Cele|bitchy | Lady Gaga prerecorded her VMAs performance, she accepted artist of the year in person

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As previously discussed, the VMAs were held on Sunday in New York. Elmont, NY, that is. For those not familiar with the outer edges of NYC’s boroughs, Elmont sits right in the gray area of “Is it Queens or Long Island?” ( Answer : originally Queens, then Long Island upon the formation of Nassau County in the late 19th/early 20th centuries.) For perspective, Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens — where one former son was being mercilessly booed at the US Open men’s final — is about halfway between Elmont and NYC. This is all relevant, I swear! Because Our Lady of Gaga was walking into the VMAs as 2025’s most-nominated artist with 12 nods, and she had a Mayhem Ball concert that night at Madison Square Garden. What’s a Gaga to do?! She came up with a nifty soluti