During their extensive appearance on the red carpet of the MTV EMAs, Jedward caught up with NME to start “beef” with Coldplay and Oasis, and deliver us a cover of ‘Wonderwall’. Watch the footage below.
The pair spent a considerable amount of time on the red carpet of the Manchester ceremony at the Co-Op Live Arena, despite not being nominated or involved in the ceremony.
Speaking to NME, John Grimes of the former X Factor contestant duo explained how they’d “been writing so many songs” and were “in our emo era, we’ve been in our emotions”.
Brother Edward then admitted “I know we’re not Coldplay, I know we’re not Oasis,” before John interjected: “But you know what? Coldplay could have done with some of our songs on their new album [‘Moon Music‘].”
Edward then replied: “But we can sing Oasis – can Oasis sing Jedward?”
John agreed that “you’ve got to be versatile”, before laying the gauntlet down to the Gallaghers: What we’re saying is: Liam and Noel, there’s some beef here. Everyone loves a bit of beef.”
Jedward then spoke of a recent magazine shoot where they were dressed up as the Gallagher brothers, before commenting that “We’ve done more interviews than Oasis on this red carpet” – noting the absence of the band in their native Manchester, despite their 2025 reunion tour approaching.
“I honestly feel like I am Oasis at this point,” said John, after a brief rendition of the classic ‘Wonderwall’. “You have to bring the Oasis. They’re brothers, we’re brothers. We sometimes have our tiffs. I’m more of a Liam and he’s more of a Noel. Actually, I play guitar so I’m maybe a bit more of a Noel.”
As well as teasing a Christmas single, John and Edward also spoke about “crashing” the stage at Thirty Seconds To Mar’s London show back in June (“No, we were invited on stage,” John insisted. “Jared Leto knows us and actually loves us”) and their love of and work with CMAT (“She was a Jedward fan back in the day,” said Edward, “so we’re so happy that she’s representing for Ireland. It’s all about the show and she brings an old-school Nashville vibe”.
Hosted again by Rita Ora – who also delivered a tearful tribute to the late Liam Payne – the MTV EMAs 2024 saw live performances from Benson Boone, RAYE, Shawn Mendes, Teddy Swims, The Warning, LE SSERAFIM, Peso Pluma, Tyla, Busta Rhymes and Pet Shop Boys.
Check out all the winners from the night here.