Olivia Rodrigo’s Shocking VMAs Stage Malfunction Explained! _ E! News

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00:00 ♪ It's true love, it would not be hard ♪

00:02 ♪ You can love anyone ♪

00:04 ♪ 'Cause that would mean you had a heart ♪

00:06 That took some guts.

00:08 Olivia Rodrigo's performance at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards

00:13 prompts concern.

00:15 Here's why.

00:16 Shortly after the 20-year-old takes the stage

00:19 to sing her hit "Vampire," fans thought Olivia

00:22 might have suffered a series of technical malfunctions

00:26 after Sparks literally flew on stage.

00:29 She appears startled as props start to drop down

00:33 and the music glitches.

00:35 Even Selena Gomez looks worried in the audience.

00:39 (crowd cheering)

00:41 But as we quickly discovered,

00:49 it was all part of Olivia's plan.

00:52 Olivia returns to the stage moments later,

00:54 kicking off her breakup anthem, "Get 'Em Back."

00:58 And if that moment gave you deja vu,

01:00 no, you didn't imagine it.

01:02 The performance plays out similarly

01:05 to Olivia's music video for the song "Vampire."

01:08 Good for you, Olivia.

01:09 You really know how to keep us on the edge of our seats.

01:13 In other Olivia headlines, eagle-eyed viewers

01:15 couldn't help but notice Taylor Swift clapping

01:18 for the driver's license singer

01:21 ahead of her VMAs performance as her name was announced.

01:25 It follows feud rumors that were sparked

01:27 by some lyrics on Olivia's latest album,

01:30 specifically a song called "The Grudge."

01:33 But shortly before the VMAs,

01:35 Olivia squashed the rumors about potential drama

01:39 between the two pop queens.

01:41 When asked about Taylor,

01:42 Olivia tells Rolling Stone in a new interview,

01:45 "I don't have beef with anyone.

01:48 "I'm very chill, I keep to myself.

01:50 "I have my four friends and my mom,

01:53 "and that's really the only people I talk to ever."

01:56 She adds, "There's nothing to say.

01:58 "There's so many Twitter conspiracy theories.

02:00 "I only look at alien conspiracy theories."

02:04 (upbeat music)

02:07 (upbeat music)

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