The expectations generated were very high. In principle there were no surprises in sight. An eccentric gala at one time has been characterized, in this 2016 edition, by sobriety. To highlight Beyoncé with her little Blue IVY and her styling of white feathers.
The result of the gala has been, more or less, as expected. Adele got no recognition. Beyoncé was the absolute winner of the night.
This year's edition of the MTV Video Music Awards 2016 was held in the Madison Square Garden de NY.
As for the number of awards, Beyoncé had no more and no less than 11 nominations, of which 8 were materialized in awards. Among them "best video of the year "," best female video "or" best pop video”. These 8 awards are added to the other 16 that the artist already had, making a total of 24. This number of MTV Video awards surpasses even Madonna.
Among the well-known faces of the gala, in addition to Beyoncé, was Britney Spears, in what is her first performance at the MTV awards, after the controversy caused by her show in 2007. In addition, the performances of Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Future, Beyoncé herself, and Rihanna, who in addition to acting won the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
Other important awards were the one for the best visual effects, which went to "Up & Up" by Coldplay and the award for the best artistic direction, went to "Blackstar" from David Bowie. The ceremony was opened by Rihanna, who began the gala with a playback in which she was mixing various themes: Only Girl, We Found Love and Where Are You Been?
One of the most anticipated moments was when Beyoncé ha collected the award for best video of the year for Training, a more than deserved award that consecrates her as the queen of current music.