--- description: Rolling Stone produced a super-cut video of celebrities on their smartphones at the MTV VMAs title: Best couple at the VMAs? Celebrities and their smartphones image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Best Couple of the VMAs Was Celebrities and Their Smartphones by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 7:34 PM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 7:34 PM CUT While some might say that the most touching moment of the VMAs was [provided by Bey, Jay, and Blue Ivy](http://time.com/3171852/vmas-2014-beyonce-jay-z-divorce-rumors/ "undefined"), [_Rolling Stone_ provided](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/watch-a-supercut-of-distracted-stars-on-cell-phones-at-2014-vmas-20140825 "undefined") compelling video evidence that a different relationship trumped all relationships on display during Sunday night’s show: Celebrities and their cell phones. It turns out that we weren’t the only ones Tindering and tweeting to pass the time during the award show. The above video shows a compilation of celebrities being bored and checking Instagram. Or something. While many celebrity smartphone moments went unnoticed, the Kardashians’ were[ publicly called out](http://gawker.com/kardashians-texted-through-the-vmas-moment-of-silence-f-1626454101 "undefined") when MTV showed video of them on their phones during a moment of silence for Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri earlier this month. > [](https://twitter.com/rachelzarrell/status/503721756545134593) Although [_Buzzfeed_ notes](http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/kardashians-texting-during-vmas-ferguson-tribute#md7ub8 "undefined") the possibility that the moment was a poorly timed video delay rather than a real-time moment. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3176483/vmas-2014-celebrities-smartphones-supercut-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3176483/vmas-2014-celebrities-smartphones-supercut-video/"},"headline":"Best Couple of the VMAs Was Celebrities and Their Smartphones","datePublished":"2014-08-25T19:34:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:44.997Z","description":"Stars: They're bored like us.","url":"https://time.com/3176483/vmas-2014-celebrities-smartphones-supercut-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","entertainment","celebrity","cellphone"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3176483/vmas-2014-celebrities-smartphones-supercut-video/","name":"Best Couple of the VMAs Was Celebrities and Their Smartphones"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Watch the Highlights From The 2014 VMA's","description":"Watch the Highlights From The 2014 VMA's","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/GgUnXJ2l/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-08-25T11:36:55.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/GgUnXJ2l.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3176483/vmas-2014-celebrities-smartphones-supercut-video/","duration":"PT2M8S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3176483/vmas-2014-celebrities-smartphones-supercut-video/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```