Happy Friday everyone!
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News
and Little Mix has officially been nominated
for their first MTV VMA alongside Blackpink,
Five Seconds of Summer, BTS, and more.
News broke this week that Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne
Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards
were nominated for their first VMA ever for
Best Group.
The girls are in the category alongside other
iconic groups like Chloe X Halle, BTS, Blackpink,
Monsta X, 5SOS, CNCO, the 1975, and more.
Is it just me or is this category seriously
stacked...
And interestingly enough, this is only the
2nd year that the VMA’s brought back the
Best Group category.
They eliminated the category after Fall Out
Boy won in 2007, but Best Group was first
brought back last year with BTS taking the
win over groups like the Jonas Brothers, the
Backstreet Boys, BLACKPINK, and more.
Now this year, fans were able to cast their
votes via MTV’s Instagram stories earlier
this week.
And the ladies of Little Mix were particularly
excited about being nominated in this category
as it’s their first ever VMA nom.
“Guys we have one more hour left to vote
for us to get a VMA, just head over to MTV’s
Instagram and swipe up for Little Mix to vote
for us.”
The voting for the category is closed now,
so hopefully you got your vote in!
And many Mixers have been taking to social
media to share their excitement over Little
Mix’s first VMA nomination.
One fan tweeted saying “i want to see them
win and smile while holding this award they
deserve this.
I know every mixers wants that too so please,
stop reading this tweet and vote for Little
Mix 'best group' on @MTV ig story.”
This person also asked others to vote for
Little Mix writing, “Guys it’s literally
@LittleMix first time nominated for #VMAs
after nine f***ing years y’all better let
them win this one we have 2 plz mutuals even
if u don’t stan them vote for them”
And this person threw some shade at Little
Mix’s old label manager Simon Cowell and
wrote quote, “CALLING ALL 1D FANS WHO ALSO
STAN/LISTEN TO LITTE MIX!
Mixers need your help! Wanna get back at Simon
and show him that groups can survive and thrive
without him?
Please help us vote for Little Mix best group
at the VMAS.
It’s their first nomination and deserve
it sm”
And many Mixers have been pleasantly surprised
that other fandoms on Twitter helped promote
voting for Little Mix.
One person tweeted saying “im still so shocked
at the vma nomination, i feel like as a fandom
we are so used to the girls being forgotten
about at award shows that we didnt even consider
this category which sucks but im so so happy
to see other fandoms helping us vote .. PLEASE
VOTE FOR LITTLE MIX AT VMAS”
And another fan added “Demi, Nicki, And
Taylor stans helping us vote for Little Mix
at the VMAS....
I thought we were gonna have to do this on
our own....thank y’all sm.”
Some fans are even hoping for a surprise performance
from Little Mix at this weekend’s award
show.
Rumors of a potential performance started
swirling around when this fan resurfaced a
recent Capital FM interview with Perrie and
Leigh-Anne, writing quote, “do you all remember
the email perrie talked about what if they
were asked to perform at VMAS??????”
And here’s what Perrie said…
“The email literally just got sent today
but it is one of the craziest things we’ve
ever been asked to do to the point where we
were like ‘is this a joke?’
I am so intrigued right now.
Leigh-Anne I actually thought I was gonna
cry, but what an opportunity though.
It’s gonna be amazing.”
And fans have been replying to this video
writing things like “LITTLE MIX AT VMAS”
and “omg same that's what I've been thinking
too…”
So who knows who will take home the award
for Best Group.
Just means we will have to tune in this weekend
to see who wins the stacked Best Group category
and maybe, just maybe, there might be a surprise
performance from Little Mix.
Obviously, given the ongoing global pandemic,
this year’s VMAs are going to look a bit
different.
Keke Palmer is set to host the award show
in person in New York City, but performances
will be held at different locations all over
NYC.
MTV announced plans for the show to quote
"[span] all five boroughs" to “pay homage
to the strength, spirit, and incredible resilience
of NYC and its beloved residents” after
they were hit so hard by COVID-19.
So it seems like the majority of the performances
and show will be outside, which is safer for
social distancing.
And as far as we know, the VMAs will be held
with “limited or no audience.”
It will definitely be an unforgettable VMAs
and this show will likely set the stage for
how future award shows take place during the
ongoing pandemic.
I know we will definitely be tuning in and
personally, I’m really hoping for that surprise
Little Mix performance!
If you want more on Little Mix and want to
see our exclusive Clevver interview with Jade,
Leigh-Anne, Perrie, and Jesy, click right
over here.
And let us know down in the comments below
who you think is going to win the Best Group
category.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, bye guys!
