{"id":912253,"date":"2026-09-28T01:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T01:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/912253\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T01:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T01:34:09","slug":"lisa-performs-sawadika-at-the-vmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/912253\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Performs \u2018SaWaDiKa\u2019 at the VMAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/lisa\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lisa\" data-tag=\"lisa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa<\/a> continues to unleash her new era. On Sunday, the singer-rapper performed her new single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/lisa-sawadika-single-press-play-ep-1235620810\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/lisa-sawadika-single-press-play-ep-1235620810\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSawadika\u201d <\/a>live for the first time at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/mtv-video-music-awards\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mtv-video-music-awards\" data-tag=\"mtv-video-music-awards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MTV Video Music Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLisa played up the boxing theme from the \u201cSawadika\u201d music video for her performance. \u201cI\u2019m that bitch on your TV and my Ferrari indigo,\u201d she spit. \u201cLa Lalisa, la diva, sawadika there she go.\u201d The rapper ripped through intense choreography while the song blared through the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, at one point cruising on a moving platform that she\u2019d later climb on top of. It was part boxing match, part raging night club.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe track marks Lisa\u2019s return to her rap roots, as she spits bars with the sharp prowess she\u2019s known for. Produced by Thom Bridges, who has worked with Katseye and John Summit among other artists, and songwriting duo Ojivolta, \u201cSawadika\u201d is also a thumping first look into Lisa\u2019s forthcoming EP, Press Play, which arrives on Oct. 23 via LLOUD Co.\/RCA Records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/blackpink\/\" id=\"auto-tag_blackpink\" data-tag=\"blackpink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blackpink<\/a> member took home the first award of the night for Best Pop. She cried through most of her acceptance speech, overcome with emotion. \u201cAll those late night dreams brought me here today,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLisa is still up for three awards at the VMAs, including Best Pop, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best K-Pop. In the K-pop category, Lisa will go up against Blackpink, which has also been nominated for their 2025 comeback single \u201cJump.\u201d Lisa\u2019s solo nominations are for \u201cDreamer,\u201d the lead single from her 2025 debut album Alter Ego.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIt\u2019s bound to be a busy year for the Blackpink member. After the release of her EP, her documentary Always Lalisa premieres worldwide Oct. 12. Later in the fall, Lisa will kick off her Viva La Lisa residency in Las Vegas, where she will perform at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Nov. 13, Nov. 14, Nov. 27, and Nov. 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lisa continues to unleash her new era. 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