Now I know why I haven't watched these in years. Good for Lady Gaga, but the rest was not that enjoyable. And even before the Taylor Swift thing from last year, I didn't like Kanye West.
Usher had the best performance of the night for me. I'm extremely letdown by the "Kanye West Grand Finale"
Let's hear it for all the douchebags, indeed.
There was more emotion, passion and talent in those few bars Lady Gaga sung than the majority of the over-produced performances tonight.
So Gaga won 8 awards out of a possible 11? Apparently that's the most awards in a single night for any female artist?
Either way, I'm so happy for her. I know a lot of people will have their noses out of joint (just look at Katy Perry and Ke$ha's reactions) but she clearly did deserve those awards. Nobody was bigger than her in pop this year and nobody put as much effort into their video's.
Can't believe freaking Cher in full Turn Back Time gettup was on the same stage as Gaga. The gays must have buckled under the shock.
Chelsea was a bit crap. She's always been a poor mans Kathy Griffin to me.
"The gays must have buckled under the shock"
That made my night!
I thought Tay Tay's song was in defense of Kanye? That's what I got from the lyrics.
"You're not what you did"
One happy little monster right now!
When Cher came out at the end, I died... and to have her present an award to Lady GaGa, how fitting!
So thrilled for Lady GaGa. That video is "one of the greatest of all time".
Can't believe freaking Cher in full Turn Back Time gettup
As an official Cher geek I must tell you that it's actually the I Found Someone gettup. lol
Cher is .......well........she's just Cher!
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
Really?
I admit I never know anything about 'popular' music - I wouldn't know any of this music if it were playing right now. I only know of these people as I stumble across them in mainstream media coverage. Generally, though, I can at least get somewhat of an idea of what the concoction is supposed to be.
Not in this case - at all.
I felt bad for Cher having to read the nominees. I was thinking, "I bet she doesn't know who half of these people are either!"
I missed it--and it sounds like I didn't miss much--but here is my friend The Divine Grace's thoughts via her Facebook:
WHAT I LEARNED FROM THE MTV VMAs” –By The Divine Grace
Trey Songz is cute (and has a body of pure death) but when he opens his mouth to sing, his uterus falls out. Why are male vocalists nowadays supposed to sound like they’re waiting for their testicles to drop, and what are the chances we could get Barry White resurrected?
Rhianna wore an outfit so atrocious that I would have paid good money to see Chris Brown smack her in the teeth.
If you are of African descent, it is perfectly acceptable to refer to Usher as “Urr-sha”. If you don’t believe me you can ax anybody!
A hoodie covered in caution tape constitutes theatrical costuming.
Katy Perry has the legs of a pregnant 40 year-old substitute school teacher with Crohn’s Disease.
Kanye West is more qualified to sing about douchebags and assholes than gynecologists or proctologists.
Will.i.am performed in blackface, which is racist. Normally people would be really upset, but because it was Will.i.am, nobody cared enough to notice.
Chelsea Handler has balls. Big ones.
Lady Gaga wore a meat inspired dress to accept the Video of the Year Award. I guess we should be happy that her face wasn’t wrapped in red lace, but I’m troubled when the answer to the question, “Who are you wearing” is, “Jewelry by Harry Winston and dress by A&P.”
30 Seconds to Mars won Best Rock Video. Not since KISS have drag queens been able to reference their act as “rock”.
Miley Cyrus and Paris Hilton were nowhere to be found, proving that Jesus Christ is a kind and loving God.
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I had never seen Florence and the Machine before last night and she was so good. I loved that song! Oh and I just hate Taylor Swift THAT much more now.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/04
Good for Florence! Dog Days Are Over is at #8 on iTunes and her album is #2! What great exposure for her!! If only they had let Robyn do a full song...
Swing Joined: 9/15/09
Yeah bieber won because of all his little screaming fans.. I mean just look at this.. http://video.msg.com/Home/Justin-Bieber-FanCam
A few of those girls look a little long in the tooth to have Beiber Fever.
I ♥ my Cher.
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