Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion gave a nod to a viral awards present second of the previous which included Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.
Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion simply made essentially the most epic throwback! The pair, who took the stage to current the award for greatest new artist (that in the end went to hitmaker Olivia Rodrigo) and confirmed up in gorgeous, attractive, matching Versace appears. Echoing the outfit Dua wore on the purple carpet, the women sported fitted black clothes that had signature gold Versace elaborations over slick, leather-based leggings.
“You stole my look!” Megan, 27, mentioned, earlier than Dua, 26, then defined, “Properly I used to be instructed I had the unique. I’m going to should have a chat with Donatella.” Donatella Versace, the style designer herself, then walked up on stage to regulate their outfits a bit in order that they weren’t matching precisely. “These are my women!” she exclaimed, as Megan thanked her and mentioned, “Now we each seem like winners.”
In case followers missed it, the second was a direct homage to the before-viral-was-viral second on the 1998 MTV VMAs, when Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston did the identical bit whereas presenting on the award present. The duo, who had been probably mocking their typically being pitted in opposition to one another as “rival pop divas” on the time, confirmed up in matching slinky brown clothes. Mariah went in to repair the problem, famously snatching off the underside half of her costume to make it shorter as Whitney then adopted swimsuit.
Megan, who was nominated this yr for Finest Rap Efficiency (however misplaced out to Child Keem) famously took house 4 awards finally yr’s Grammys, together with greatest new artist, greatest rap track, greatest document, and greatest rap efficiency. Dua additionally had an enormous second finally yr’s awards, taking house greatest pop vocal award for Future Nostalgia. The women’ track “Sweetest Pie” is their first collaboration. Contemplating their synergy, as evidenced by the track and this lovely awards present second, we’re type of hoping it received’t be their final!