So The VMA's have come and gone, and it was a canny show. I was a bit disappointed but it was still fun.
Let's have a look at the winners first yeah?
Video of the Year:
- 30 Seconds to Mars - Kings and Queens
- B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) - Airplanes
- Eminem - Not Afraid
- Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over
- Lady GaGa - Bad Romance - WINNER
- Lady GaGa (featuring Beyonce) - Telephone
Best Male Video:
- B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) - Airplanes
- Jason Derulo - In My Head
- Drake - Find Your Love
- Eminem - Not Afraid - WINNER
- Usher (featuring will.i.am) - OMG
Best Female Video:
- Beyonce (featuring Lady GaGa) - Video Phone
- Ke$ha - Tik Tok
- Lady GaGa - Bad Romance - WINNER
- Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg) - California Gurls
- Taylor Swift - Fifteen
Best New Artist:
- Justin Bieber (featuring Ludacris) - Baby - WINNER
- Broke Bells - The Ghost Inside
- Jason Derulo - In My Head
- Ke$ha - Tik Tok
- Nicki Minaj (featuring Sean Garrett) - Massive Attack
Best Pop Video:
- Beyonce (featuring Lady GaGa) - Video Phone
- B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) - Nothin On You
- Ke$ha - Tik Tok
- Lady GaGa - Bad Romance - WINNER
- Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg) - California Gurls
Best Rock Video:
- 30 Seconds to Mars - Kings and Queens - WINNER
- Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over
- MGMT - Flash Delirium
- Muse - Uprising
- Paramore - Ignorance
Best Hip-Hop Video:
- B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) - Airplanes
- Drake (featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem) - Forever
- Eminem - Not Afraid - WINNER
- Jay Z (featuring Swizz Beatz) - On to the Next One)
- Kid Cudi (featuring MGMT and Ratatat - Pursuit of Happiness
Best Dance Video:
- Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor
- David Guetta (featuring Akon) - Sexy Chick
- Enrique Iglesias (featuring Pitbul) - I Like It
- Lady GaGa - Bad Romance - WINNER
- Usher (featuring will.i.am) - OMG
Best Collaboration:
- 30H!3 (featuring Ke$ha) - My First Kiss
- Beyonce (featuring Lady GaGa) - Video Phone
- B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) - Airplanes
- Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
- Lady GaGa (featuring Beyonce) - Telephone - WINNER
Breakthrough Video:
- Dan Black - Symphonies
- The Black Keys - Tighten Up
- Coldplay - Strawberry Swing
- Gorillaz (featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def) - Stylo
There was other awards but they don't really matter tbh.
So moving onto the presenter of the evening, Chelsea Handler. Not that funny. Her jokes fell a bit flat mostly and she went on a bit like. I did like the little sketches with the artists nominated for Best Newcomer, however, especially the Jason Derulo auto-tune digs. She wasn't the best host, but it was a decent job I suppose.
Now the performances! I already said in a previous post who was performing but I didn't say everyone. First up was Eminem with a special appearance from Rihanna, who was originally confirmed as not appearing!
Meh, quite boring. Not a fan of Eminem, but I do love 'Love The Way You Lie' with Rihanna!
Next up was Justin Bieber!
For his first VMA Performance, I was not impressed. The whole running from screaming girls at the beginning was ridiculous and he didn't even sing live for the majority which is a big no no in my book! And the drums? You dropped one. I do like Bieber! But this just didn't do it for me.
Usher was performing next. I apologize for the terrible video. It's all that I could find, so as soon as I find another I'll replace it.
I love this song so much! I think this performance was more about dancing, than the singing. It was very good though, I enjoyed it.
Favourite of mine, Florence and the Machine were next! Again sorry for the video quality!
One of the best performances on the night. Actually, the best! She's simply amazing and what a voice! Brilliant!
I think that's enough performance videos because the rest of them aren't that good.
Overall this years VMA's were a bit of a disappointment. Chelsea Handler was a let down, the majority of the performances weren't good and most of all, there was no real drama!! Lady GaGa turned up in a meat dress! Big deal! You should expect things like that from her. Congrats to her on all the awards too! Well deserved.
