September 7th, 2008
Kanye West Premieres “Love Lockdown” At The VMAs
Tristan sends us:
Britney kept her cool, Weezy kept his pants on, and Russell kept the censors — if not Jordin Sparks — at bay. Indeed you know it’s an off-year for the MTV Awards when the most shocking moment is Demi Moore’s appearance. The fellas in Tokio Hotel looked terribly bored after winning Viewer’s Choice (that made five of us, zing). But while this year’s kinder, gentler, Disneyer VMAs (promise rings for everyone) offered few watercooler moments, we did establish rules for next year’s drinking game: throw one back every time there’s an awkward product placement (I’m king of zings). Give it up for a brokenhearted Kanye who took the night off from his coolhunting blog to close the show with a drumline-backed “Love Lockdown.” It was the song’s world premiere in an era when it’s damn near impossible to pull off a world premiere on live TV. Watch, and see the […]
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