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GloRilla Pays Homage to TLC’s Left Eye at 2024 MTV Video Music Awards

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GloRilla had social media buzzing when she made her appearance on the red carpet at New York City’s UBS Arena on September 12 for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.

GloRilla decided to pay tribute to the late TLC star, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, rocking a similar hairstyle to Lisa from her appearance at the 2000 Soul Train Awards,  where she served as the host that year.

“I sat with my stylist EJ [King] and we came up with a few ideas,” GloRilla tells Vogue. “This vibe just felt right.”

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Left Eye at the 2000 Soul Train Awards

GloRilla and EJ enlisted designer Bent Kahina for the custom red carpet ensemble. Sadai Banks was tapped for makeup, and Coca Michelle for nails. Hairstylist and wig maker Tokyo Stylez was tasked with recreating Lopes’s famous hairstyle—marked by multiple three-plait braids morphing into rings, and heavy bangs.

“I’m a fan of a lot of great female artists that came before me, so I wanted to pay a tribute to them,” Glorilla says, adding that the opportunity to perform at the VMAs “meant everything,” to her. “I’m truly blessed!”

GloRilla at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards

Marie Brown (formerly Davis), was TLC’s original and long-term hairstylist. She was also responsible for many of Left Eye’s most iconic hairdos, including the afro-futuristic braids she wore at the 2000 Soul Train Awards.

“The circles are the little round pieces of styrofoam”, Marie tells Essence. “Styrofoam from Michael’s. You wrap them around, and they’re just braided on and connected onto her hair. I was just always trying to do something different. I was trying to always reach a different level with her and she was just free to do it.”

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GloRilla didn’t win any of the awards in her nominated categories, but she stole the show as she rapped her hit singles “Yeah Glo!” and “TGIF”.

GloRilla, real name Gloria Woods, is very much a fan of TLC and is honored to share her appreciation for the ladies at every opportunity she can.

This isn’t the first time GloRilla has paid homage to Left Eye. She also paid tribute to Left Eye with her fashion choices at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.

GloRilla struck up a close relationship with the surviving members of TLC earlier this year at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards, where she was honored with introducing T-Boz and Chilli to the stage for a special performance.

TLC surprised the audience with a performance of their hit single, “Waterfalls,” featuring a guest appearance by Latto.

What were your thoughts on GloRilla paying homage to Left Eye. Did she pull off the look?

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TLC Honored with Musicology Doctorate, Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award & Proclamations of Atlanta

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TLC had an eventful weekend on June 8 & 9, 2024 in their home town of Atlanta, GA. It was full of surprises and it gave the ladies their chance to truly receive their flowers.

Kicking off the festivities on Saturday June 8, TLC ventured down to the Stockbridge Amphitheater for a 30th anniversary celebration of their timeless sophomore album, 1994’s ‘CrazySexyCool‘.

T-Boz and Chilli were reunited with some of their Dungeon Family in the form of Goodie Mob, who were supporting TLC at the show. 90’s girl group Brownstone were also in the house and opened up the show.

Goodie Mob open for TLC in Stockbridge

TLC put on an high-energy performance with their back-to-back hits, and added some deep cuts including, “Case of the Fake People,” “Hat 2 da Back” and “Silly Ho.”

One of the highlights of the show was T-Boz bringing her niece Bella Sky on stage to sing an adorable duet of “Unpretty” with her, before the legends belted out their final two cuts at the end of the show, “No Scrubs” and “Waterfalls”, the latter which brought the crowd to their feet as Left Eye‘s original rap vocals echoed throughout the stage.

TLC at the Stockbridge Amphitheater

Before the night ended, Stockbridge Mayor Anthony Ford declared June 8 as a national TLC day holiday in Atlanta! He issued the ladies with the Stockbridge City Proclamation, whilst Atlanta City councilman Byron Amos issued the ladies the Proclamation from the City of Atlanta!

The second day of the celebrations continued on Sunday June 9, where TLC were honorees of the 5th annual Black Music Mogul brunch, at the Gathering Spot.

T-Boz was unable to attend the event, but Chilli was entertained by a plethora of entertainers performing TLC tributes. A stand out performance of “Waterfalls” by Maliibu Miitch and Jai’Len Josey almost brought tears to Chilli’s eyes.

Maliibu Miitch & Jai’Len Josey perform a TLC tribute



TLC were honored with the Eternal Harmony Award, followed by an award from music streaming service Pandora, recognizing “Waterfalls” receiving more than one billion streams on their platform, awarded by Joshua “J1” Raiford.

Chilli receives Pandora plaque from “J1”



Chilli was honored to accept the Outstanding Georgia Citizen award from GA Representative Billy Mitchell.



TLC also received honorary Doctorate of Philosophy degrees in Musicology, awarded by Dr. Jacqueline Mohair from Trinity International University of Ambassadors in Duluth, who graced the ladies with their new titles, Dr. Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas and Dr. Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins.



In addition to the doctorates, TLC were also awarded with the 2024 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.



Reigndrop Lopes, the younger sister of the late, great Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, was also in attendance at the event and received the honors on her sister’s behalf after the ceremony.

Chilli with Reigndrop Lopes



A big congratulations again to TLC on such an achievement, and congrats to the other honorees on the night, including TIP “T.I.” Harris, Amina Diop, Leron Rogers and John Rose.

T.I. with Chilli
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TLC Receive Landmark Award and Perform with Latto at iHeartRadio Music Awards 2024

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EDIT — TLC took to the iHeartRadio Music Awards stage after being introduced by rapper Glo Rilla, and gave a performance of “No Scrubs” and “Waterfalls” with surprise guest appearance from rapper Latto, who paid homage to Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes!

TLC accepted the Landmark award after a nostalgic performance of their hit tracks “No Scrubs” and “Waterfalls.” The duo wore coordinated fringe outfits and were accompanied by energetic backup dancers.

TLC are continuing their celebrations in 2024, and the blessings keep coming their way! T-Boz and Chilli are making a return to the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2024!

The ladies were initially announced to be one of the performers on the night, airing on Fox on April 1st, live from Los Angeles.

TLC will indeed be putting on a showstopping performance, but it has also been announced that the ladies will also be receiving a prestigious iHeartRadio Landmark Award on the night!

TLC are still up for nomination in the Best On Screen category for their phenomenal Lifetime documentary, ‘TLC Forever‘. Fans were given the opportunity to vote for their favorite nominees!

TLC were last in attendance at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2023, where the ladies were honored to introduce rapper Latto to the stage.

Stay tuned for highlights from the show and the full performance!

TLC & Latto (2024)
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MTV Animate TLC’s 1999 “No Scrubs” VMA Performance with MTV Dating Shows Nostalgia

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MTV gave TLC the animated treatment last week (Sept 6) via their Video Music Awards social media, as they recreated the iconic performance of “No Scrubs” in 1999.

MTV hired the services of animation creator’s Cartuna and LotusFly Animation, who jointly collaborated on the project to produce a 3D animation mash-up of the “No Scrubs” video along with the original audio and costumes from the performance at the VMA’s!

They added a little twist by including elements of some of the most nostalgic MTV dating shows of the past, including ‘Room Raiders‘ and ‘Singled Out‘, which aid T-Boz, Chilli and Left Eye in their decisions to ditch the guys that were no good for them, as they sit on judging panel chairs reminiscent to ‘The Voice’!

TLC are a huge part of MTV and VMA history, having dominated the 1995 award show with 4 major wins including Video Of The Year, a first for a black artist at the time, trumping some major competition from Michael and Janet Jackson!

They went on to add a 5th award to their accolades in 1999, when they took home the award for Best Group, beating stiff competition from megaselling groups such as *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys!

TLC at the MTV 1995 VMA’s

It was hoped that the animation was a sign that TLC was hopefully going to be involved in the 2023 VMA’s (Sept 13) in some form, but that was not the case, unfortunately. Instead, legendary awards were presented to Diddy and Shakira this year.

So, it was unclear what the new TLC animation was commissioned for. The clip baffled TLC member Chilli, who commented, “What in the heck is this?” on the post. It might help if MTV informed the artists prior to including them in their work.

TLC most definitely deserve an honary award at the VMA’s for their impact to the culture, record-breaking album sales, and opening the doors for women to express themselves however they wish to!

We cannot deny Left Eye’s influence on the many female rappers that she has paved the way for, and to see so many of them at the 2023 VMA’s as performers including Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj, was phenomenal! It is amazing to see how far female rap has come!

Check out the MTV animation below!