The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the Forum in Inglewood, California on Saturday night, honoring the most popular songs and music videos of the last year.
The Katy Perry-hosted show was full of musical moments that made the broadcast, including a number of daring stunts and moving performances. But for those who weren't in the room, TheWrap is here to recap what you missed.
From some surprising commercial break song choices to baffled crowd reactions to some of the night's performers, here are seven things from the night you didn't see on TV.
Lil Uzi Who?
Following Kendrick Lamar's fiery opener, Ed Sheeran took to the stage to perform "Shape of You," the inescapable single that dominated the charts for the first half of the year. The crowd seemed to enjoy it, but some of the older audience members were visibly confused when he was joined on stage by Lil Uzi Vert. By the time the Soundcloud rapper transitioned into his "Song of the Summer"-winning single "XO Tour Llif3," nearly everyone in the room born before 1985 stopped trying to figure out what was happening.
Seating Shuffle
19-year-old Shawn Mendes has plenty of fans, but thanks to an unfortunately timed performance, the show's producers struggled to find them in the venue. Mendes' performance of "There's Nothing Holding Me Back" involved him running into the audience, but minutes before he was set to take the stage, at least half the seats in the section were empty thanks to the re-opening of the bar and concession stands during the first commercial break. Dozens of audience members were relocated from other sections to ensure the on-camera seats were all filled.
