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The MTV VMAs Were So Millennial Coded

"What in the y2k is happening?"

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The MTV VMAs Were So Millennial Coded

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards just gave millennials the biggest flashback to the early ’00s, and the obsession is real.

From Ricky Martin to Mariah Carey to Busta Rhymes, the ceremony hosted by LL Cool J on Sunday at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, was packed with appearances and performances that were the epitome of millennial nostalgia.

Social media users on X, formerly Twitter, raved about the vibes while busting out cheeky memes to celebrate the show’s most memorable moments.

Live footage of us geriatric millennial bitches being wheeled on in watching the #VMAs and seeing Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, Jessica Simpson, and Busta Rhymes pic.twitter.com/cMLde1QQFb

— Levii’s Heated Spaghetti Jeans (@PhillipGBurke) September 8, 2025

Millennials! It must be our night again! Mariah Carey?! Ricky Martin?! Jessica Simpson?! Busta Rhymes!? OLD BITCHES, WE UP! #VMAS pic.twitter.com/oJbwRlRDpj

— Cre8ightz Was Here (@JaiCre8ightz) September 8, 2025

This year’s VMAs really caters to millennials 🤭🤭 thank you @mtv #VMAs pic.twitter.com/Ey6irn8S1m

— BunBrida (@BunBrida) September 8, 2025

Come on! Lindsay on a Verizon commercial, Gaga the first winner, Ricky Effin Martin! And Jessica Simpson. This millennial is living! 🫰#VMAs pic.twitter.com/VqrwYQzgkB

— T.R. Horn (@Travis_Horn_) September 8, 2025

VMAs got Ricky Martin performing early! This millennial loves it! 🙌🏽 pic.twitter.com/UkxfXORFZ0

— Roland TR. U+1F494 (@lessa0513) September 8, 2025

Every Gen X and Millennial screaming finally, Hip Hop we actually know the lyrics to!!! We even know all the bleeped out words haha thank you VMAS

— Sherrie (@SnootyWizard) September 8, 2025

The VMAs are featuring Paris Hilton Jessica Simpson Ricky Martin what in the y2k is happening?
The millennials yearn for the early 2000s

— 💫rachel💫BESTIE WEEK (@keyofB_Platt) September 8, 2025

I see the kids crying about the olds in the #VMA hashing. Lol. My generation made it what it is today. Suck it up. We're still here.

— Tulip 🌷 ☮️ (@imTulip) September 8, 2025

vmas this year are so millennial coded

— Zach Krall (@zachkrall) September 8, 2025

So far my favorite part of this show is the camera showing gen zers in the audience who don’t know any of the words to songs that came out before 2009 #VMAs

— Lukas Thimm (@LukasThimm) September 8, 2025

Ricky Martin just casually showing everyone how it's done, love to be a millennial right now. #VMAs

— Olivia Truffaut-Wong (@iWatchiAm) September 8, 2025

watching the vmas as a 25 year old is so fun bc who tf are half these people

— emily❤️🔥 (@emilysivygrows) September 8, 2025