MTV rolled out the black carpet for the 28th annual Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles last Sunday.
As usual, the event brought out Hollywood’s hottest celebrities and their eye-popping fashions.
Although MTV chose to opt out on a host this year, there were plenty of A-listers who kept the show upbeat and the “bleeper” bleeping.
The night began with a speech by Lady Gaga’s male alter ego, Jo Calderone.
Gaga, who stayed in her male alter ego all night, emerged on stage smoking and swearing before she launched into her latest single “You and I.”
Her alter ego would later accept the Best Female Video award for “Born This Way” on Gaga’s behalf.
Gaga wasn’t the only celebrity to make a bold fashion statement.
Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry were some of the stars who decided different and creative was the way to go, while celebrity newlywed Kim Kardashian and soul singer Adele chose a more classic look for the evening.
One superstar – Beyonce – had the best accessory of them all, as well as the biggest surprise of the evening. She revealed to the world she was pregnant at the end of her on stage performance of “Love on Top.”
Proud papa Jay Z applauded and cheered his wife of three years as a roar of applause came from the audience. Along with his wife, Jay Z performed his new hit “Otis” with 2009’s VMA crasher Kanye West.
Ne-Yo and Pitbull performed their summer hit “Give Me Everything” and Adele gave a simple but impeccable voice performance of “Someone Like You” with a single spotlight and piano.
Chris Brown gave the most energetic performance of the night.
The good-boy-gone-bad performed a mixture of songs, including his hits “Yeah X3” and “Beautiful People,” while flying high in the theater.
Bruno Mars took the stage to honor the late Amy Winehouse. Before his performance, Russell Brand spoke very highly of his friend and made sure her talent did not go unoticed.
Justin Bieber took home the award for Best Male Video but the females took the biggest awards of the night.
Britney Spears was awarded the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award (formerly known as the Lifetime Achievement Award) by Lady Gaga.
This prompted an awkward moment between the two which almost ended in a repeat of the infamous Spears and Madonna kiss until Spears pulled back.
Gaga took home an award of her own which was presented before the show began. “Born This Way” won Gaga the award for Best Video With a Message.
Katy Perry took home the biggest award of them all. Perry took home the moonman for Video of the Year for her very popular song Firework.
The night ended with an odd performance of “How to Love” and “John” by Lil Wayne. His high-energy performance left viewers wondering what the f*** he was saying, due to the majority of the song having been bleeped out.
Overall, this years VMA’s was full of surprises, decent live performances, and was highly entertaining.
