MTV to Air Short Tribute to Ferguson During VMAs

[Purveyor]

Sunday night's MTV VMAs will mix a serious social message in along with Nicki Minaj's snakes and Iggy Azalea's much anticipated appearance.

MTV President Stephen Friedman said in a statement Sunday just hours before the show that the network would air a 15-second spot focusing on race in hopes of spurring a discussion about the events surrounding the Aug. 9 police shooting death of an 18-year-old Ferguson, Missouri man.

"It's a call to action to our audience that we have to confront our own bias head-on before we can truly create change," Friedman said.

The announcement only added to the buildup to what is annually one of music's most dramatic and unpredictable awards show. Already there have been snake bites and stage slips.

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I'll have to wait for the YouTube vid. I refuse to pay for upper tier cable...

[4now]

1. Yet many Democratic politicians remain silent

[steve2470]

2. snakes and Iggy Azalea...

ok I'm officially an old fogy now.