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- Shortly after accepting the award, West stormed the stage and interrupted Swift's acceptance speech with the now-infamous proclamation, "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!"
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Sep 10, 2024 · Fifteen years ago, Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift after she won the Best Female Video award at the 2009 MTV VMAs. Here's a recap of the moment fans will never, ever, ever forget.
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Sep 5, 2023 · Two artists—Taylor Swift and Kanye West—are forever linked thanks to West's outburst at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
- Jacob Uitti
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- Senior Writer
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- Who Was Involved?
- What Happened?
- How Did Social Media React?
- What Was The Impact at The VMAs?
- How Did The Central Players Handle It afterward?
- How About Now?
At the center of this 10-year-old pop culture moment is country singer-turned-pop star Taylor Swift (who was 19 at the time), gifted but troubled producer/phenom Kanye West (who was 32 at the time), and supreme superstar Beyoncé(who was 27 at the time)…even if she quite literally wanted nothing to do with this. Other figures, like Kim Kardashian We...
While the night of Sept. 13, 2009, probably started like any other night would, what happened after was far from business as usual. As Swift walked up to accept her award for Best Female Music Video of the Year, West quickly hopped on stage to crash her speech. As the singer looked on confused, West stated, "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you. I'...
For social media, the impact was instantaneous. Twitter, which was only three years old at the time, was on fire, as was Facebook. But it was the former platform that would morph into the internet's water cooler overnight. Questions about what happened as well as "Kanye Interrupts" memes circled at an insane rate reminiscent of the reaction to the ...
On a night that included Madonna giving a touching tribute to Michael Jackson who had died less than three months prior; a gut-wrenching homage to the king of pop from his own sister, Janet Jackson; Lady Gaga's bloody "Paparazzi" performance; Lil Mama's own interruption; and Pink's a jaw-dropping acrobatic performance of "Sober;" the Kanye-Taylor m...
Beyoncé managed to escape much of the commentary that followed but West and Swift were not as lucky. The backlash was swift for West with even President Obama calling him a "jackass." He went on an apology tour that year that started with a now-deleted post on his blog that stated "I'm sooooo sorry to taylor swift and her fans and her mom … She is ...
It would be false to assume that the infamous 2009 clash is not still affecting West and Swift, even 10 years later. The incident itself managed to hit all sorts of fault lines including angry black man stereotypes, white female victimhood, and racism and misogyny in the music business. One could say that the incident very much cemented West's pers...
Aug 21, 2019 · That moment was, of course, the Kanye West “I’mma let you finish” bum-rush of Taylor Swift, during the latter’s acceptance speech for best female video winner “You Belong With Me.”
- Gil Kaufman
Aug 26, 2019 · 'I'ma Let You Finish!' 10 Years After Kanye West Crashed Taylor Swift's VMAs Speech, Everything They've Said About the Incident. The mic grab that launched 1,000 feuds
Aug 26, 2019 · It’s almost a decade to the day since Kanye West stormed the stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards, creating one of the most infamous moments in awards show history. It’s a scene that’s been endlessly dissected over the years.
