The VMAs Totally Lied About Being "Live" and a Bunch of Performers Never Even Flew to NYC
kinda lied about it being "live." According to , most of the performances, red carpet interviews, and awards presentations were filmed literally days in advance—which, frankly, makes sense! We are in a global pandemic, after all.And to give credit where credit's due, MTV reportedly went to a huge effort to follow CDC guidelines during the show's production. For starters, any talent that flew into NYC to shoot a pre-recorded performance was required to quarantine.