When Selena Gomez appeared at the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, all eyes were on her.
The 31-year-old hitmaker of “Single Soon” dazzled at the celebrity-filled event wearing a stunning red Oscar de la Renta gown featuring a floral design, fringe, and a nude underskirt.
At the bottom of the gorgeous halter-neck dress, which Selena accessorized with strappy red heels, the dress formed into a vine-like fringe.
The star of Only Murders in the Building wore her raven hair straight and parted in the middle just for the event.
Gomez has three nominations for the event: Song of the Year, Best Collaboration, and Best Afrobeats for her collaboration with Rema on the song “Calm Down.”
The stunning woman accessedorized her ensemble with a $36,330 bracelet and a pair of enormous Giardini Segreti diamond butterfly earrings, which sell for $42,700 and $42,700, respectively, according to Page Six.
Selena looked stunning with bronze eyeshadow, mascara, and a sheer lipstick.
The artist also uploaded a video of herself driving to the event while enjoying her song Calm Down.
Hung Vanngo, Selena’s makeup artist, also posted a video of her walking down a hallway looking stunning in her dress.
The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey is the host venue for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).
Rap mogul Nicki Minaj is the show’s host; this is her second year in the position. This is the first Tuesday that the ceremony has been held.
The annual fan-frenzied extravaganza, which airs live in over 150 countries, celebrates the greatest music videos of the previous year with jaw-dropping performances, epic tributes, and appearances by the biggest names in music.
This year’s addition of the ‘Show of the Summer’ award category will be totally up to the fans to choose.
Hip-hop legend Diddy will take home the Global Icon Award, while Latin music sensation Shakira is scheduled to win the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
For the first time ever, all of this year’s Artist of the Year nominees are female artists, with megastar Taylor Swift dominating the field with the most nominations.
With her three wins from Bad Blood (2015), You Need To Calm Down (2019), and All Too Well: The Short Film (2022), Taylor would tie the record for the most wins ever.
This year, an astounding 35 musicians have received their first nominations; Kim Petras has made it onto the shortlist for five categories.
Her song Unholy, which she co-wrote with Sam Smith, received nominations for Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Direction, Best Visual Effects, and Best Choreography.
Ayra Starr, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma, Renee Rapp, and Yung Miami are all vying for two prizes, while newcomers Metro Boomin and Rema are both up for three.
Along with Kim, there are five awards up for grabs for well-known celebrities Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith. Additionally, BLACKPINK, Shakira, and Diddy can win up to four trophies.
