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GENER8ION and Yung Lean Premiere Electrifying Performance of ‘Storm II’ at 2026 VMAs
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What happenedYung Lean and a large swath of dancers recreated the viral music video featuring Damien Jalet's mesmerizing choreography.
The headline splitRolling Stone frames it as "GENER8ION and Yung Lean Premiere Electrifying Performance of ‘Storm II’ at 2026 VMAs". Vice News frames it as "2026 MTV VMAs: Gener8ion and Yung Lean Smash a Moonman While Performing ‘Storm II’ Live W...".
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Left / center-leftGENER8ION and Yung Lean Premiere Electrifying Performance of ‘Storm II’ at 2026 VMAs
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2026 MTV VMAs: Gener8ion and Yung Lean Smash a Moonman While Performing ‘Storm II’ Live With a Mesmerizing Dance Crew
Gener8ion and Yung Lean’s “Storm II” was a dark horse nominee for Video of the Year at the 2026 MTV VMAs. To mark the occasion, the duo performed the track live on stage for the first time....