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MTV Video Music Awards

Whether it’s someone wearing an outrageous outfit, someone saying something that no sane person would say, or simply someone giving a performance that doesn’t live up to the hype, the MTV Video Music Awards never disappoint, and this year was no different.
Twitter and Facebook were blowing up with VMA reactions on Sunday night. Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Adele and Chris Brown all performed, and Britney Spears was honored with a VMA tribute.
Lady Gaga, dressed as her alternate male ego Jo Calderone, opened the show with a lengthy monologue then continued by performing her new hit “You and I.” Gaga stayed in character the entire evening, never changing wardrobes, unlike the 2010 VMAs, when she came out covered head to toe in raw meat.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z announced that they are now expecting their first child together.
Other celebrities making an appearance at the VMAs were Kim Kardashian, the cast of the MTV hit reality show, “Jersey Shore,” Vanessa Hudgens and Justin Bieber with girlfriend Selena Gomez.
Tyler the Creator caused a bit of a stir after receiving his award for Best New Artist.  He has been known to use words that are slurs against the gay community.  After the award show, GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) issued an announcement about MTV’s support of artists like Tyler the Creator.

List of Winners:

Video of the Year: Katy Perry “Firework”

Best Female Video: Lady GaGa “Born this Way”

Best Male Video: Justin Bieber “U Smile”

Best New Artist: Tyler, The Creator “Yonkers”

Best Collaboration: Katy Perry and Kanye West “E.T.”

Best Hip Hop Video: Nicki Minaj “Super Bass”

Best Rock Video: Foo Fighters “Walk”

Best Pop Video: Britney Spears “Till the World Ends”

Best Video with a Message: Lady GaGa “Born this Way”

Best Art Direction: Adele “Rolling in the Deep”

Best Choreography: Beyoncé “Run the World (Girls)”

Best Cinematography: Adele “Rolling in the Deep”

Best Direction: Beastie Boys “Make Some Noise”

Best Editing: Adele “Rolling in the Deep”

Best Special Effects: Katy Perry and Kanye West “E.T.”

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