India Love stormed the stage at the 2025 Streamer Awards and grabbed the microphone to protest FaZe Adapt’s win.
The social media influencer walked onto the stage uninvited as Valkyrae was about to present an award. She declared that DDG and Rakai deserved to win instead of FaZe Adapt, who had just been announced as the winner.
The moment immediately drew comparisons to Kanye West’s infamous 2009 MTV VMAs interruption of Taylor Swift. Security quickly escorted India Love out of the venue following the disruption. She was attending as a plus-one guest rather than as a nominee or presenter.
The interruption caught both the live audience and online viewers off guard. Some initially thought it was a scripted comedy bit mimicking the Kanye incident. The broadcast cameras had panned to Valkyrae, expecting her to walk on stage, before India Love appeared instead.
India Love is a social media personality who built her following on Instagram and reality TV. She’s part of the Westbrooks family, known from their BET reality series. While she has millions of followers across platforms, she’s not typically associated with gaming or streaming culture.
FaZe Adapt is a longtime member of FaZe Clan and one of the original faces of gaming content on YouTube. DDG is a rapper and YouTuber who bridges music and creator communities. Rakai is an IRL streamer known for his presence in the newer wave of street-style streaming content.
The Streamer Awards is an annual ceremony founded by QTCinderella in 2022. The show recognizes livestreamers across gaming, IRL content, and variety streaming categories. It features stage presentations, acceptance speeches, and a live broadcast to hundreds of thousands of viewers.
The moment shows how creator-focused events now deal with the same chaos that traditional celebrity award shows have faced for years. As streaming culture grows and crosses over with influencer and celebrity circles, the line between internet personalities and Hollywood-style drama continues to blur.
