VMAs Rock The Back Lot

The MTV VMA awards took place at Paramount studios tonight and were indeed spectacular with dazzling performances staged to be as vivid and wonderful as music videos and presenters such as Demi Moore, Michael Phelps, Ciara, Lindsey Lohan,Slipknot, Slash,Paris Hilton, Kobe Bryant and of course Britney Spears. Speaking of Britney Spears she was the heavy hitter of the night taking home 3 VMAs which is great considering she has failed to receive this reward sixteen times before. Here is a list of the nights awardees:
Video Of The Year - Piece of Me (Britney Spears)
Female Video of the Year - Piece of Me (Britney Spears)
Male Video of the Year - With You (Chris Brown)
Best New Artiste - Tokio Hotel
Best Rock Video -Shadow of the Day (Linkin Park)
Best Hip Hop Video - Lollipop (Lil Wayne)
Best Pop Video - Gimme More (Britney Spears)
Best Dancing in a Video - When I Grow Up (Pussycat Dolls)
Best Art Direction - Run (Gnarls Barkley)
Best Choreography - Run (Gnarls Barkely)
Best Cinematography - Conquest (White Stripes)
Best Direction - I Will Possess Your Heart (Death Cab For Cutie)
Best Special Effects - Good Life (Kanye West f/ T-Pain)
VMA Dance Battle - Fanny Pak The VMA performances were definitely unforgettable with Lil Wayne performing with Leona Lewis, T-Pain and Kid Rock. Also T.I. performed with Rihanna, Katy Perry dazzled the VMA stage with a performance of Like A Virgin and the smash hit I Kissed A Girl, and Kanye West closed the show literal with song. Christina Aguilera and Pink's performances were thrilling with luscious harmony and gutsy dance moves. The host of the evening was Russell Brand who may have been a bit too forward to be considered as funny but was definitely entertaining to watch. However his mouth may have gotten him in trouble after he suggested that it was not worthwhile for the Jonas Brothers to be chaste. Jordin Sparks when presenting spoke out against his comments as did Perez HIlton after the show. As for the awards, well you tell me, I still cannot get over Britney's three wins. I believe the most closely contested award was the Best Rock video VMA which had nominees such as Slipknot, Fall Out Boy, Paramore and of course the winners Linkin Park. Definitely one of the more pleasant 'upsets' of the night (for me anyway) was that the German band Tokio Hotel took Best New Artiste from contenders Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Jordin Sparks and Taylor Swift.
If you haven't watched it yet you missed out on something, though I guess you'll get a chance to watch it as I sense many reruns in MTVs future, like the one going one as I type...gotta run i'm gonna watch the VMAs again!!!