Music28 September 2026
Taylor Swift, Madonna, and LISA Dominate the MTV VMAs
By Imani Okafor
Taylor Swift, Madonna, and LISA took home top honours at the MTV VMAs on Sunday evening in downtown Los Angeles.
Singer, rapper, and dancer
Lisa
Best known for Global superstardom with Blackpink and chart-topping solo bangers like 'Money' and 'Rockstar'
- Born
- 1997
- From
- Thai
- Working since
- 2016
- Also known as
- Lalisa Manobal, Pranpriya Manobal, Lalice
Lisa walked into the K-pop machine as a teenager from Thailand and walked out a global phenomenon. As the sharp-tongued rapper and main dancer in Blackpink, she brought unmatched swagger to stadium stages around the world. When she stepped out on her own, she smashed streaming records before anyone even caught their breath.
Now she calls her own shots. She runs her own management company, LLOUD, bags front-row fashion deals by the dozen, and made the leap into prestige television with HBO's *The White Lotus*. Let's be honest: she isn't just surviving the pop meat grinder, she's running the entire show.
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LISA in brief
- —Became the first non-Korean trainee ever signed by mega-label YG Entertainment.
- —Solo smash 'Money' crossed one billion Spotify streams faster than any K-pop solo track.
- —Scooped multiple MTV Video Music Awards for Best K-Pop.
- —Launched her own international management company, LLOUD, in 2024.
- —Joined the ensemble cast for the third season of HBO's hit *The White Lotus*.
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