VMA Awards 2009

First off I would just like to say that the opening tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, was so great that I can’t find the proper words to truly express how wonderful and heartfelt it was. Madonna started it off with a speech about her dear friend Michael and then a swarm of dancers hit the stage to show off some of the King’s most memorable dance moves. Then the performance everyone was squirming in their seats to see, Janet hit the stage to perform Scream and everyone in the arena (and I’m sure everyone who was at home watching were as well) went crazy. As Janet mimicked her brothers dance moves in sync with video being played behind her the crowd continued to cheer and go wild. It was a great performance, one of the best tributes yet (classic).

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Lady Gaga showed her creative ways while performing her latest song Paparazzi. Green Day also performed and did a wonderful job. They made sure to try to involve their fans in their performance by inviting them all on stage (or at least the ones who could fit). There was a lot of high energy during their performance. But the big shock of the night came when Kanye walked on stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech and said that Beyoncé should have one for Best Female Video instead of Taylor (I know what your thinking, WOW). Some think that Kanye was wrong for doing that while others feel that he was simply telling the truth.

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So that left a mark for a while because people booed his name when he was listed as one of the nominees in one of the categories. But once Beyoncé stepped on the stage people couldn’t help but jump to their feet when she performed her hit Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It). There was crazy energy in the building during her performance.

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Then Pink later hit the stage and showed her singing ability by doing acrobatic moves while performing (beautifully done). Fast foreword to Beyoncé winning for Video Of The Year with her video for Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) and during her acceptance speech she talked about how she felt when she first won her first award and felt it was important for Taylor to come back out and finish her acceptance speech. It was truly a great moment and Beyonce proved to everyone that she is truly a class act. Taylor got to finish her speech that was earlier interrupted by Kanye and got a huge applause from the crowd (beautiful moment). Lastly to rap up some of the night’s highlights was the closing performance made by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. They performed a track called Empire State Of Mind from his current release, Blueprint 3. It was what everyone thought it would be and more. YOU HAVE TO LOVE MUSIC!!! THANKS MTV FOR AN ENTERTAINING NIGHT OF BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.