OK, so nothing can quite beat Kanye West taking to the stage and announcing he is running for presidency in 2020 but there were other great moments too…
Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift may have settled their feud by performing live on stage together. But the Anaconda singer decided to dig her claws in the show’s host Miley Cyrus with some feisty comments. However, Miley didn’t let the remarks hold her down becoming one for the most successful MTV Video Music Awards hosts especially when she announced her new album mileycyrusandherdeadpets is available for free online.
Miley Cyrus, the MTV Video Music Awards host, had her fans roaring with excitement when she revealed her latest album is free online
Nicki Minaj ripped into Miley during her acceptance speech, saying: “Back to this b—- that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press, Miley, what’s good.” Miley’s response: “Hey we all are in this industry, we all do interviews and we all know how they manipulate,” she said. “Nicki congratulations.”
Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj but their social media dramas behind them taking to the stage together
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Big Sean, who won the award for Video With A Social Message, brought Kanye West and John Legend to the stage as he made his tearjerking speech: “I gotta thank John Legend, I gotta thank Kanye for hopping on this song because it meant so much,” he said. “It’s partially dedicated to my grandma, Mildred Virginia Leonard. She was one of the first female black captains in World War II. If one person showed me that one man — man meaning human — male or female could change the world, it’s her.”
It was good news for Beliebers as Justin Bieber returned to the stage with “Four minutes of high-tech bliss,” Jon Pareles wrote in The Times
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West or shall we say First Lady and President in waiting
Britney Spears proved she was back to her former glorious self wit h a look that resembled her Toxic heydays
Team Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift – now this would be the ultimate girl band
Who won what:
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Beyoncé – 7/11
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
Sia – Elastic Heart
Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Fetty Wap – Trap Queen
Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – See You Again
Big Sean ft. E-40 – I Don’t F–k With You
BEST MALE VIDEO
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
The Weeknd – Earned It
Nick Jonas – Chains
BEST POP VIDEO
Beyoncé – 7/11
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Maroon 5 – “Sugar”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Hozier – Take Me to Church
Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman
Florence + the Machine – Ship to Wreck
Walk the Moon – Shut Up and Dance
Arctic Monkeys – Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – 7/11
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
ARTIST TO WATCH
Fetty Wap – Trap Queen
Vance Joy – Riptide
George Ezra – Budapest
James Bay – Hold Back The River
FKA Twigs – Pendulum
BEST COLLABORATION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – See You Again
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – Love Me Harder
Jessie J + Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang
VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE
Jennifer Hudson – I Still Love You
Colbie Caillat – Try
Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend – One Man Can Change the World
Rihanna – American Oxygen
Wale – The White Shoes
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
BEST ART DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Charles Infante)
Snoop Dogg – So Many Pros (François Rousselet, Jason Fijal)
Jack White – Would You Fight For My Love (Jack White, Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers – Go (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo – Where Are U Now with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – 7/11 (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
OK Go – I Won’t Let You Down (OK Go, air:man, and Mori Harano)
Chet Faker – Gold (Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran – Don’t (Nappy Tabs)
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – Never Catch Me (Keone and Mari Madrid)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – Never Catch Me (Larkin Sieple)
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud (Daniel Pearl)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Christopher Probst)
FKA Twigs – Two Weeks (Justin Brown)
Alt-J – Left Hand Free (Mike Simpson)
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar – Alright (Colin Tilley & the Little Homies)
Hozier – “Take Me To Church” (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)
Childish Gambino – “Sober” (Hiro Murai)
BEST EDITING
Beyoncé – 7/11 (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
Ed Sheeran – Don’t (Jacquelyn London)
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
A$AP Rocky – L$D (Dexter Navy)
Skrillex & Diplo – Where Are U Now (Justin Bieber, Brewer)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood (Ingenuity Studios)
FKA Twigs – Two Weeks (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Childish Gambino – Telegraph Ave.” (Gloria FX)
Skrillex & Diplo Where Are U Now with Justin Bieber (Brewer, Gloria FX, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Tyler, the Creator – F****** Young/Death Camp (Gloria FX)
Images: Corbis, Splash
