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Cruz is a mom of two and therefore a reminder of that time Lagerfeld told a journalist at \u003cem>Interview \u003c/em>magazine\u003cem>: “\u003c/em>You’re lucky because [your children] are very beautiful. \u003ca href=\"https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/carine-roitfeld\">It would have been difficult to have an ugly daughter\u003c/a>.” He continued: “If I were a woman, I would love to have lots of kids. But for men, I don’t believe in it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nice!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Salma Hayek\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928518\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928518\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A striking movie star stands on a red carpet wearing a red, tiered gown and bodice, hand on her hip. Photographers are lined up behind her.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salma Hayek: 10 out of 10, no notes. \u003ccite>(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The iconic actress provided a rare pop of color to the black and white-centric gala, in a stunning red, tiered, full-length gown and rubber bodice. For some reason — maybe because Hayek survived nightmarish harassment by Harvey Weinstein and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/13/opinion/contributors/salma-hayek-harvey-weinstein.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur&mtrref=t.co&assetType=opinion&mtrref=theplaylist.net&gwh=58685C1FA7FF98DAD582641F4BB2C2C9&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL\">wrote a powerful essay about it\u003c/a>? — I can’t help but think about that time Karl Lagerfeld said he was “fed up” with the #MeToo movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What shocks me most in all of this,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/karl-lagerfeld-metoo-comments-you-don-t-want-your-pants-pulled-don-t-become-a-model-1102596/\">the designer said\u003c/a>, “are the starlets who have taken 20 years to remember what happened.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Literally stunning!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cara Delevingne\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928520\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928520\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A white woman with cropped shaggy silver hair stands on a red carpet surrounded by photographers, fanning out a huge white cape from a mini dress. Her legs are covered with black leather sheaths.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cara Delevingne being di(la)vine at the 2023 Met Gala. \u003ccite>(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cara Delevingne is one of the most in-demand models in the world not just because of her looks, but because of her tough persona and assertive edge. I wonder if she remembers that time in 2018 when \u003ca href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/karl-lagerfeld-metoo-comments-you-don-t-want-your-pants-pulled-don-t-become-a-model-1102596/\">Karl Lagerfeld wanted models to stop speaking up for themselves\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I read somewhere that now you must ask a model if she is comfortable with posing,” Lagerfeld said. “It’s simply too much; from now on, as a designer, you can’t do anything. It’s unbelievable. If you don’t want your pants pulled about, don’t become a model. Join a nunnery. There’ll always be a place for you in the convent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sensational!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cardi B\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928522\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-800x554.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing a dramatic black gown with white sleeveless collared shirt and black tie underneath, stands on the red carpet, gloved arms outstretched. She is wearing a long, straight, silver wig.\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-768x532.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-2048x1419.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-1920x1330.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Talented rapper and tattooed human, Cardi B. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The rapper arrived in a bell-shaped gown paired with boss-lady collared shirt and black tie. Cardi’s silver wig was a nod to Lagerfeld’s own strange mane, which is super fun when you think about that time the designer said: “I think tattoos are horrible. It’s like living in a Pucci dress full-time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hope you like Pucci, Cardi!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Janelle Monáe\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928521\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928521\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing a stunned facial expression stands wearing an oversized conical black and white suit coat, held up by a wired underskirt.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janelle Monáe doing iconic weeble business. \u003ccite>(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Janelle Monáe upped the theatricality with an avant-garde, oversized, conical-shaped, black and white coat that she later whipped off to reveal a structured, mesh underskirt. While there is zero evidence to support this theory, I am hoping this illusion of largeness was a nod to the time Karl Lagerfeld said: “The hole in social security, it’s also [because of] all the diseases caught by people who are too fat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cool!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>David Byrne\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928512\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928512\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a crisp white suit and casual sneakers stands on a red carpet with a bicycle, smiling.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Byrne and his bicycle. \u003ccite>(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Talking Heads legend David Byrne showed up in a crisp white suit with his bicycle — an excellent accessory, tailor-made to get grease all over your couture as you haul it up the stairs. Something about this striking look was reminiscent of the time Karl Lagerfeld declared: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/designers/a26405187/karl-lagerfeld-quotes/\">I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perfection!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lil Nas X\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928517\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928517\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-800x559.jpg\" alt=\"A man in silver body paint and crystal-encrusted face mask strikes a pose in front of a white curtain. He is wearing only a loin cloth.\" width=\"800\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-800x559.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-1020x712.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-768x536.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-1536x1073.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-2048x1431.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-1920x1341.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lil Nas X in a typically understated silver ensemble. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lil Nas X showed up in a subtle silver number that emphasized his, uh, assets. Because of his status as a queer icon, it’s hard not to think about the time Karl Lagerfeld endorsed marriage equality on the runway, then immediately told everyone \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/jan/22/karl-lagerfeld-chanel-gay-marriage\">he was “less keen” on gay couples being allowed to adopt\u003c/a> children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So awesome!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Michaela Coel\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928516\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928516\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful black woman with feline features and cornrows wears a heavily beaded gold gown.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A look so perfect, it would have rendered even Karl Lagerfeld speechless. \u003ccite>(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Holy crap. Michaela Coel looked so dazzling, I briefly stopped thinking about what a troll Karl Lagerfeld was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thank you, Michaela Coel, for allowing me to not think about Karl Lagerfeld for three minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Gisele Bündchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928514\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928514\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-800x570.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful woman spins on the red carpet wearing a full-length crystal-beaded gown and a full length feather shrug.\" width=\"800\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-800x570.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-1020x727.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-768x548.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-1536x1095.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gisele Bündchen wearing about 57,000 birds. \u003ccite>(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Giselle had a sparkly, swan-inspired moment on the red carpet, spinning her full-length feather cape for awaiting photographers. It was hard to see all those feathers without recalling the time in 2009 when Karl Lagerfeld insisted on \u003ca href=\"http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG4075783/Karl-Lagerfeld-defends-fur-industry-saying-beasts-would-kill-us-if-we-didnt-kill-them.html\">giving his two cents about the use of animal products\u003c/a> in couture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.” He was also careful to note that the dead animals in question were merely “beasts who would kill us if they could.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Screw you, fluffy animals!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lizzo and Jared Leto\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928519\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A plus-sized Black woman in a full-length black gown covered in strings of white pearls stands on a busy red carpet talking to someone in a giant fluffy cat costume.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jared Leto, dressed as Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette, chats with Lizzo. \u003ccite>(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I was super into watching Lizzo converse with a human-sized cat until I:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(a) found out that the cat costume was, in fact, inhabited by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13865555/thirty-seconds-to-mars-jared-leto-started-a-cult-because-of-course-he-did\">human pretension factory Jared Leto\u003c/a>, and,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(b) remembered that time Karl Lagerfeld said of another plus-sized songstress, Adele: “She’s a little too fat but she has a beautiful face.” Later Lagerfeld implied that his unsolicited comments about her physique actually did Adele a favor. “After that,” he said, “she lost eight kilos [17.6 pounds] so I think the message was not that bad.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Give me strength, Lord.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Doja Cat\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928523\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing face enhancements that make her look like a cat poses on the red carpet. She's wearing a silver gown with hood that has cat ear embellishments.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doja Cat = Literal cat now. Cool. \u003ccite>(Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One time, offering unsolicited commentary about Lana Del Rey’s appearance, Karl Lagerfeld said: “In her photos, she is beautiful. Is she a construct with all her implants?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How’s this for a construct, Karl? Doja Cat is an actual cat now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mic drop!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ashley Graham\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928515\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-800x593.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful white woman wearing a tight fitting pink and black off-the-shoulder gown with embellishments around her ankles, hips and elbows to emphasize her curves.\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-800x593.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-1020x757.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-160x119.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-768x570.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-1536x1139.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-2048x1519.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-1920x1424.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashley Graham in a stunning pink and black off-the-shoulder gown. \u003ccite>(Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Body positivity leader and plus-sized model Ashley Graham was stunning in a figure-hugging gown with embellishments that served to emphasize her curves. One can’t help but wonder how Karl Lagerfeld would receive this look today, given his 2009 statement that: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/no-one-wants-to-see-curvy-women-karl-lagerfeld-20091012-gskk.html\">No one wants to see curvy women\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get outta here, you!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>May next year’s theme be much, much easier to not think about.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Also making the 2023 Met Gala even weirder this year? The damn theme: \u003cem>Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty\u003c/em>. Lagerfeld was a hateful little man who proudly wore his misogyny, fatphobia and \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/nov/13/karl-lagerfeld-sparks-outrage-over-migrant-holocaust-comments\">Islamaphobia\u003c/a> on his impeccably tailored sleeve. He also spent 36 years of his life working for Chanel — the fashion house founded by \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/stories/articles/2022/1/3/coco-chanel-fashion-designer-and-nazi-informant#:~:text=Gabrielle%20%E2%80%9CCoco%E2%80%9D%20Chanel%20was%20a,a%20Nazi%20sympathizer%20and%20informer.\">known Nazi sympathizer and secret agent, Coco Chanel\u003c/a>. Oh, and then there was that time in 2013 when \u003ca href=\"https://theweek.com/articles/493757/claudia-schiffers-blackface-photos-defensible\">he put Claudia Schiffer in blackface and an afro\u003c/a>. Hurray!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is everyone feeling super awkward and uncomfortable yet? Like Kim Kardashian in that \u003ca href=\"https://www.wmagazine.com/story/kim-kardashian-met-gala-corset-mugler-mr-pearl\">very corseted Thierry Mugler dress\u003c/a> at 2019’s Met Gala? Good. Then let’s take a look at the fashion!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Penélope Cruz and Dua Lipa\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928511\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928511\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486910904-scaled-e1682979054617-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two women with pale flawless skin and dark brown hair stand side by side. One is wearing a corseted white dress with black stitching. The other is a wearing a plunging, belted white dress with a transparent white hood.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486910904-scaled-e1682979054617-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486910904-scaled-e1682979054617-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486910904-scaled-e1682979054617-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486910904-scaled-e1682979054617-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486910904-scaled-e1682979054617-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486910904-scaled-e1682979054617.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nun and a milkmaid walk into a museum… \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Penélope Cruz arrived in a Chanel take on Elsa from \u003cem>Frozen,\u003c/em> while Dua Lipa donned 1992 Chanel that was giving fancy-ass milkmaid. Cruz is a mom of two and therefore a reminder of that time Lagerfeld told a journalist at \u003cem>Interview \u003c/em>magazine\u003cem>: “\u003c/em>You’re lucky because [your children] are very beautiful. \u003ca href=\"https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/carine-roitfeld\">It would have been difficult to have an ugly daughter\u003c/a>.” He continued: “If I were a woman, I would love to have lots of kids. But for men, I don’t believe in it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nice!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Salma Hayek\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928518\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928518\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A striking movie star stands on a red carpet wearing a red, tiered gown and bodice, hand on her hip. Photographers are lined up behind her.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486926230-scaled-e1682985176606.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salma Hayek: 10 out of 10, no notes. \u003ccite>(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The iconic actress provided a rare pop of color to the black and white-centric gala, in a stunning red, tiered, full-length gown and rubber bodice. For some reason — maybe because Hayek survived nightmarish harassment by Harvey Weinstein and \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/13/opinion/contributors/salma-hayek-harvey-weinstein.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur&mtrref=t.co&assetType=opinion&mtrref=theplaylist.net&gwh=58685C1FA7FF98DAD582641F4BB2C2C9&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL\">wrote a powerful essay about it\u003c/a>? — I can’t help but think about that time Karl Lagerfeld said he was “fed up” with the #MeToo movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What shocks me most in all of this,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/karl-lagerfeld-metoo-comments-you-don-t-want-your-pants-pulled-don-t-become-a-model-1102596/\">the designer said\u003c/a>, “are the starlets who have taken 20 years to remember what happened.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Literally stunning!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cara Delevingne\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928520\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928520\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A white woman with cropped shaggy silver hair stands on a red carpet surrounded by photographers, fanning out a huge white cape from a mini dress. Her legs are covered with black leather sheaths.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486932554-scaled-e1682987052540.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cara Delevingne being di(la)vine at the 2023 Met Gala. \u003ccite>(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cara Delevingne is one of the most in-demand models in the world not just because of her looks, but because of her tough persona and assertive edge. I wonder if she remembers that time in 2018 when \u003ca href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/karl-lagerfeld-metoo-comments-you-don-t-want-your-pants-pulled-don-t-become-a-model-1102596/\">Karl Lagerfeld wanted models to stop speaking up for themselves\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I read somewhere that now you must ask a model if she is comfortable with posing,” Lagerfeld said. “It’s simply too much; from now on, as a designer, you can’t do anything. It’s unbelievable. If you don’t want your pants pulled about, don’t become a model. Join a nunnery. There’ll always be a place for you in the convent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sensational!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cardi B\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928522\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-800x554.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing a dramatic black gown with white sleeveless collared shirt and black tie underneath, stands on the red carpet, gloved arms outstretched. She is wearing a long, straight, silver wig.\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-800x554.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-768x532.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-2048x1419.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486936357-1920x1330.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Talented rapper and tattooed human, Cardi B. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The rapper arrived in a bell-shaped gown paired with boss-lady collared shirt and black tie. Cardi’s silver wig was a nod to Lagerfeld’s own strange mane, which is super fun when you think about that time the designer said: “I think tattoos are horrible. It’s like living in a Pucci dress full-time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hope you like Pucci, Cardi!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Janelle Monáe\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928521\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928521\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing a stunned facial expression stands wearing an oversized conical black and white suit coat, held up by a wired underskirt.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486933737-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janelle Monáe doing iconic weeble business. \u003ccite>(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Janelle Monáe upped the theatricality with an avant-garde, oversized, conical-shaped, black and white coat that she later whipped off to reveal a structured, mesh underskirt. While there is zero evidence to support this theory, I am hoping this illusion of largeness was a nod to the time Karl Lagerfeld said: “The hole in social security, it’s also [because of] all the diseases caught by people who are too fat.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cool!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>David Byrne\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928512\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928512\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a crisp white suit and casual sneakers stands on a red carpet with a bicycle, smiling.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486913679-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Byrne and his bicycle. \u003ccite>(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Talking Heads legend David Byrne showed up in a crisp white suit with his bicycle — an excellent accessory, tailor-made to get grease all over your couture as you haul it up the stairs. Something about this striking look was reminiscent of the time Karl Lagerfeld declared: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/designers/a26405187/karl-lagerfeld-quotes/\">I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perfection!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lil Nas X\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928517\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928517\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-800x559.jpg\" alt=\"A man in silver body paint and crystal-encrusted face mask strikes a pose in front of a white curtain. He is wearing only a loin cloth.\" width=\"800\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-800x559.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-1020x712.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-768x536.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-1536x1073.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-2048x1431.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486925234-1920x1341.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lil Nas X in a typically understated silver ensemble. \u003ccite>(Matt Winkelmeyer/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lil Nas X showed up in a subtle silver number that emphasized his, uh, assets. Because of his status as a queer icon, it’s hard not to think about the time Karl Lagerfeld endorsed marriage equality on the runway, then immediately told everyone \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2013/jan/22/karl-lagerfeld-chanel-gay-marriage\">he was “less keen” on gay couples being allowed to adopt\u003c/a> children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So awesome!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Michaela Coel\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928516\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928516\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful black woman with feline features and cornrows wears a heavily beaded gold gown.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486916795-scaled-e1682984031541.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A look so perfect, it would have rendered even Karl Lagerfeld speechless. \u003ccite>(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Holy crap. Michaela Coel looked so dazzling, I briefly stopped thinking about what a troll Karl Lagerfeld was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thank you, Michaela Coel, for allowing me to not think about Karl Lagerfeld for three minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Gisele Bündchen\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928514\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928514\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-800x570.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful woman spins on the red carpet wearing a full-length crystal-beaded gown and a full length feather shrug.\" width=\"800\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-800x570.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-1020x727.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-768x548.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446-1536x1095.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486917532-scaled-e1682982093446.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gisele Bündchen wearing about 57,000 birds. \u003ccite>(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Giselle had a sparkly, swan-inspired moment on the red carpet, spinning her full-length feather cape for awaiting photographers. It was hard to see all those feathers without recalling the time in 2009 when Karl Lagerfeld insisted on \u003ca href=\"http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG4075783/Karl-Lagerfeld-defends-fur-industry-saying-beasts-would-kill-us-if-we-didnt-kill-them.html\">giving his two cents about the use of animal products\u003c/a> in couture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.” He was also careful to note that the dead animals in question were merely “beasts who would kill us if they could.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Screw you, fluffy animals!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Lizzo and Jared Leto\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928519\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A plus-sized Black woman in a full-length black gown covered in strings of white pearls stands on a busy red carpet talking to someone in a giant fluffy cat costume.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486928126-scaled-e1682986187433.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jared Leto, dressed as Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette, chats with Lizzo. \u003ccite>(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I was super into watching Lizzo converse with a human-sized cat until I:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(a) found out that the cat costume was, in fact, inhabited by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13865555/thirty-seconds-to-mars-jared-leto-started-a-cult-because-of-course-he-did\">human pretension factory Jared Leto\u003c/a>, and,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(b) remembered that time Karl Lagerfeld said of another plus-sized songstress, Adele: “She’s a little too fat but she has a beautiful face.” Later Lagerfeld implied that his unsolicited comments about her physique actually did Adele a favor. “After that,” he said, “she lost eight kilos [17.6 pounds] so I think the message was not that bad.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Give me strength, Lord.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Doja Cat\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928523\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A Black woman wearing face enhancements that make her look like a cat poses on the red carpet. She's wearing a silver gown with hood that has cat ear embellishments.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486937845-scaled-e1682989079658.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doja Cat = Literal cat now. Cool. \u003ccite>(Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One time, offering unsolicited commentary about Lana Del Rey’s appearance, Karl Lagerfeld said: “In her photos, she is beautiful. Is she a construct with all her implants?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How’s this for a construct, Karl? Doja Cat is an actual cat now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mic drop!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Ashley Graham\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13928515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13928515\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-800x593.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful white woman wearing a tight fitting pink and black off-the-shoulder gown with embellishments around her ankles, hips and elbows to emphasize her curves.\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-800x593.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-1020x757.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-160x119.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-768x570.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-1536x1139.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-2048x1519.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1486923634-1920x1424.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashley Graham in a stunning pink and black off-the-shoulder gown. \u003ccite>(Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Body positivity leader and plus-sized model Ashley Graham was stunning in a figure-hugging gown with embellishments that served to emphasize her curves. One can’t help but wonder how Karl Lagerfeld would receive this look today, given his 2009 statement that: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/no-one-wants-to-see-curvy-women-karl-lagerfeld-20091012-gskk.html\">No one wants to see curvy women\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get outta here, you!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The only thing better than celebrating Halloween is catching up on the internet’s best costumes the next morning (preferably with some leftover candy in hand). Here’s a non-exhaustive list of some of Team Live Blog’s favorites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Singer Lizzo was unrecognizable as \u003cem>The Mandalorian’s\u003c/em> Baby Yoda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13905671\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13905671\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.25.57-PM-800x792.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.25.57-PM-800x792.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.25.57-PM-1020x1010.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.25.57-PM-160x158.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.25.57-PM-768x761.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.25.57-PM.png 1446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram @lizzobeating\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Cardi B killed the game as Morticia Addams, while Chrissy Teigen, John Legend and their kids also moonlighted as the Addams Family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/iamcardib/status/1455023326603132936\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13905670\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13905670\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.24.20-PM-800x693.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.24.20-PM-800x693.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.24.20-PM-1020x884.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.24.20-PM-160x139.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.24.20-PM-768x665.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.24.20-PM.png 1212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram @chrissyteigen\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Horror film lover LeBron James dressed up as Freddy Kreuger, of whom \u003ca href=\"https://www.thefocus.news/sports/lebron-james-freddy-krueger-tattoo/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he has an actual tattoo\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13905669\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13905669\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.22.38-PM-800x830.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.22.38-PM-800x830.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.22.38-PM-1020x1058.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.22.38-PM-160x166.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.22.38-PM-768x797.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.22.38-PM.png 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instagram @kingjames\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom set the couples’ costume bar high, dressed as a vaccine and a healthcare worker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13905668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13905668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.20.54-PM-800x843.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.20.54-PM-800x843.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.20.54-PM-1020x1074.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.20.54-PM-160x169.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.20.54-PM-768x809.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-01-at-12.20.54-PM.png 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption 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"title": "Celebs Mostly Interpreted ‘America: A Lexicon of Fashion’ as ‘Glamping,’ at the 2021 Met Gala",
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"content": "\u003cp>When the Met Gala provides celebrities and designers with a clear-cut theme, the results tend to be stunning. Think 2018’s \u003ci>Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination\u003c/i> with its spectacular plays on religious iconography. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecut.com/2018/05/met-gala-2018-rihanna-pope-hat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rihanna wore a pearl-encrusted pope hat!\u003c/a>) Or 2019’s \u003ci>Camp: Notes on Fashion\u003c/i> with its unabashedly kitsch and kooky couture experiments. (Like \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WuC-kUe6c0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lady Gaga’s iconic hot pink striptease\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last night’s Met Gala was guided only by the phrase (and \u003ca href=\"https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/in-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">exhibition title\u003c/a>) \u003ci>In America: A Lexicon of Fashion\u003c/i>. And its vagueness was evident all over the red carpet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Billie Eilish took the opportunity to run straight towards old-school Hollywood glamour in a divine Oscar de la Renta gown. “I’m so excited. I have butterflies,” Eilish told E! News. “I couldn’t be happier.” Same, Billie. Same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902996\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902996\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-800x564.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-800x564.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-1020x719.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-768x541.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-1536x1083.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-2048x1444.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-1920x1354.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Billie Eilish came as a heavenly goddess. \u003ccite>(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Emily Ratajkowski took that “lexicon” and read it as vamp, in Vera Wang:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903002\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-800x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-800x640.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-1020x816.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-160x128.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-768x615.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-2048x1639.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-1920x1536.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emily Ratajkowski in her form-fitting lacy Vera Wang gown. \u003ccite>(Theo Wargo/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A few people embraced the “America” part of the theme. Like Debbie Harry in her flag stripes and blue denim:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903003\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903003\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debbie Harry, stunning as ever, in her all-American Zac Posen ensemble. \u003ccite>(Theo Wargo/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And Pharrell Williams and his wife Helen Lasichanh, who did a matching leather cowboy thing:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903009\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chanel meets ‘Bonanza’. Yee-haw! \u003ccite>(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But if I’d have had to guess what the theme of the evening was last night, I’d have said \u003ci>Glamping: Survivalist-Wear For a Post-COVID World\u003c/i>. Nowhere was this more visible than in the ensembles of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s RiRi in her black, survivalist Balenciaga sleeping bag, and A$AP in a high-end grandma quilt made by ERL. (Every time I eat outdoors at night in San Francisco, I will dream of the warmth contained in both of these outfits.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902997\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902997\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-800x716.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R) A$AP Rocky and Rihanna.\" width=\"800\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-800x716.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-1020x914.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-160x143.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-768x688.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-1536x1376.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-2048x1834.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-1920x1720.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cozy 1 and Cozy 2. \u003ccite>(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whoopi Goldberg showed up in a Valentino getup, working hard to get an invite to the Rihanna and A$AP campgrounds, in this raincoat-cum-sleeping bag:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902998\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902998\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-800x1132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1132\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-800x1132.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-1020x1444.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-160x226.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-768x1087.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-1447x2048.jpg 1447w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-1920x2718.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-scaled.jpg 1809w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whoopi Goldberg in her Valentino ruffled duvet. \u003ccite>(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Normani—also in Valentino—was on hand to demonstrate how to don a sleeping bag and shoulder pillows, \u003cem>and\u003c/em> make it sexy:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903011\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903011\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340156770-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340156770-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340156770-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340156770-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340156770-768x1152.jpg 768w, 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src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340157987-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340157987-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340157987-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340157987-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340157987-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340157987-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340157987-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340157987-1920x2881.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340157987-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption 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https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340146962-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340146962-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340146962-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340146962-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tessa Thompson being straight fire in a short red cocktail dress with cowboy accessories. \u003ccite>(Theo Wargo/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Like RiRi, A$AP, Whoopi and Normani, Lil Nas X arrived as posh bedding…\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903019\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903019\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340131424-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340131424-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340131424-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340131424-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340131424-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340131424-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340131424-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340131424-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cozy 4. \u003ccite>(Theo Wargo/Getty 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https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340131427-2048x1400.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340131427-1920x1312.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shazam! \u003ccite>(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Before revealing himself as a sneaky little snake invader! And yes, actually, come hiss at us, you slinky love muffin:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903013\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903013\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340130135-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340130135-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340130135-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340130135-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340130135-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340130135-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340130135-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340130135-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lil Nas X slithering on up to RiRi’s campgrounds. \u003ccite>(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dan Levy cared not about nearby snakes, for he chose to fully embrace his inner survivalist, in a LOEWE outfit that combined pajamas, hiking boots, some floatation devices, and—actual genius!—maps. (Why didn’t anyone else think of that?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903048\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903048\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan Levy: The floofiest survivalist in all the land. \u003ccite>(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Finally, of course, no camping trip would be complete without something terrifying lurking in the shadows. And last night, Balenciaga dressed Kim Kardashian as that one dark patch behind that tree over there, that might just be a shadow, but also might well be a serial killer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903010\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903010\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-800x529.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-800x529.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-1020x675.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-768x508.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-1536x1016.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-2048x1355.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-1920x1271.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Kardashian in an outfit even scarier than that flowery Givenchy couch cover she wore in 2013. \u003ccite>(ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until 2022, fashion fans!\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When the Met Gala provides celebrities and designers with a clear-cut theme, the results tend to be stunning. Think 2018’s \u003ci>Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination\u003c/i> with its spectacular plays on religious iconography. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecut.com/2018/05/met-gala-2018-rihanna-pope-hat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rihanna wore a pearl-encrusted pope hat!\u003c/a>) Or 2019’s \u003ci>Camp: Notes on Fashion\u003c/i> with its unabashedly kitsch and kooky couture experiments. (Like \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WuC-kUe6c0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lady Gaga’s iconic hot pink striptease\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last night’s Met Gala was guided only by the phrase (and \u003ca href=\"https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/in-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">exhibition title\u003c/a>) \u003ci>In America: A Lexicon of Fashion\u003c/i>. And its vagueness was evident all over the red carpet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Billie Eilish took the opportunity to run straight towards old-school Hollywood glamour in a divine Oscar de la Renta gown. “I’m so excited. I have butterflies,” Eilish told E! News. “I couldn’t be happier.” Same, Billie. Same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902996\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902996\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-800x564.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-800x564.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-1020x719.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-768x541.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-1536x1083.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-2048x1444.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340169495-1920x1354.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Billie Eilish came as a heavenly goddess. \u003ccite>(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Emily Ratajkowski took that “lexicon” and read it as vamp, in Vera Wang:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903002\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-800x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-800x640.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-1020x816.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-160x128.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-768x615.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-2048x1639.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340147917-1920x1536.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emily Ratajkowski in her form-fitting lacy Vera Wang gown. \u003ccite>(Theo Wargo/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A few people embraced the “America” part of the theme. Like Debbie Harry in her flag stripes and blue denim:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903003\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903003\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340160855-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Debbie Harry, stunning as ever, in her all-American Zac Posen ensemble. \u003ccite>(Theo Wargo/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And Pharrell Williams and his wife Helen Lasichanh, who did a matching leather cowboy thing:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903009\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340168467-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chanel meets ‘Bonanza’. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s RiRi in her black, survivalist Balenciaga sleeping bag, and A$AP in a high-end grandma quilt made by ERL. (Every time I eat outdoors at night in San Francisco, I will dream of the warmth contained in both of these outfits.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902997\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902997\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-800x716.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R) A$AP Rocky and Rihanna.\" width=\"800\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-800x716.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-1020x914.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-160x143.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-768x688.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-1536x1376.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-2048x1834.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340176852-1920x1720.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cozy 1 and Cozy 2. \u003ccite>(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whoopi Goldberg showed up in a Valentino getup, working hard to get an invite to the Rihanna and A$AP campgrounds, in this raincoat-cum-sleeping bag:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902998\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902998\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-800x1132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1132\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-800x1132.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-1020x1444.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-160x226.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-768x1087.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-1447x2048.jpg 1447w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-1920x2718.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340150934-scaled.jpg 1809w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whoopi Goldberg in her Valentino ruffled duvet. \u003ccite>(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Normani—also in Valentino—was on hand to demonstrate how to don a sleeping bag and shoulder pillows, \u003cem>and\u003c/em> make it sexy:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903011\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903011\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340156770-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340156770-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340156770-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340156770-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340156770-768x1152.jpg 768w, 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(Why didn’t anyone else think of that?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903048\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903048\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1340154032-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dan Levy: The floofiest survivalist in all the land. \u003ccite>(Mike Coppola/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Finally, of course, no camping trip would be complete without something terrifying lurking in the shadows. And last night, Balenciaga dressed Kim Kardashian as that one dark patch behind that tree over there, that might just be a shadow, but also might well be a serial killer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13903010\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13903010\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-800x529.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-800x529.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-1020x675.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-768x508.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-1536x1016.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-2048x1355.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/GettyImages-1235256182-1920x1271.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Kardashian in an outfit even scarier than that flowery Givenchy couch cover she wore in 2013. \u003ccite>(ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until 2022, fashion fans!\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>MTV’s Video Music Awards returned to the stage after 2020’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/08/31/907789356/the-vmas-10-takeaways-for-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">socially distanced show\u003c/a>. The show also marked the network’s milestone 40th year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a big night for Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber and Lil Nas X, among others. Here are some of the memorable moments and “Moon person” winners.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Standout performances and memorable moments\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The night saw performances from Justin Bieber, Camila Cabello, Chlöe, Lil Nas X, Machine Gun Kelly, Kacey Musgraves, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes, Olivia Rodrigo, Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots and others. \u003ca href=\"https://www.mtv.com/vma/performers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch those videos here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some stars were making their VMA debuts with brand-new songs. \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtv.com/news/3180883/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-vmas-2021/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Musgraves performed “Star-Crossed,”\u003c/a> the title track off her recently released studio album, while Chlöe (who you may know as half of the sister R&B duo Chlöe x Halle) \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtv.com/news/3181152/chloe-2021-vma-have-mercy/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">performed her debut solo single “Have Mercy”\u003c/a> onstage for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/MTVNEWS/status/1437227865301475334\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other veterans returned to the stage: Brooklyn legend \u003ca href=\"https://www.mtv.com/news/3181168/busta-rhymes-vma-medley/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Busta Rhymes performed a medley\u003c/a> of some of his biggest hits, while \u003ca href=\"https://www.mtv.com/news/3180807/alicia-keys-swae-lee-2021-vma-performance/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alicia Keys honored\u003c/a> the anniversary of 9/11 by finishing her performance with a piano version of “Empire State of Mind.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some other notable moments, as collected by MTV: Olivia Rodrigo \u003ca href=\"https://www.mtv.com/news/3181066/olivia-rodrigo-vmas-good-4-u/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">descended onstage from a cloud\u003c/a> (Good 4 Her, honestly), Doja Cat \u003ca href=\"https://www.mtv.com/news/3180914/doja-cat-2021-vma-performance/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">danced midair\u003c/a> after being introduced by fellow gravity defier Simone Biles (and later accepted an award dressed as a worm) and the Foo Fighters received the VMAs’ \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtv.com/news/3180017/foo-fighters-vma-global-icon-award/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first-ever Global Icon Award\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/MTVNEWS/status/1437236596991041546?s=20\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See \u003cem>USA Today\u003c/em>‘s \u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/09/12/vmas-2021-performance-reviews-ranked/8307348002/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ranking of the performances\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A star-studded roster of nominees and winners\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Justin Bieber led with seven nominations, followed by Megan Thee Stallion (who got six but went home empty-handed). Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo and Giveon each got five nominations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lil Nas X won the top prize for video of the year with “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” then began \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/vmas/status/1437254299390816257?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his acceptance speech\u003c/a> by thanking “the gay agenda.” That video also won for best direction and best visual effects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/untrell92/status/1437219090133921792\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Justin Bieber won the award for artist of the year and shared “best pop” with Daniel Caesar and Giveon for “Peaches.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” won song of the year and best push performance of the year. She also took home the award for best new artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/MTV/status/1437244845748326404\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mtv.com/news/3180634/vma-winners-list-2021/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here’s the full list\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A milestone birthday\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The awards show paid tribute to MTV’s history from start to finish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It opened with a surprise appearance from Madonna, \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtv.com/news/3180876/madonna-opens-2021-vmas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a VMA legend\u003c/a> with 20 moon person awards to her name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/kathygriffin/status/1437225962530164736\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The queen of pop celebrated her decades-long relationship with MTV—and New York City—\u003ca href=\"https://www.today.com/popculture/madonna-makes-surprise-appearance-vmas-celebrate-mtv-s-40th-anniversary-t230760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in a video sequence\u003c/a> that showed her in the back of a taxi, in Times Square and eventually live onstage at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, surrounded by screens projecting some of her iconic music videos (and dropping her trench coat to reveal a \u003ca href=\"https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a37566779/twitter-madonna-butt-2021-vmas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cheeky leather outfit\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13897634']“Forty years ago, another underdog arrived in New York City, hoping to create something revolutionary. An all-music channel premiered in the middle of the night and called itself MTV,” Madonna said. “We found each other and formed a bond that changed my life, changed music and created a whole new art form. That’s why there’s only one place to be tonight.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cyndi Lauper, who won a moon person at the first-ever VMAs in 1984, reminded viewers of how much has changed since then. \u003ca href=\"https://www.etonline.com/cyndi-lauper-speaks-out-for-womens-rights-at-2021-mtv-vmas-171922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In brief remarks before presenting an award\u003c/a>, she tied her hit song to the fight for women’s rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Yeah, girls still wanna have fun,” Lauper said as the crowd roared. “But we also want to have funds. Equal pay. Control over our bodies! You know, fundamental rights.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/liamgareau/status/1437218572174983172\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The evening ended with another nod to the past. The Buggles’ “Video Killed The Radio Star,” the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2021/07/30/1021813462/the-first-100-videos-played-on-mtv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">very first video to air on MTV\u003c/a> in 1981, played over the closing credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This story originally appeared on \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/live-updates/california-wildfire-recall-election-biden#highlights-from-the-mtv-vmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the \u003cem>Morning Edition \u003c/em>live blog\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=The+Best+Moments+From+The+MTV+VMAs&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/em>\u003c/div>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>MTV’s Video Music Awards returned to the stage after 2020’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/08/31/907789356/the-vmas-10-takeaways-for-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">socially distanced show\u003c/a>. The show also marked the network’s milestone 40th year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a big night for Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber and Lil Nas X, among others. Here are some of the memorable moments and “Moon person” winners.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Standout performances and memorable moments\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The night saw performances from Justin Bieber, Camila Cabello, Chlöe, Lil Nas X, Machine Gun Kelly, Kacey Musgraves, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes, Olivia Rodrigo, Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots and others. \u003ca href=\"https://www.mtv.com/vma/performers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch those videos here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some stars were making their VMA debuts with brand-new songs. \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtv.com/news/3180883/kacey-musgraves-star-crossed-vmas-2021/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Musgraves performed “Star-Crossed,”\u003c/a> the title track off her recently released studio album, while Chlöe (who you may know as half of the sister R&B duo Chlöe x Halle) \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtv.com/news/3181152/chloe-2021-vma-have-mercy/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">performed her debut solo single “Have Mercy”\u003c/a> onstage for the first time.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>“Tonight is for Kobe,” said Lizzo as she took the stage at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Sunday night—the first words spoken at the 62nd Grammy Awards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The death of Kobe Bryant and eight others (including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna) in a horrific helicopter crash that morning rocked the nation, including the music industry, and was ever-present at Sunday’s ceremony. And an outpouring on social media from stars across all genres spoke to the impact the basketball legend had on culture, far beyond sports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1221545674988310533\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/MariahCarey/status/1221537029114253313\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/B7y8sChHPNT\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/MeekMill/status/1221519262784733184\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1221558611320528896\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/flea333/status/1221520186353696768\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bryant’s untimely death the morning of “music’s biggest night” left an indelible mark on the ceremony. And the timing was exacerbated by the venue: the Staples Center, where Bryant spent his entire 20-year career playing for the Lakers. It was of little surprise to anyone when Lizzo dedicated the night to him before it even began. [aside postid='arts_13873909']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was, however, up to Grammys host Alicia Keys to fully acknowledge—and attempt to disperse—the dark cloud hanging over the Staples Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To be honest with you,” Keys said after Lizzo’s show-opening performance (of “Cuz I Love You” and “Truth Hurts”), “we’re all feeling crazy sadness right now. Because earlier today, Los Angeles, America and the whole wide world lost a hero. And we’re literally standing here heartbroken in the house that Kobe Bryant built.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She continued, “Right now, all of those that have been tragically lost today are in our spirit, our prayers, and in this building… Take a moment and just hold them inside of you and share our strength and our support with their families. We never imagined in a million years that we’d have to start the show like this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To provide some catharsis, Boyz II Men (who were already scheduled to perform “Earfquake” with Tyler, the Creator) joined Keys on stage for a special performance of “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bryant’s spirit was ever-present throughout the evening. Lil Nas X added a Bryant 24 jersey to his living room set during “Old Town Road”; Run DMC held one aloft throughout their performance of “Walk This Way” with Aerosmith. And DJ Khaled gave Bryant a shoutout at the end of his performance of “Higher” with John Legend, Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch, YG and Kirk Franklin. Originally intended as a tribute to Nipsey Hussle, Bryant’s image was projected next to the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwBFOuCrdr4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Double Up\u003c/a>” rapper’s at the end of the song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kirk Franklin, talking on the red carpet before the awards began, noted in regards to both Hussle and Bryant: “Life is more valuable than trophies. We take life sometimes in such a passive way… We should feel this tragedy.” Later, while accepting the award for best rap/sung performance, Legend noted: “We’ve seen so much tragedy today—and last year. Let’s love each other, love our families and hold each other tight.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lizzo alluded to Bryant once more as she accepted the award for best pop solo performance. “This whole week, I’ve been lost in my problems, stressed out,” she said. “And then, in an instant, all of that can go away and your priorities can really shift. And today, all of my little problems that I thought were big as the world, were gone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been a hell of a week,” Alicia Keys acknowledged early in the evening. “I know how much Kobe loved music, so we’ve gotta make this a celebration in his honor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mission accomplished.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>As we ease into the 2020s, data about the music industry’s growth is more abundant than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within the last week, BuzzAngle and Nielsen Music—the two central, competing, public-facing music-data firms in the U.S.—released their \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/files/pdfs/NIELSEN_2019_YEARENDreportUS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">annual\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzanglemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/BuzzAngle-Music-2019-US-Report-Industry.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports\u003c/a> on music listening trends. BuzzAngle powers \u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/charts-methodology/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Rolling Stone\u003c/em>‘s charts\u003c/a> and is owned by \u003ca href=\"https://pmc.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penske Media\u003c/a>, the parent company of \u003cem>Rolling Stone\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Variety\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Deadline\u003c/em>; Nielsen Music was \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8546636/billboard-nielsen-music-valence-media-acquisition-mrc-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acquired\u003c/a> by Valence Media, the parent company of \u003cem>Billboard\u003c/em> and \u003cem>The Hollywood Reporter\u003c/em>, in December 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two reports differ on some details, but are directionally similar. Both put the total number of music streams in the U.S. last year over one trillion for the first time, representing a 15% growth in streams year-over-year. Both note that on-demand streaming accounted for over 80% of total consumption in the U.S., and that audio streaming in particular continued to register solid annual growth (from Nielsen’s 24% to BuzzAngle’s 32%).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nielsen’s report in particular sheds light on the artists who dominated the past decade. Drake, Eminem and Taylor Swift were the only three artists to rank in the top 10 for the most album sales and streams last decade—country stars like Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw and Toby Keith lead the radio airplay charts over the same time period. Interestingly, while Adele had the two best-\u003cem>selling\u003c/em> albums of the decade—\u003cem>21\u003c/em> and \u003cem>25\u003c/em>, respectively, both released in 2015 or earlier—she’s nowhere to be found on any decade-end streaming charts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In general, music listening is accelerating: According to BuzzAngle, last year’s streams alone accounted for more than 30% of all streaming activity over the past six years. But beneath the “one trillion streams” headlines are some deeper truths about the current state of the music business—some of which reflect the industry’s stubborn resistance to change, and others of which provide a sign of the global transformation to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Audio streams might rule the U.S., but video streams rule the world\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Audio-streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music tend to suck up much of the air when talking about the modern music industry, at least in the U.S. But zoom out to a global level and it’s actually video—not audio—that reigns supreme.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nielsen Music and BuzzAngle both found that audio accounted for around 70% of total on-demand streams in the U.S. in 2019, with video comprising the remaining 30%. But Nielsen’s worldwide streaming data flips that ratio on its head: Out of the 5.1 trillion on-demand music streams generated globally in 2019, including U.S. plays, 66% came from video, while the remaining 33% came from audio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is because YouTube is the preferred consumption platform and marketing machine for several international music genres, from \u003ca href=\"https://www.getrevue.co/profile/cheriehu42/issues/why-are-none-of-the-top-10-music-video-debuts-in-youtube-history-from-hip-hop-artists-173643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K-pop\u003c/a> in Korea to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/world/asia/t-series-youtube-india.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bollywood\u003c/a> in India (YouTube alone accounts for \u003ca href=\"https://www.musicplus.in/indian-music-industry-cross-%E2%82%B919-2-billion-2021/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">40%\u003c/a> of Indian labels’ revenues). Unlike Spotify Premium or Apple Music, YouTube is free and doesn’t require a login, raising its appeal for music markets whose consumers might have lower per-capita incomes or haven’t yet warmed up to the concept of a paid streaming subscription.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>More songs than ever are in the 500-million-streams club, but power is still concentrated\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Comparing the reports also outlines a dual narrative with respect to whether the music industry is really becoming a more-level playing field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On one hand, more artists and songs are participating in the “top 1%” of the industry. According to BuzzAngle, 31 songs were streamed over 500 million times in 2019, up from 21 such songs in 2018. A tier below, nearly 900 songs were streamed over 100 million times last year, up from 525 in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that doesn’t mean the distribution of power has gotten any more equitable. BuzzAngle found that the 1,000 most-streamed songs in 2019 accounted for 18% of \u003cem>all\u003c/em> streams, while the top 500 album titles were responsible for 30% of all album sales—same as the year before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Major labels also dominate nearly all of the top artist, album and song charts in both reports. With the exception of YNW Melly’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.thefader.com/2019/02/20/ynw-melly-murder-on-my-mind-charis-e-kubrin-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Murder On My Mind\u003c/a>,” the top 25 songs, albums and artists of 2019 in BuzzAngle’s report were all owned and/or distributed by a major label. Nielsen Music \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/8547770/nielsen-music-mrc-data-2019-report-streaming-tops-1-trillion-first-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found\u003c/a> that Universal Music Group, the largest record label by annual revenue, saw little change to its dominant market share, controlling 38.7% of the market in 2019 versus 38.1% in 2018 .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This isn’t necessarily to say that the music business is stale, or hostile to disruption. Consider “Old Town Road.” Within just one year, the song that Lil Nas X made with a $30 beat and then strategically seeded onto platforms like Triller and TikTok ended up becoming the most-streamed song \u003cem>of the past 10 years\u003c/em>, beating ubiquitous hits like “Despacito,” “Rockstar” and “Uptown Funk.” But even “Old Town Road” arguably could not have gotten to its historic peak without major-label backing—in this case, a distribution deal with Columbia Records, which helped Lil Nas X land remixes with Billy Ray Cyrus, Young Thug, Mason Ramsey and RM from BTS. Not only did these high-profile celebrities help promote the single, the remixes’ streams \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/07/18/743121439/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-billie-eilish-bad-guy-remix-billboard-charts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also counted toward the original song’s tallies\u003c/a>, helping the track make history as the longest-running No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vinyl might be having a “revival,” but CDs still account for the vast majority of physical albums\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Album and song sales continue to wane across the board, seeing a 20% to 25% decline year-over-year in 2019, per BuzzAngle and Nielsen, respectively. Yet vinyl album sales continue to grow, by 11% to 15% annually (BuzzAngle and Nielsen, respectively). According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), revenues from vinyl records are poised to \u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/vinyl-cds-revenue-growth-riaa-880959/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surpass\u003c/a> those from CDs within the next few years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s one important caveat: In terms of units, vinyl is \u003cem>not\u003c/em> the top physical music format—far from it, in fact. In 2019, CDs still accounted for 74% to 80% of physical album units sold, according to BuzzAngle and Nielsen, respectively. (Absolute numbers differ between the two reports; BuzzAngle pegs the number of CDs sold last year at 44.9 million, while Nielsen Music reports 54.8 million.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In contrast, vinyl constituted only around 17% to 19% of physical units sold last year—10.7 million per BuzzAngle and 18.8 million per Nielsen. While vinyl might be providing the music industry with a growing source of revenue, it doesn’t come close to achieving the reach of the CD market. The vinyl market also skews the oldest out of all music formats; six out of the top-10-selling vinyl albums of 2019 were released before 2000, and 67% of vinyl sales overall last year came from catalog (i.e., music older than 18 months), according to Nielsen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Remember: album sales aren’t all created equal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since streaming now accounts for the vast majority of music listening in the U.S. (again, about 80%), it’s natural to assume that those plays are an appropriate proxy for consumer behavior across other formats. But a closer examination of the Nielsen Music and BuzzAngle reports reveals that that could not be further from the truth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sales-oriented music charts, like the Billboard 200, calculate artists’ rankings using formulas that convert stream counts into approximate “album equivalents.” For example, as of summer 2018, the Billboard charts register one “album unit” for every 1,250 paid audio streams, 3,750 ad-supported streams or 3,750 video streams. BuzzAngle, meanwhile, has a simpler, unweighted formula, adding one “album project unit” for every 1,500 on-demand streams, regardless of the streams’ source or financial value.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under these formulas, if only one song on a ten-track album was streamed a million times, with the remaining tracks receiving zero activity, that would count just as much towards an album ranking as every track receiving 100,000 streams each.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of this month—this week, in fact—the Billboard 200 chart is also now \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/8546247/billboard-200-changes-youtube-video-data-streaming-album-charts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">incorporating YouTube data\u003c/a> into its formula, which puts even further weight on an album’s biggest single(s) rather than on all the project’s tracks as a whole. In short, album equivalent units often don’t reflect actual album consumption, let alone physical album purchases—a nuance that’s difficult to communicate in the context of a surface-level chart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Radio listening and album sales paint a completely different picture of popularity than streaming\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s compare the top artists on streaming versus terrestrial radio in both reports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unsurprisingly, hip-hop/R&B was the top genre for on-demand streaming in 2019, accounting for nearly a third of total on-demand streams. Moreover, rappers accounted for over half of the top ten most-streamed artists and songs of the year, according to Nielsen. BuzzAngle reported an even stronger skew in favor of hip-hop/R&B, with the genre accounting for 80% of the top 25 artists of the year (by on-demand streams).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In contrast, Nielsen’s radio airplay charts are almost completely devoid of hip-hop. Towards the end of Nielsen’s report, there are four lists of the top artists and songs by airplay spins and audience reach for the decade ending 2019, encompassing 40 total slots. Only \u003cem>five\u003c/em> of those slots went to hip-hop/R&B artists, with country and rock dominating nearly all others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Isolating album and song sales presents a similar story. Country and rock accounted for 14 of BuzzAngle’s top 25 artists by album sales from 2015–2019, while only two rappers make an appearance in Nielsen’s top 10 artists of the decade by album sales and song sales—Drake and Eminem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Once disparate, the demographics of streaming, album sales and terrestrial radio listeners are now starting to blur\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listeners of all ages, including parents and seniors, are adopting smart speakers and other voice-enabled devices at a rapid pace, helping revivify back catalog in the streaming era. And it’s not just the old guard who can benefit from selling vinyl: Colorful physical products like vinyl records can potentially help an artist stand out in the crowded streaming landscape—and, when bundled with a digital download, can even help them climb the charts (as long as they \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/want-an-album-with-that-t-shirt-billboard-tightens-rules-on-bundling-music-and-merchandise-11574776800\">stick to the rules\u003c/a>). In general, the physical market is also increasingly online, with nearly half of all physical album sales in 2019 happening via online e-commerce stores, according to BuzzAngle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the most surprising case study: While Billie Eilish may be a streaming darling, she also has a much more solid track record in vinyl sales than most of her modern-pop peers. In 2019, 19% (BuzzAngle) to 26% (Nielsen Music) of physical units sold for Eilish’s \u003cem>When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go\u003c/em> were vinyl LPs. In contrast, only 6% of physical sales for Taylor Swift and 9% of those for Harry Styles came from vinyl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The upper echelon of music is still a boy’s club\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A disappointing takeaway from both BuzzAngle’s and Nielsen’s reports is the lack of women among the top-selling artists and songs of both 2019 and the past decade—suggesting that progress towards gender equality in recorded music over the past five to ten years has been incremental at best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gender inequities vary somewhat by musical genre. The upper echelons of the pop charts tend to be more inclusive—with the likes of Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift reigning in 2019—but the top of the hip-hop, country and rock charts remain male-dominated. BuzzAngle’s report reveals that all of the top-consumed hip-hop songs and albums of 2019 were performed by men. With the exception of Lizzo, Nielsen’s hip-hop/R&B year-end charts were also completely male, and not a single woman made it onto Nielsen’s top country and rock charts for the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While disruptive in a commercial sense, the advent of streaming has not necessarily made this gender split any better. According to BuzzAngle, with the exception of Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” and Camila Cabello’s “Havana,” \u003cem>all\u003c/em> of the 25 top-streamed songs over the past five years were by male artists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These findings parallel more longitudinal studies carried out by institutions such as the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, which \u003ca href=\"http://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/no-country-for-female-artists-research-brief_2019-04-04.pdf\">found\u003c/a> that female artists accounted only for 16% of the top 500 charted country songs from 2014 to 2018. Artists like \u003ca href=\"https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-nettles-equal-play?curator=MusicREDEF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jennifer Nettles Glamour\u003c/a> have been speaking out against these inequities for years, yet they still play out across streaming, physical and radio formats, as well as in the live sector (e.g. the \u003ca href=\"https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/01/9131472/2020-coachella-lineup-no-women-headlining\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">absence of women headliners\u003c/a> from this year’s Coachella lineup).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It may be a new decade, but the music business is still rife with ingrained biases and gatekeeping practices that prevent women and other minority groups from accessing key exposure, revenue and career opportunities—let alone appearing on year-end industry reports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2020 NPR. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>As we ease into the 2020s, data about the music industry’s growth is more abundant than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within the last week, BuzzAngle and Nielsen Music—the two central, competing, public-facing music-data firms in the U.S.—released their \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/files/pdfs/NIELSEN_2019_YEARENDreportUS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">annual\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.buzzanglemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/BuzzAngle-Music-2019-US-Report-Industry.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports\u003c/a> on music listening trends. BuzzAngle powers \u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/charts-methodology/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Rolling Stone\u003c/em>‘s charts\u003c/a> and is owned by \u003ca href=\"https://pmc.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penske Media\u003c/a>, the parent company of \u003cem>Rolling Stone\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Variety\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Deadline\u003c/em>; Nielsen Music was \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8546636/billboard-nielsen-music-valence-media-acquisition-mrc-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acquired\u003c/a> by Valence Media, the parent company of \u003cem>Billboard\u003c/em> and \u003cem>The Hollywood Reporter\u003c/em>, in December 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two reports differ on some details, but are directionally similar. Both put the total number of music streams in the U.S. last year over one trillion for the first time, representing a 15% growth in streams year-over-year. Both note that on-demand streaming accounted for over 80% of total consumption in the U.S., and that audio streaming in particular continued to register solid annual growth (from Nielsen’s 24% to BuzzAngle’s 32%).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nielsen’s report in particular sheds light on the artists who dominated the past decade. Drake, Eminem and Taylor Swift were the only three artists to rank in the top 10 for the most album sales and streams last decade—country stars like Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw and Toby Keith lead the radio airplay charts over the same time period. Interestingly, while Adele had the two best-\u003cem>selling\u003c/em> albums of the decade—\u003cem>21\u003c/em> and \u003cem>25\u003c/em>, respectively, both released in 2015 or earlier—she’s nowhere to be found on any decade-end streaming charts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In general, music listening is accelerating: According to BuzzAngle, last year’s streams alone accounted for more than 30% of all streaming activity over the past six years. But beneath the “one trillion streams” headlines are some deeper truths about the current state of the music business—some of which reflect the industry’s stubborn resistance to change, and others of which provide a sign of the global transformation to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Audio streams might rule the U.S., but video streams rule the world\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Audio-streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music tend to suck up much of the air when talking about the modern music industry, at least in the U.S. But zoom out to a global level and it’s actually video—not audio—that reigns supreme.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nielsen Music and BuzzAngle both found that audio accounted for around 70% of total on-demand streams in the U.S. in 2019, with video comprising the remaining 30%. But Nielsen’s worldwide streaming data flips that ratio on its head: Out of the 5.1 trillion on-demand music streams generated globally in 2019, including U.S. plays, 66% came from video, while the remaining 33% came from audio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is because YouTube is the preferred consumption platform and marketing machine for several international music genres, from \u003ca href=\"https://www.getrevue.co/profile/cheriehu42/issues/why-are-none-of-the-top-10-music-video-debuts-in-youtube-history-from-hip-hop-artists-173643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K-pop\u003c/a> in Korea to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/world/asia/t-series-youtube-india.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bollywood\u003c/a> in India (YouTube alone accounts for \u003ca href=\"https://www.musicplus.in/indian-music-industry-cross-%E2%82%B919-2-billion-2021/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">40%\u003c/a> of Indian labels’ revenues). Unlike Spotify Premium or Apple Music, YouTube is free and doesn’t require a login, raising its appeal for music markets whose consumers might have lower per-capita incomes or haven’t yet warmed up to the concept of a paid streaming subscription.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>More songs than ever are in the 500-million-streams club, but power is still concentrated\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Comparing the reports also outlines a dual narrative with respect to whether the music industry is really becoming a more-level playing field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On one hand, more artists and songs are participating in the “top 1%” of the industry. According to BuzzAngle, 31 songs were streamed over 500 million times in 2019, up from 21 such songs in 2018. A tier below, nearly 900 songs were streamed over 100 million times last year, up from 525 in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that doesn’t mean the distribution of power has gotten any more equitable. BuzzAngle found that the 1,000 most-streamed songs in 2019 accounted for 18% of \u003cem>all\u003c/em> streams, while the top 500 album titles were responsible for 30% of all album sales—same as the year before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Major labels also dominate nearly all of the top artist, album and song charts in both reports. With the exception of YNW Melly’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.thefader.com/2019/02/20/ynw-melly-murder-on-my-mind-charis-e-kubrin-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Murder On My Mind\u003c/a>,” the top 25 songs, albums and artists of 2019 in BuzzAngle’s report were all owned and/or distributed by a major label. Nielsen Music \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/8547770/nielsen-music-mrc-data-2019-report-streaming-tops-1-trillion-first-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found\u003c/a> that Universal Music Group, the largest record label by annual revenue, saw little change to its dominant market share, controlling 38.7% of the market in 2019 versus 38.1% in 2018 .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This isn’t necessarily to say that the music business is stale, or hostile to disruption. Consider “Old Town Road.” Within just one year, the song that Lil Nas X made with a $30 beat and then strategically seeded onto platforms like Triller and TikTok ended up becoming the most-streamed song \u003cem>of the past 10 years\u003c/em>, beating ubiquitous hits like “Despacito,” “Rockstar” and “Uptown Funk.” But even “Old Town Road” arguably could not have gotten to its historic peak without major-label backing—in this case, a distribution deal with Columbia Records, which helped Lil Nas X land remixes with Billy Ray Cyrus, Young Thug, Mason Ramsey and RM from BTS. Not only did these high-profile celebrities help promote the single, the remixes’ streams \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/07/18/743121439/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-billie-eilish-bad-guy-remix-billboard-charts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also counted toward the original song’s tallies\u003c/a>, helping the track make history as the longest-running No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vinyl might be having a “revival,” but CDs still account for the vast majority of physical albums\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Album and song sales continue to wane across the board, seeing a 20% to 25% decline year-over-year in 2019, per BuzzAngle and Nielsen, respectively. Yet vinyl album sales continue to grow, by 11% to 15% annually (BuzzAngle and Nielsen, respectively). According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), revenues from vinyl records are poised to \u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/vinyl-cds-revenue-growth-riaa-880959/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surpass\u003c/a> those from CDs within the next few years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s one important caveat: In terms of units, vinyl is \u003cem>not\u003c/em> the top physical music format—far from it, in fact. In 2019, CDs still accounted for 74% to 80% of physical album units sold, according to BuzzAngle and Nielsen, respectively. (Absolute numbers differ between the two reports; BuzzAngle pegs the number of CDs sold last year at 44.9 million, while Nielsen Music reports 54.8 million.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In contrast, vinyl constituted only around 17% to 19% of physical units sold last year—10.7 million per BuzzAngle and 18.8 million per Nielsen. While vinyl might be providing the music industry with a growing source of revenue, it doesn’t come close to achieving the reach of the CD market. The vinyl market also skews the oldest out of all music formats; six out of the top-10-selling vinyl albums of 2019 were released before 2000, and 67% of vinyl sales overall last year came from catalog (i.e., music older than 18 months), according to Nielsen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Remember: album sales aren’t all created equal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since streaming now accounts for the vast majority of music listening in the U.S. (again, about 80%), it’s natural to assume that those plays are an appropriate proxy for consumer behavior across other formats. But a closer examination of the Nielsen Music and BuzzAngle reports reveals that that could not be further from the truth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sales-oriented music charts, like the Billboard 200, calculate artists’ rankings using formulas that convert stream counts into approximate “album equivalents.” For example, as of summer 2018, the Billboard charts register one “album unit” for every 1,250 paid audio streams, 3,750 ad-supported streams or 3,750 video streams. BuzzAngle, meanwhile, has a simpler, unweighted formula, adding one “album project unit” for every 1,500 on-demand streams, regardless of the streams’ source or financial value.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under these formulas, if only one song on a ten-track album was streamed a million times, with the remaining tracks receiving zero activity, that would count just as much towards an album ranking as every track receiving 100,000 streams each.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of this month—this week, in fact—the Billboard 200 chart is also now \u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/8546247/billboard-200-changes-youtube-video-data-streaming-album-charts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">incorporating YouTube data\u003c/a> into its formula, which puts even further weight on an album’s biggest single(s) rather than on all the project’s tracks as a whole. In short, album equivalent units often don’t reflect actual album consumption, let alone physical album purchases—a nuance that’s difficult to communicate in the context of a surface-level chart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Radio listening and album sales paint a completely different picture of popularity than streaming\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s compare the top artists on streaming versus terrestrial radio in both reports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unsurprisingly, hip-hop/R&B was the top genre for on-demand streaming in 2019, accounting for nearly a third of total on-demand streams. Moreover, rappers accounted for over half of the top ten most-streamed artists and songs of the year, according to Nielsen. BuzzAngle reported an even stronger skew in favor of hip-hop/R&B, with the genre accounting for 80% of the top 25 artists of the year (by on-demand streams).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In contrast, Nielsen’s radio airplay charts are almost completely devoid of hip-hop. Towards the end of Nielsen’s report, there are four lists of the top artists and songs by airplay spins and audience reach for the decade ending 2019, encompassing 40 total slots. Only \u003cem>five\u003c/em> of those slots went to hip-hop/R&B artists, with country and rock dominating nearly all others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Isolating album and song sales presents a similar story. Country and rock accounted for 14 of BuzzAngle’s top 25 artists by album sales from 2015–2019, while only two rappers make an appearance in Nielsen’s top 10 artists of the decade by album sales and song sales—Drake and Eminem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Once disparate, the demographics of streaming, album sales and terrestrial radio listeners are now starting to blur\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listeners of all ages, including parents and seniors, are adopting smart speakers and other voice-enabled devices at a rapid pace, helping revivify back catalog in the streaming era. And it’s not just the old guard who can benefit from selling vinyl: Colorful physical products like vinyl records can potentially help an artist stand out in the crowded streaming landscape—and, when bundled with a digital download, can even help them climb the charts (as long as they \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/want-an-album-with-that-t-shirt-billboard-tightens-rules-on-bundling-music-and-merchandise-11574776800\">stick to the rules\u003c/a>). In general, the physical market is also increasingly online, with nearly half of all physical album sales in 2019 happening via online e-commerce stores, according to BuzzAngle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the most surprising case study: While Billie Eilish may be a streaming darling, she also has a much more solid track record in vinyl sales than most of her modern-pop peers. In 2019, 19% (BuzzAngle) to 26% (Nielsen Music) of physical units sold for Eilish’s \u003cem>When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go\u003c/em> were vinyl LPs. In contrast, only 6% of physical sales for Taylor Swift and 9% of those for Harry Styles came from vinyl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The upper echelon of music is still a boy’s club\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A disappointing takeaway from both BuzzAngle’s and Nielsen’s reports is the lack of women among the top-selling artists and songs of both 2019 and the past decade—suggesting that progress towards gender equality in recorded music over the past five to ten years has been incremental at best.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gender inequities vary somewhat by musical genre. The upper echelons of the pop charts tend to be more inclusive—with the likes of Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift reigning in 2019—but the top of the hip-hop, country and rock charts remain male-dominated. BuzzAngle’s report reveals that all of the top-consumed hip-hop songs and albums of 2019 were performed by men. With the exception of Lizzo, Nielsen’s hip-hop/R&B year-end charts were also completely male, and not a single woman made it onto Nielsen’s top country and rock charts for the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While disruptive in a commercial sense, the advent of streaming has not necessarily made this gender split any better. According to BuzzAngle, with the exception of Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” and Camila Cabello’s “Havana,” \u003cem>all\u003c/em> of the 25 top-streamed songs over the past five years were by male artists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These findings parallel more longitudinal studies carried out by institutions such as the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, which \u003ca href=\"http://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/no-country-for-female-artists-research-brief_2019-04-04.pdf\">found\u003c/a> that female artists accounted only for 16% of the top 500 charted country songs from 2014 to 2018. Artists like \u003ca href=\"https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-nettles-equal-play?curator=MusicREDEF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jennifer Nettles Glamour\u003c/a> have been speaking out against these inequities for years, yet they still play out across streaming, physical and radio formats, as well as in the live sector (e.g. the \u003ca href=\"https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/01/9131472/2020-coachella-lineup-no-women-headlining\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">absence of women headliners\u003c/a> from this year’s Coachella lineup).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The Grammy Awards’ category for new artists has always been the\u003ca href=\"https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Hufflepuff\"> Hufflepuff\u003c/a> house of the event, a mishmash of eccentrics, high achievers and hard-working young music industry favorites. (Notorious category winners\u003ca href=\"https://gizmodo.com/20-years-ago-today-milli-vanilli-lost-their-grammy-for-5694574\"> Milli Vanilli\u003c/a> did work hard, just not at singing.) Rarely has the field clearly pointed toward an exciting new musical era. But this year, that’s exactly what it suggests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three breakthrough pop stars, each of whom embodies creativity and influence in the streaming age—and who, together, garnered this year’s most Grammy nominations across the board—compete with three women exploding the boundaries of genres that might have previously held them back, alongside two groups with major grassroots followings and a powerful way of defying categorization. These musicians are fluent in the style-defying language of 21st-century sounds; their members look like America, and beyond its borders, the changing pop world; and they all released genuinely great music in 2019. Whoever wins in this category will deserve it— and will likely play a role in shaping popular music for a long time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Black Pumas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This Austin-based duo-plus represents what bands are becoming in the new century: versatile, open-ended partnerships forged by adept experimenting with form. Singer Eric Burton learned his chops both auditioning for \u003cem>American Idol\u003c/em> and busking on L.A.’s Santa Monica Pier; producer-multi-instrumentalist Adrian Quesada is a Latinx music veteran (he’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.grammy.com/search/grupo%20fantasma\">won\u003c/a> a Grammy as a member of the funk orchestra Grupo Fantasma). Together, they’re reinventing Southwestern soul with a blend that honors the region’s funky historical fusions while incorporating a hip-hop vibe. The sum of their experience makes them a great live act, the key to success as a band in 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptWQ_-xmvXY&feature=emb_logo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Billie Eilish\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 17 years old, Eilish is the youngest-ever multiple Grammy nominee across the top four categories: best new artist, record, album and song of the year. She could pull this off because, like the SoundCloud rappers who’ve inspired her, she writes her own material with her brother, Finneas—mostly eschewing teen pop’s starmaking machinery. (She was quietly signed to a major-label development deal at age fourteen, but she and Finneas recorded the bulk of the songs that have made her a star\u003ca href=\"https://www.prosoundnetwork.com/recording/finneas-on-producing-billie-eilishs-number-one-album-in-his-bedroom\"> at home\u003c/a>.) Homeschooled by Hollywood-savvy parents, enraptured by SoundCloud rappers like Tyler, The Creator but equally indebted to Avril Lavigne, vocally ultrafeminine but otherwise androgynous—Eilish embodies the erasure of binary thinking about music, emotion and the self: she is the living essence of Generation Z.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PZsSWwc9xA&feature=emb_logo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lil Nas X\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If new technologies generate the stars they deserve, the social media platform TikTok must be particularly blessed, because its breakthrough star is absolutely fabulous. Montero Lamar Hill, now 20, was just another kid trying to get Internet famous when he discovered a beat made by a Dutch kid and bought it\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/23/lil-nas-x-bought-the-beat-used-in-old-town-road-for-30-on-beatstars.html\"> for $30\u003c/a>. Around it, he built “Old Town Road,” the single biggest challenge to old music biz ways issued in recent memory. Country music will never be the same, but neither will pop or hip-hop. His irresistible hit is the\u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ray-charles-whatd-i-say-origin-842880/\"> “What’d I Say”\u003c/a> of our time, refusing to be contained—as does Lil Nas X himself, as much a comedian, conceptualist and burgeoning fashion icon as he is a musician. Like TikTok itself—a tool for capturing teens’ mobile imaginations—Lil Nas X takes us all into brand-new territory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Ov5jzm3j8&feature=emb_logo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lizzo\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With two albums already under her sparkly belt, Lizzo is the kind of slow-burning phenomenon whose presence may seem odd in the best new artist category, but she belongs here—until 2019, the world was not entirely ready for her. The Houston-born, Minneapolis-nurtured rapper, singer and all-around generator of good vibes, challenges all kinds of preconceived notions about women’s pleasure, power and beauty, proudly queering the pitch of pop without being strident or politically correct. And she’s a band nerd who’s single-handedly revived the flute as a cool high school accessory. A comic artist with a serious mission, Lizzo defines America’s pleasure principle right now—her bold excessiveness is to 2019 is what cock-rock was to the 1970s, minus all the macho power plays. Prince loved her, and through her success, his spirit lives on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00HMxdsVZI&feature=emb_logo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maggie Rogers\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To comprehend the bond this 25-year-old singer-songwriter-rocker-dance queen has with her fans, just check out her Wikipedia page, which reads, “Maggie Rogers is known for being a\u003ca href=\"https://maggierogers.store/apparel/magg010017-maggie-rogers-witchy-feminist-t-shirt-black/\"> Witchy Feminist Rockstar\u003c/a> and a legend.” That kind of enthusiasm can’t be manufactured, and anyone who’s seen Rogers bound across a stage as thousands of young women shout her lyrics won’t doubt its veracity. As a teen, Rogers pursued a conventional singer-songwriter role, but time spent in Berlin led her to dance music; she explored that intersection as a student at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, where her teacher, NPR Music contributor Jason King, introduced her to Pharrell one day. The rest is a classic discovery story—except that like Billie Eilish, Rogers resisted being molded by the major label who signed her. An infectiously enthusiastic songwriter and performer, she expresses a spirit of resistance that runs through the best pop music now—the refusal to be too polished or predictable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rosalía\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As EDM’s influence \u003ca href=\"778532395\">fades\u003c/a> and hip-hop settles into position as pop’s foundation, the universe of Latin rhythm and melody is revitalizing the Top 40. Rosalía is the Catalan auteur leading the way. Like many young artists, she’s not abandoning her roots, but reimagining them. Her music is rooted in the folkloric, theatrical lineage of \u003cem>flamenco\u003c/em>, which she studied seriously for a decade before fashioning her hybrid urban Latin sound. Her 2018 album, \u003cem>El Mal Querer—\u003c/em>inspired by a 14th-century novel of “dark love”—won the hearts of critics and influencers, and she went on to collaborate with Latin pop superstar J Balvin on the song “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7bfOZek9t4\">Con Altura\u003c/a>,” which became a worldwide smash. Rosalía’s fluidity in combining experimental and mainstream elements distinguishes her, as does the fact that she sings in Spanish—she’s the first artist who performs solely in that language to be nominated as best new artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rht7rBHuXW8&feature=emb_logo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tank and the Bangas\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As much as 21st-century pop often floats forth from an unmoored Internet, it’s also generated within local communities whose reach grows through unprecedented platforms. NPR Music’s own\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKzobTCIRDw\"> Tiny Desk\u003c/a> is one such platform, as New Orleans collective Tank and the Bangas discovered in the wake of winning our Tiny Desk Contest in 2017. By then, the group, led by slam poet and joy generator Tarriona “Tank” Ball on lead vocals, had come to embody what one writer called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/9cba849c-057c-11e6-9b51-0fb5e65703ce\">New Orleans now\u003c/a>“: jazz-kissed but not old-timey, letting the good times roll in ways that acknowledge the complexities of life in an old city always seeking to transcend new problems. This is the kind of band that creates community wherever it goes—the best illustration of the new spin on jam bands that’s turned a sometimes-derided genre into the freshest ground out there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zU-Jm87kzY&feature=emb_logo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Yola\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No new artist stands for the power of reinvention more than the woman born Yolanda Quartey in Bristol in 1984. Before becoming Americana’s beloved new sensation following a move to Nashville in 2018, Yola had another life as a pop songwriter in her native England, and a singer with dance-driven acts like Massive Attack. Her first love, however, was country music, a genre she patiently and fiercely made her own, first with the band Phantom Limb and then in solo music that frames her as an inheritor to both Dusty Springfield and Dolly Parton. Working with vintage-sound master Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Yola has effortlessly updated classic country soul on her debut album \u003cem>Walk Through Fire\u003c/em>; even more powerful are her live performances, which inevitably win legions of new fans. With country at a crossroads, Yola is a major force in illustrating what the genre can be at its most authentically American.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=jWTwuQ3LeH4&feature=emb_logo\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=jWTwuQ3LeH4&feature=emb_logo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=The+Grammy+Nominees+For+Best+New+Artist+Point+To+A+Sea+Change+In+Pop&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n",
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Homeschooled by Hollywood-savvy parents, enraptured by SoundCloud rappers like Tyler, The Creator but equally indebted to Avril Lavigne, vocally ultrafeminine but otherwise androgynous—Eilish embodies the erasure of binary thinking about music, emotion and the self: she is the living essence of Generation Z.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/-PZsSWwc9xA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/-PZsSWwc9xA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lil Nas X\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If new technologies generate the stars they deserve, the social media platform TikTok must be particularly blessed, because its breakthrough star is absolutely fabulous. Montero Lamar Hill, now 20, was just another kid trying to get Internet famous when he discovered a beat made by a Dutch kid and bought it\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/23/lil-nas-x-bought-the-beat-used-in-old-town-road-for-30-on-beatstars.html\"> for $30\u003c/a>. Around it, he built “Old Town Road,” the single biggest challenge to old music biz ways issued in recent memory. Country music will never be the same, but neither will pop or hip-hop. His irresistible hit is the\u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ray-charles-whatd-i-say-origin-842880/\"> “What’d I Say”\u003c/a> of our time, refusing to be contained—as does Lil Nas X himself, as much a comedian, conceptualist and burgeoning fashion icon as he is a musician. Like TikTok itself—a tool for capturing teens’ mobile imaginations—Lil Nas X takes us all into brand-new territory.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/w2Ov5jzm3j8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/w2Ov5jzm3j8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lizzo\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With two albums already under her sparkly belt, Lizzo is the kind of slow-burning phenomenon whose presence may seem odd in the best new artist category, but she belongs here—until 2019, the world was not entirely ready for her. The Houston-born, Minneapolis-nurtured rapper, singer and all-around generator of good vibes, challenges all kinds of preconceived notions about women’s pleasure, power and beauty, proudly queering the pitch of pop without being strident or politically correct. And she’s a band nerd who’s single-handedly revived the flute as a cool high school accessory. A comic artist with a serious mission, Lizzo defines America’s pleasure principle right now—her bold excessiveness is to 2019 is what cock-rock was to the 1970s, minus all the macho power plays. Prince loved her, and through her success, his spirit lives on.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/P00HMxdsVZI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/P00HMxdsVZI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maggie Rogers\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To comprehend the bond this 25-year-old singer-songwriter-rocker-dance queen has with her fans, just check out her Wikipedia page, which reads, “Maggie Rogers is known for being a\u003ca href=\"https://maggierogers.store/apparel/magg010017-maggie-rogers-witchy-feminist-t-shirt-black/\"> Witchy Feminist Rockstar\u003c/a> and a legend.” That kind of enthusiasm can’t be manufactured, and anyone who’s seen Rogers bound across a stage as thousands of young women shout her lyrics won’t doubt its veracity. As a teen, Rogers pursued a conventional singer-songwriter role, but time spent in Berlin led her to dance music; she explored that intersection as a student at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, where her teacher, NPR Music contributor Jason King, introduced her to Pharrell one day. The rest is a classic discovery story—except that like Billie Eilish, Rogers resisted being molded by the major label who signed her. An infectiously enthusiastic songwriter and performer, she expresses a spirit of resistance that runs through the best pop music now—the refusal to be too polished or predictable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rosalía\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As EDM’s influence \u003ca href=\"778532395\">fades\u003c/a> and hip-hop settles into position as pop’s foundation, the universe of Latin rhythm and melody is revitalizing the Top 40. Rosalía is the Catalan auteur leading the way. Like many young artists, she’s not abandoning her roots, but reimagining them. Her music is rooted in the folkloric, theatrical lineage of \u003cem>flamenco\u003c/em>, which she studied seriously for a decade before fashioning her hybrid urban Latin sound. Her 2018 album, \u003cem>El Mal Querer—\u003c/em>inspired by a 14th-century novel of “dark love”—won the hearts of critics and influencers, and she went on to collaborate with Latin pop superstar J Balvin on the song “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7bfOZek9t4\">Con Altura\u003c/a>,” which became a worldwide smash. 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"content": "\u003cp>On this early Tuesday morning, we sit facing a yawning precipice: the longest possible stretch of time in which no one is called upon to watch MTV’s Video Music Awards. Bask in the sweet, creamy silence of it all. We’ve earned it!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, it was a better-than-usual year for the stalwart awards show, which has been running since 1984 and tends to be best known for its moments of outrageousness. (Think Kanye West rushing the stage while Taylor Swift attempted to give a victory speech in 2009, or Miley Cyrus twerking alongside Robin Thicke four years later.) This year, the handing out of trophies barely registered, but a handful of performances and moments still shone through the din. Here’s a quick rundown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1.\u003cstrong> Missy Elliott got her moment, and then some.\u003c/strong> The hip-hop legend won a wildly overdue Video Vanguard award — the VMAs equivalent of a Hall of Fame induction — and celebrated with a terrific medley that featured “The Rain,” “Hot Boyz,” “Get Ur Freak On,” “Work It,” “Pass That Dutch” and “Lose Control.” Elliott received a lovely bundle of testimonials from the likes of Lizzo, adulation from an ecstatic crowd and the opportunity to give a gracious speech in which she heaped praise on God, her dancers and other sources of strength.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/i9I-ut1TXoA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2. \u003cstrong>Lizzo’s star turn has only begun.\u003c/strong> Though the incalculably appealing breakout star went home empty-handed, trophy-wise, her medley of “Truth Hurts” and “Good As Hell” was a huge standout for the night — a win that’ll do a lot more for her staying power than some statuette. Flanked by her marvelous team of dancers, Lizzo sang her guts out while performing in the figurative shadow of a gigantic CGI rear end, a move that was funny and raucous without crowding out her moments of poignancy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/Uo0RK_olDb4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Even more than usual, the actual awards barely qualified as an afterthought.\u003c/strong> All you need to know about the VMAs — the awards themselves — is that the prize for Artist of the Year was announced in a voiceover in passing, the way you’d quickly acknowledge the winner of, like, Best Costuming in an R&B Video by a Duo or Group. (Ariana Grande won Artist of the Year, but since she wasn’t in the room, why bother?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>4. Speaking of which: \u003cstrong>They offloaded Video of the Year and Song of the Year smack in the middle of the telecast.\u003c/strong> About 10 years after Kanye West infamously interrupted her VMAs speech — you know, “I’ma let you finish,” that whole thing — Taylor Swift took Video of the Year for “You Need to Calm Down,” while Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus won Song of the Year for their eternal “Old Town Road” remix. Then the show just kept rolling along for another hour and a half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>5.\u003cstrong> It was a big night for Taylor Swift in general.\u003c/strong> The pop star, whose new album \u003cem>Lover\u003c/em> came out Friday, opened the night with a medley of “You Need to Calm Down” and “Lover,” filling the screen with drag queens, vibrant colors and all the CGI emoji fit to print. When she won Video for Good — the VMAs’ prize honoring socially conscious messaging — Swift shrewdly let collaborator Todrick Hall give the speech. She even wound up adjacent to one of the night’s big memeable moments: presenter John Travolta \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PopCraveMusic/status/1166165376436191232\">handing the Video of the Year trophy to Jade Jolie\u003c/a>, presumably thinking the \u003cem>Drag Race\u003c/em> veteran was Swift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/eIRCskNRTDY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>6. \u003cstrong>Latin music got its due.\u003c/strong> Outside of, say, the Latin Grammys, Latin music tends to get short shrift in major music awards shows; it might get a medley here or there, but tends to get consigned to the margins. The 2019 VMAs understood what a creative and commercial force Latin music has become, and smartly let the music weave its way throughout the telecast as a result. Rosalía, J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Camila Cabello all performed, while Cardi B’s live-wire goofiness was a dominant presence over the course of the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/qOSSmwK-PR0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>7. \u003cstrong>Normani is next.\u003c/strong> The Fifth Harmony singer performed a grabby, impeccably choreographed re-creation of her “Motivation” video, turning heads late in a telecast that had begun to sag. It’s the year of Lil Nas X, and Billie Eilish, and Lizzo, and Megan Thee Stallion — and it’s the year of Normani, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/RQJGqgq7MeE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>8. \u003cstrong>Lil Nas X isn’t done yet.\u003c/strong> Okay, so “Old Town Road” has \u003cem>finally\u003c/em> been dethroned after a record-setting run atop the \u003cem>Billboard\u003c/em> Hot 100. But the genre-smashing, social-media-savvy star has more ideas to burn, if his sly and funny VMAs performance is any indication. The charming, lighthearted intro to his seemingly \u003cem>TRON\u003c/em>-inspired performance of “Panini” had some of the night’s biggest (only?) laughs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/wC53WdkG44w\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>9. \u003cstrong>Why don’t they let Joe Jonas perform onsite?\u003c/strong> In 2017, Joe Jonas’ band DNCE performed at the VMAs — sort of — by playing a set in Las Vegas that got stitched into the telecast from afar. This year, The Jonas Brothers returned to the VMAs after an 11-year absence, but were consigned to yet another stage, this time in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Is Joe Jonas not allowed within 1,000 yards of Shawn Mendes or something?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/BjMQC_bnaNE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>10. \u003cstrong>Wrong host, wrong time.\u003c/strong> Sebastian Maniscalco is a hugely successful comedian who sells out multi-night runs at Madison Square Garden. He’s a big name. But his opening monologue — in which he snidely mocked trigger warnings and safe spaces and participation trophies and whatnot — felt like the sort of tired, these-kids-nowadays diatribe you’d expect from your least favorite uncle. It’s not that the bit was too edgy, or somehow hurtful, but that it was thuddingly predictable and utterly \u003cem>played out\u003c/em>. The night quickly bloomed into a world-straddling three-hour pansexual fantasia of self-love and acceptance, which only made it clearer how out of his element Maniscalco was. 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