THE RUNDOWNHarry Styles isn’t attending the MTV VMAs tonight despite having two nominations.The singer is in the middle of a 30-show residency in New York City.He performed last night at Madison Square Garden and will take the stage again on Wednesday.Harry Styles is a two-time nominee at tonight’s MTV VMAs in Los Angeles, but ELLE understands the Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally singer won’t be at the ceremony because he is currently in the middle of his 30-show New York residency for his Together, Together Tour at Madison Square Garden. He most recently played two shows there on Friday and Saturday; he’ll play his next concert on Wednesday.Styles’s song “Aperture” is nominated for Best Dance, and “Dance No More” is up for Best Choreography.Last month, Styles spoke to W magazine about his tour and the fans’ energy there. He opened up about the time he took away from performing to water “a side of my life I hadn’t paid much attention to previously” and how that experience has changed the way he feels onstage now.He explained, “The fans have always been so emotionally generous toward me. I feel it now more than ever after taking a break from the road. When you’re around something all the time, it numbs you to it—like eating your favorite food all the time. The break recontextualized it. Black is most shocking on white.”He added, “In the time that I took away from touring, I watered a side of my life I hadn’t paid much attention to previously. Because I started so young, touring became so much of who I was. I would feel quite uncomfortable with stretches at home. I didn’t know what to do with myself sometimes. Now I feel really fortunate to have this incredible job and creative environment, but also this life away from it that I’m excited to spend time in. I don’t know that I had that before. The idea of not touring is less frightening to me. It feels quite special to be in it, bathe in it, and be aware it’s not forever. It doesn’t come with this existentialism that it used to, when I was like, Who am I if I don’t do this? I’m a little more comfortable with who I am if I’m not doing it, which makes touring a lot more enjoyable.”