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Perhaps this Augusts VMAs fell too close to the death of Aretha Franklin.
Maybe they couldnt pull together the powerhouse collective needed to give the late legend her due.
(Oh no, we checked.Whats the opposite of still holds up?)
Or maybe they had just seenAretha Franklins funeraland knew they had to step their game way up.
The combined force of the voices onstage could propel a regulation baseball out of a stadium.
Concluded host Tracee Ellis Ross after the showstopping (and show-ending) number, We love you, Aretha.
