Alex Warren and wife Kouvr Annon had an awkward moment on the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet on Sunday evening in Los Angeles.The 26-year-old singer-songwriter – who suffered a botched performance at the Grammys in February – smiled alongside Annon, also 26, as shutterbugs captured the happy couple.However, things quickly went awry as one photographer shouted for the Ordinary hitmaker to pose for ‘a couple solo’ shots, suggesting Annon move aside.In footage shared by The Hollywood Reporter, Warren swiftly reached for his wife’s arm to keep her near, with an uncomfortable expression forming across his face.Annon also looked confused before gracefully leaving her husband and letting him have his solo moment. After initially appearing disgruntled by the snapper’s order, Warren returned to form, forcing a grin as he modeled a black sports coat and tailored barrel-shaped trousers. Alex Warren and wife Kouvr Annon had an awkward moment on the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet on Sunday evening in Los Angeles Things went left as one photographer shouted for the Ordinary hitmaker to pose for ‘a couple solo’ shots, prompting Annon to politely move asideWarren and Annon have been married since 2024.Warren made his debut at the 2026 Grammy Awards earlier this year, only to have his performance marred by technical issues.The YouTuber-turned-hitmaker was giving one of his most high-profile performances of his chart-topping single Ordinary at Los Angeles’s Crypto.com Arena when the hiccup occurred.The performance hit a snag almost from the start, as he struggled to hear properly through his in-ear monitors.The devices let musicians to hear themselves in deafening environments while also protecting their hearing, but Warren was unable to hear himself amid the mishap.His face bore a pained expression as he struggled with his battery pack, which was concealed under the back of his jacket.And in a moment of clear frustration, he pulled one of the in-ear monitors out.He later took to social media to explain what went wrong. 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