

GOMEZ SARMIENTO: And K-pop band Tomorrow X Together collaborated with Brazilian pop sensation Anitta. Peso Pluma brought Mexican regional front and center. GOMEZ SARMIENTO: This year, the growing influence of global music and mainstream pop became clear as artists from around the world performed at the ceremony. But Billboard deputy editor Andrew Unterberger says who wins isn't necessarily what makes the VMAs exciting.ĪNDREW UNTERBERGER: What people are tuning in for now is the performances. GOMEZ SARMIENTO: Diddy received the global icon award.

SEAN COMBS: (Rapping) What y'all want to do? Want to be ballers, shot callers, brawlers. GOMEZ SARMIENTO: Sean Diddy Combs also took the stage with a mashup of his own, appearing at the VMAs for the first time in over a decade. SHAKIRA: (Singing) Oh, baby, when you talk like that, you make a woman go mad. Shakira became the first South American artist to win the video vanguard award, which she celebrated with a 10-minute medley of her career-spanning hits. ISABELLA GOMEZ SARMIENTO, BYLINE: A couple of big pop stars got long overdue recognition from MTV last night for their trailblazing roles in music. And though the ceremony faced some length, some pacing issues, NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento reports that the VMAs packed a serious punch last night. The anthology will both delight and excite Clannad's enormous and loyal fanbase as well as introduce this legendary, influential and culturally important band to a whole new generation of music fans.The MTV Video Music Awards are back. Compiled in conjunction with Clannad band members. Available as 37 track 2CD set, 2CD deluxe, 2LP deluxe smokey vinyl and an expanded deluxe 100+ track bookpack as well as a digital version. In A Lifetime is a multi-format, career-spanning anthology containing tracks from Clannad's 50-year recording career. A fan of the band who declared singer Moya as “one of the greatest voices the human ear as ever experienced,” Bono duetted with the singer on Clannad's 1985 hit single – and the song which gives this collection its title – In A Lifetime. Released in 2020, the anthology captures Clannad's incredible and enduring body of work which has, over 16 studio albums, created a legacy that's influenced a generation of fellow Irish musicians and artists.Ĭlannad has collaborated with a diverse range of artists, including Bruce Hornsby, Steve Perry (Journey), JD Souther, Paul Young, Duke Special and most recently Denise Chaila but their most successful collaboration by far was with enthusiastic supporter and fan, Bono of U2. The digital release of In A Lifetime (The Immersive Collection) creates the bridging gap between the band's re-scheduled global farewell tour and the In A Lifetim eanthology collection. Bono's performance retains all its power and cultural importance with the new immersive mix giving the duet between Clannad's Moya Brennan and Bono a new dimension of intimacy. In 2022 BMG released In A Lifetime (The Immersive Collection), a new “immersive” mix from the original tapes of Irish music legend Clannad's global smash hits including a new 2022 “immersive” mix of the ‘In A Lifetime' single (originally released in 1985) with Bono of U2 as the featured vocalist. “Clannad's legacy as Celtic pioneers who took Irish music to places it had never been before is a proud one.” – Uncut
