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J Lo showed everybody else how it was done at the MTV VMAs
Ariana brought her Nonna on stage, Cardi had a message for the doubters, Logic united immigrant families and Millie Bobby Brown was the life and soul of the party.
The MTV VMAs were as star-studded as ever, and with so many talents and egos in the room, there were some attention-grabbing moments.
1. St Ariana is here
Thanks to the Ariana Grande song, we all know by now that God Is A Woman. And her performance of that song gave us one of the performances of the night.
It started with Ariana and a cast of female dancersincluding a black female bikini-wearing Jesussitting at a long table, evoking The Last Supper, Leonardo Da Vinci's painting of Jesus and his disciples.
And it finished with Ariana's beloved Nonna, her mother Joan and cousin Lani joining her on stage, hand-in-hand in a show of female unity.
That wasn't the only moment where Ariana got people talking.
When Nicki Minaj walked up the steps to collect the award for best hip-hop, it was Ariana who stepped out from her front-row seat to save the rapper from tripping on her (see-through) dress.
Eagle-eyed fans spotted something else. Beforehand, on the pink carpet, Grande was loved-up with fiance Pete Davidson, who was wearing a home-made bead bracelet bearing the initials AGDAriana Grande Davidson. Aww.
2. Nicki puts Tiffany in her place
In her intro to the show, co-host Tiffany Haddish managed to mangle Camila Cabello's name ("Y'all know I can't read that goodI only speak English") before going on to diss Camila's former Fifth Harmony sisters.
"She's nominated for five VMAs tonight," the actress and comedian said. "I'm super proud of her. So those of you watching at home... Hi Fifth Harmony!"
Cut to Camila furiously shaking her head to make sure the world knew she didn't approve.
But Nicki Minaj was there for the girl group. After safely navigating the steps to collect her hip-hop awardand after she gave us a view through her dressshe ticked off Tiffany: "Don't be coming for Fifth Harmony."