Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan Stun and Steal the MTV VMAs
It’s tempting, especially as an Old Person, to question the relevance—let alone the existence—of the MTV Video Music Awards in a world that has long left the industry that allowed the once-rabble-rousing ceremony to thrive in the rearview mirror.
But then you see a new generation of performers announce themselves as major stars to watch, and the show seems to cannonball right back into the water cooler. (Though, let’s be real: It’s a much smaller splash these days.)
Thanks to Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan, two young stars who became pop supernovas this summer, Wednesday night’s VMAs proved to be buzzy once again. And one thing’s for sure: The music industry has two new icons in its midst.