever?

At Sunday’s meandering MTV Video Music Awards, there were no onstage feuds. No wardrobe malfunctions. No indecorous performances or lofty proclamations. Instead, what we got was a whole lot of Rihanna, a few MIA pop stars ( Adele and Justin Bieber, what’s good?), and the simple reassurance that in these dark times, we are all united in our undying love for Beyoncé.

But with the exceptions of the aforementioned Bey and RiRi, performances from Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, The Chainsmokers and Future lacked the off- thewall antics and spectacle that have long been trademarks of the VMAs. And with no one host to move the night along — the closest we got were Keegan- Michael Key and Jordan Peele, playing irksome “social media influencers” — the show lacked any discernible structure, unless you count the Rihanna medleys that bookended its nearly three- hour runtime.

All that said, there were still some moments that had us buzzing from inside Madison Square Garden and behind our laptop screens. Among them:

NOAM GALAI, FILMMAGIC