{"id":2005317,"date":"2025-09-08T03:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T03:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2005317"},"modified":"2025-09-08T03:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T03:34:13","slug":"sombr-finds-his-inner-heartthrob-during-vmas-main-stage-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sombr-finds-his-inner-heartthrob-during-vmas-main-stage-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Sombr Finds His Inner Heartthrob During VMAs Main Stage Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_5cmadd2lcapbsnpfcddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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The 20-year-old musician added more fuel to the fire of his breakout year with a medley featuring the hit single \u201cBack to Friends\u201d and the standout record <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/addison-rae-sombr-sultry-obsession-224039383.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201c12 to 12.\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">\u201c12 to 12.\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sombr\u2019s set started off in a photo booth, where he emerged with the opening lines of \u201cBack to Friends.\u201d As the song progressed, he worked his way over to a performance stage with NYC club posters plastered across the walls as his band played on. Then it was time to really get the party started. \u201cThis one\u2019s for the girls that get it,\u201d Sombr announced before launching into \u201c12 to 12.\u201d His dancers made out under disco ball lights while he partied with a bunch of girls. Whatever sadness lingered from his heartbroken opening song was gone by the time he reached the \u201c12 to 12\u201d bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sombr also received his first VMAs nominations at this year\u2019s show. The singer-songwriter was up for Best New Artist against Ella Langley, Gigi Perez, Lola Young, Alex Warren, and the Mar\u00edas. He took home the award for Best Alternative for \u201cBack to Friends,\u201d while \u201c12 to 12\u201d appeared as a contender for Song of the Summer but lost out to Tate McRae.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to step back and be like, \u2018Wow, this is amazing\u2019 when everything is happening so fast, but it is the best thing that has ever happened to me,\u201d he told MTV about his quick rise when he was named <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/sombr-says-hit-back-friends-150211686.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:MTV\u2019s Global Push Artist;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">MTV\u2019s Global Push Artist<\/a> for September. \u201cBeing able to meet all these people, go to all these countries, and see all these new faces and beautiful people who connect with my music \u2014 it\u2019s all I ever wanted to do in my life, so it\u2019s the best thing ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.rollingstone.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:RollingStone's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">RollingStone&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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