Music and Youth
Green Day triumphs at MTV Video Music Awards
MUMBAI: The 2005 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) honouring the best in music video, rolled into Miami at the American Airlines Arena in the US yesterday 28 August. It was hosted by Diddy
Rock group Green Day was the top winner of the night winning six Moon Men. Boulevard of Broken Dreams garnered Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Rock Video, Best Direction in a Video, Best Editing in a Video and Best Cinematography.
Today 29 August “My VMAs,” a dedicated channel within the on demand initiative MTV Overdrive has launched. This will allow viewers to re-live and re-mix their VMA experience by combining their favorite moments from the
star-studded night with exclusive, bonus segments, all available in an a lacarte, on-demand menu. The expanded VMA footage will include in-depth “white” carpet fashion coverage; arrivals by yacht and tricked out cars; backstage artist interviews; as well as more music performances produced especially for Overdrive.
The night started with celebrities flooding the white carpet as they arrived in their tricked out cars and luxurious yachts. For the first time in awards show history, celebrities revved up their engines for a pimped out and tricked out car show. The Game, Green ay, Ludacris, Shaquille O’Neal, Snoop Dogg, Lil’ Kim, and Nelly wowed the white carpet as they showed up in their customised cars. There was so much action on the carpet that MTV News extended the pre-show to two hours.
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.
