Camila Cabello Reflects on 2024 VMAs as a 'Funeral'

Camila Cabello Calls VMAs Her 'Funeral'

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards felt like a funeral for Shawn Mendes — and for his ex-girlfriend Camila Cabello. “I’m in my ‘Godspeed’ era, and that song is very much about letting go of everything that does not serve you,” Cabello told Billboard on the VMAs red carpet on Wednesday, September 11. “So, I kind of am having a funeral today for just everything that is negative, everything that doesn’t serve me. So, I’m kind of attending my own funeral today at the VMAs.”

Fashion Statements and Symbolism

Cabello expressed her message through her curated red carpet outfit. “Everything that I’m wearing is black. I’ve got these, kind of, crosses to kind of represent ‘Godspeed,’ and it’s kind of this whole energy of just, like, ‘Bye-bye. Death to the things that are negative. Death to the people and the situations that try to bring you down,’” she said of her lacy Tony Ward gown, which she paired with a cross choker necklace and black veil.

A Shift in Perspective at Awards Season

She continued: “It’s kind of giving, like, the VMAs, which is something that usually — I don’t know — awards shows can be very stressful. It’s like, ‘Well now, it’s kind of a funeral party.’”