Dove Cameron Wins Best New Artist at VMAs 2022, Dedicates Award to Queer Kids
justjared.comDove Cameron won at the VMAs and she used her speech for good! The 26-year-old singer and actress won the award for Best New Artist at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night (August 28) at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Dove has made a huge splash on the music scene with her song “Boyfriend,” which reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, and her new song “Breakfast.” She performed them both during the VMAs pre-show earlier in the night. Click inside to watch Dove Cameron’s acceptance speech… During her acceptance speech, Dove dedicated the award to her queer fans.
For those who don’t know, she came out as bisexual a few years ago. “I wanted to dedicate this to all the queer kids out there, who don’t feel that they can take up space and inhabit the fullness of who they are.
Thank you for getting an overtly queer song onto mainstream radio,” Dove said during the speech. Watch below!
