{
  "id": 10353377,
  "title": "Yung Lean & Gener8ion Remake Mesmerizing ‘Storm’ Video, Smash Moon Person During VMAs Performance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/yung-lean-gener8ion-remake-mesmerizing-storm-video-smash-moon-person",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T03:31:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/yung-lean-gener8ion-storm-vmas-performance-1236348783/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 27, French producer Surkin and Swedish rapper Yung Lean performed their chaotic \"Storm\" visual with director Romain Gavras as Yung Lean's Gener8ion alias at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in Los Angeles. The mesmerizing clip, which sparked online buzz and has garnered over 26 million views, was directed by Gavras and features Lean as a menacing bully in a British boarding school scenario set in 2034. In the performance, Lean engages in a surreal showdown with Moon Person and synchronizes with his dancing classmates who create a tidal wave. To conclude, Lean casually eats an ice cream, spits on the camera lens, and wipes it with his dessert. The \"Storm\" short film received four nominations at the VMAs, including video of the year, best choreography, best direction, and best long-form video. \"Storm I\" and \"Storm II\" are part of Gener8ion's Love & Tears album, released in June. Yung Lean also contributed to the GTA VI: The Album soundtrack earlier in September with \"That's It.\"",
  "summary": "The short film received four nominations, including video of the year.",
  "key_points": [
    "Yung Lean and Gener8ion performed \"Storm\" video at 2026 VMAs in Los Angeles.",
    "Director Romain Gavras directed the mesmerizing clip with over 26 million views.",
    "Lean's performance included a surreal showdown with Moon Person and ice cream finale."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Yung Lean's VMAs performance cements his provocative artistic vision, blending surrealism and menace, and secures his relevance in the music scene with a nominated short film.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Stereogum",
        "title": "VMAs 2026: Yung Lean Makes His US TV Debut, Performing With GENER8ION",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/vmas-2026-yung-lean-makes-his-us-tv-debut-performing-with-gener8ion",
        "published": "2026-09-28T02:18:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "GENER8ION and Yung Lean Premiere Electrifying Performance of ‘Storm II’ at 2026 VMAs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/gener8ion-and-yung-lean-premiere-electrifying-performance-of-storm-ii",
        "published": "2026-09-28T02:26:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}