{"id":1139165,"date":"2018-08-21T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=1139165"},"modified":"2018-08-22T13:00:07","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T11:00:07","slug":"avicii-fans-slam-vmas-2018-for-overlooking-the-late-swedish-dj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/ru\/2018\/08\/avicii-fans-slam-vmas-2018-for-overlooking-the-late-swedish-dj\/","title":{"rendered":"Avicii fans slam VMAs 2018 for overlooking the late swedish DJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Avicii died just four months ago, but the musician was barely acknowledged at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.<\/b>
\nAvicii died just four months ago, but the musician was barely acknowledged at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, and his fans are lighting up Twitter with their frustration over the slight.
The Swedish DJ passed away on April 20 at age 28, his publicist confirmed in a statement to Us Weekly at the time. \u201cIt is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,\u201d the statement read. \u201cHe was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. The family is devastated, and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time. No further statements will be given.\u201d
But during the VMAs broadcast on Monday, August 20, MTV didn\u2019t air any tribute to Avicii, nor was his win for Best Dance televised: He and Rita Ora won the category for their collocation on \u201cLonely Together.\u201d
In fact, it wasn\u2019t until Ora, 27, took the stage that the late musician was mentioned at all. \u201cI just found out that Avicii and I just won Best Dance, so please just make some noise for Avicii right now,\u201d she said. \u201cAmazing talent!\u201d
The oversight didn\u2019t go unnoticed on Twitter. \u201cSomeone should\u2019ve said something about Avicii,\u201d tweeted one viewerOpens a New Window. .
\u201cDamn they couldn\u2019t at least do a moment of silence for Avicii?\u201d asked anotherOpens a New Window. .
And a thirdOpens a New Window. said, \u201cOH ALSO F\u2014K THE VMAS FOR NOT [ACKNOWLEDGING] AVICII WHEN HE LEGIT WON AN AWARD F\u2014K U MTV\u201d
Meanwhile, MTV\u2019s treatment of another late musician sparked controversy, too. Twitter users lambasted Madonna \u2019s tribute to Aretha Franklin after the 60-year-old pop star shared anecdotes of her own struggles while presumably honoring Franklin, who died on August 16 at the age of 76.<\/p>\n

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