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Mary Lambert, Echosmith, and More Hit Up the MTV VMAs

Mary Lambert, Echosmith, and More Hit Up the MTV VMAs

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Young Hollywood correspondent Carly takes to the red carpet at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards to chat with celebrities attending the event. She interviews various stars, including members of Echosmith, actress Greer Grammer, designer Jeremy Scott, and singer Mary Lambert, asking them about their excitement for the show, fashion choices, and upcoming projects. The stars share their anticipation for performances, fashion insights, and personal updates.

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YH is on the scene for the MTV Video Music Awards at the Forum in Inglewood, California, and we get to chat up the likes of singer Mary Lambert, those "Cool Kids" Echosmith, the boys from YouTube's Smosh channel, "Awkward" star Greer Grammer, designer Jeremy Scott, the cast of "Faking It", "Teen Wolf" actress Arden Cho, and "Happyland" starlet Katherine McNamara! Find out which musical acts they are most looking forward to seeing!

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Young Hollywood

Hey guys, Carly here at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. We can't wait to chat with all the celebs that stopped by the red carpet. So if you guys have been to the VMAs before?

Echosmith

Never been. Never. Never. All at once. Yeah, no, it's crazy.

Young Hollywood

Who are you guys excited to see here tonight?

Echosmith

Uh you know, we're excited to see uh Beyonce. My girl B. Yeah. My girl B. She's our girl. Yeah. Yeah, she's where it's at.

Young Hollywood

If you could use like one word to describe the energy here, what would you use?

Echosmith

Excited.

Young Hollywood

Who are you hoping to see inside?

Echosmith

Everyone.

Young Hollywood

Um is there anyone you want to get like a selfie with?

Echosmith

Well, I would die to get a selfie with Adam Levine because I love him and I've been a fan since like before The Voice even happened and I've always been obsessed with him.

Young Hollywood

And what can we expect um on Awkward coming up?

Guest

Um well, the second half of the season starts airing in Awkward or October. Awkward. Awkward. Um and you can see a lot, you know, you get to see what happens with Eva, you know, is she pregnant? Is she not? What do you think? I can't say.

Young Hollywood

So, how do you like amp it up for an event like the VMAs?

Guest

Uh, I don't know. Call my stylist, call everybody. I'll say, help me, help me. Make me glam. Yeah, make me glam. Have fun.

Young Hollywood

Who are you excited to spot inside the VMAs?

Guest

Taylor Swift. Ariana Grande. I saw her a little bit ago.

Young Hollywood

You did?

Guest

Yeah. I'm excited to see Beyonce.

Young Hollywood

So, what can we expect from Echosmith for the rest of the year?

Echosmith

Lots of touring. We're touring with American Authors and then with Neon Trees. And then we're doing a headlining tour and lots of random international and local things. So.

Young Hollywood

Where are you most excited to go internationally?

Echosmith

We're going to the Philippines on Tuesday. So, I'm super excited. We've never been outside of North America. So, Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Did you know you can um take a mermaid class in the Philippines where you like wear a fin? You should do that. What do you do? Do you just swim like a mermaid?

Echosmith

They like teach you how to be a mermaid. Oh, man. I can't wait. I knew I needed to bring my bathing suit. Yes. Yes. It's a sign. I will be a mermaid next time you see me.

Young Hollywood

Hi, how's it going?

Guest

I love. Hi. I'm crashing this party too. I was rude. It's a faking party. Ow.

Young Hollywood

Who are you guys excited to see perform tonight?

Guest

Beyonce. It's unanimous. And you guys too? Yeah, for sure. And Sam Smith. And and Ariana Grande. Uh Nicki Minaj and Jessie J doing Bang Bang. I everybody. She's excited about everybody. We we are all going to be standing and dancing. Actually, I'm not going to speak for everyone else. I will be standing and dancing the whole time.

Young Hollywood

I will be joining you for sure. to dance. Can you give me a little preview of your dance moves?

Guest

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Okay, guys. I'm with Jeremy Scott. How's it going?

Jeremy Scott

Good. How are you?

Young Hollywood

I'm good. What do you think of all the fashion here tonight?

Jeremy Scott

It's so exciting. That's what I love about the VMAs. It's like the one place where you just got to let your freak flag fly. And that's what's so much fun. It's like just turn up the volume and just have fun and with these performers can be really like the purest essence of themselves.

Young Hollywood

And who did you dress here tonight?

Jeremy Scott

Ariana Grande, you'll see her coming down the red carpet. Um yeah.

Young Hollywood

Have you guys worked together before?

Jeremy Scott

She's worn things but this is the first time I've dressed her for an official, you know, capacity in that way. So fun.

Young Hollywood

And tell me about your look tonight, because you look fabulous.

Jeremy Scott

Oh, thank you. I'm wearing a a yellow tuxedo from my first Moschino men's collection with a smiley face on the back. I love it. Bringin' the smiley faces out. Hey, you know, I felt like I love fancy clothes but I thought how could I do something new. So, I thought take it yellow. Put the smiley on the back. You know, get a little something when you're coming and going.

Young Hollywood

So, how excited are you to be here tonight?

Guest

Beyond excited. It's my first VMAs and I'm part of the MTV family now so it's kind of a nice little initiation today.

Young Hollywood

You're on a show called Happyland, right?

Guest

Yes.

Young Hollywood

Tell me about it.

Guest

It follows the story of all of these kids who work at a theme park named Happyland. And as the show goes on you find out that it is very ironically named because nothing happy ever happens in Happyland. You go behind the scenes and it's it's chaos. There's dirty little secrets that are coming out about all the people that work there and uh we've we've moved past the love triangle. We have a love octagon. It's it's crazy.

Young Hollywood

Are you involved in that?

Guest

Oh, yes. My my character Harper is extremely boy crazy and it gets her into a lot of trouble but it was super fun to shoot.

Young Hollywood

How are you feeling getting ready for your album to come out?

Mary Lambert

It's amazing. I I'm just you know, I'm gearing up for a really, really fun year and secrets is doing really well and um and uh I don't know. I'm excited for people to hear it. I just so proud of it. It's it's my dream album and so I'm so excited to share it with the world.

Young Hollywood

And you performed at the VMAs last year, you did like a remote performance, right? Do you have any like advice for performers, like any tips you would tell them?

Mary Lambert

I just I just try to uh just think that I'm just practicing. It's just I just if I if I really psych myself out then I'm going to screw up. So, don't take it too seriously. So, I was like dancing around backstage right before the curtain went up and I think I think uh Macklemore and Ryan both kind of looked at me like, what are you on? And I'm like, no, just excited.

Young Hollywood

Um now tell me about your look. How did you guys put this together for the VMAs? Second guest: I was like, I'm gonna wear all black. We're gonna be really

Young Hollywood

Yes. Let's some gray. Second guest: Yeah, I did some some some gray can show through the black. Yeah, um, well, I didn't have any clothes cuz I I don't live in LA, so I came down here and then the day before, I was like, I don't have anything for the VMAs. So I I used the wisdom of my girlfriend and my friend Angie. And I was like, please, please help help me. I don't know I don't know how to dress.

Young Hollywood

So you're saying you didn't dress yourself at all? Second guest: Not really, no.

Young Hollywood

So, they could have made you wear a clown outfit and you would have been like, I guess this is what you're supposed to wear. Second guest: Yes, if that's what they would have suggested, I probably would.

Young Hollywood

Are you guys shooting anything here tonight? Second guest: No, actually no. They we we try our best. We're gonna try our best to get on We'll we'll streak across the stage. Don't tell them though.

Young Hollywood

Oh, I won't tell anybody. Your secret is safe with Young Hollywood. Did the girls dress you in a way that's easily rip off-able? Second guest: It's all it'll it'll all just tear up. That was my one stipulation. It has to be able to just tear right off. Snap off.

Young Hollywood

So, I'm sure that narrowed down your options. Second guest: Yeah, it did. Yeah. I just had to go to uh Frederick's of Hollywood. Yeah. Beautiful.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Taylor Swift

    Cast/talent, mentioned by a guest as someone they're excited to see

  • Mary Lambert

    Interviewed on the red carpet about her upcoming album

  • Echosmith

    Interviewed on the red carpet about their touring plans

  • Smosh

    Interviewed on the red carpet about their VMA attendance

  • Greer Grammer

    Interviewed on the red carpet about 'Awkward' and VMA excitement

  • Jeremy Scott

    Interviewed on the red carpet about VMA fashion and his designs

  • Arden Cho

    Mentioned in the description as being on the red carpet

  • Katherine McNamara

    Interviewed on the red carpet about her show 'Happyland'

  • Beyoncé

    Artist guests are excited to see perform

  • Adam Levine

    Artist Greer Grammer wants a selfie with

  • Ariana Grande

    Artist guests are excited to see; dressed by Jeremy Scott

  • Sam Smith

    Artist mentioned by a guest as someone they're excited to see

FAQ

What event is being covered by Young Hollywood?+
Young Hollywood is on the red carpet for the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
Who was Jeremy Scott excited to see perform?+
Jeremy Scott expressed excitement about Ariana Grande, whom he dressed for the event.
Where is Echosmith touring?+
Echosmith is touring with American Authors and Neon Trees, doing a headlining tour, and is excited to visit the Philippines internationally.
What is Katherine McNamara's show 'Happyland' about?+
'Happyland' follows the story of kids working at a theme park, revealing chaos and secrets behind the scenes, despite its name.
What fashion advice did Mary Lambert have for performers?+
Mary Lambert advises performers to not take it too seriously and to treat performances like practice to avoid psyching themselves out.

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