Sunday's event gave artists like Kim Petras and Lil Nas X an opportunity to speak out against local laws that have curtailed LGBTQ rights.
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Pyrotechnics, elaborate costumes and aerial acrobatics ruled the night at the 2021 MTV European Music Awards show in Hungary’s capital Sunday, a ceremony that was both a celebration of the year’s biggest musical artists and a statement of support for LGBTQ people in the event’s host country.
Later, Sheeran’s hit song “Bad Habits,” a chart-topping single from his fifth studio album released this year, took the award for best song, and the British singer performed his hit “Shivers.”American rapper Lil Nas X was got the best video prize for “MONTERO ,” a video the artist co-directed with Ukrainian music video director Tanu Muino. The rapper accepted the award via video message.
Another expression of that solidarity came through the EMAs debut of German musician Kim Petras, the first transgender artist in the awards’ history to perform at the show.Earlier this month, Petras expressed support for MTV’s decision to hold the awards in Hungary, which she said she hoped would inspire the local LGBTQ community to “not give up on themselves.”
Also performing at the EMAs was Norwegian indie pop act girl in red, with her hit single “Serotonin.” English singer-songwriter Griff gave a debut performance of her song “One Night,” while American pop-rock group One Republic performed the previous night at the MTV World Stage on Budapest’s Heroes’ Square.
Taking the best alternative award was English multi-instrumentalist and singer YUNGBLUD, who closed the night with his newest single, “fleabag.” Columns of fire erupted during the performance, and a smashed guitar and overturned amplifiers were all that were left once YUNGBLUD left the stage.During the show, the EMAs recognized the winners of the “Generation Change Award,” a new category honoring five activists fighting against anti-LGBTQ policies worldwide.
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