All eyes in music and entertainment were focused on Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night. The first major award show in the billion dollar arena brought many highlights during the red carpet arrivals, and main show as Lady Gaga kicked off the night by performing her ARTPOP single “Applause.” Miley Cyrus brought sexy twerking ratchet with her Bangerz hit “We Can’t Stop,” before bringing out Robin Thicke, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar for the “Give It To Me” remix.
Kanye West was the first solo rap act to bless the VMAs stage as he went with a dark blacked out theme for his Yeezus cut “Blood on the Leaves.” Macklemore and Ryan Lewis brought awareness with help from Mary Lambert and Jennifer Hudson on “Same Love,” before Drake brought the fireworks with “Hold On, We’re Going Home” and “Started From the Bottom.” Bruno Mars displayed why he’s one of the best today performing “Gorilla,” as Katy Pery had the honors of closing out the VMAs by taking the boxing ring under the Brooklyn Bridge in “Roar.”
2013 MTV Video Music Awards Winners:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
BEST MALE VIDEO: Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
ARTIST TO WATCH: Austin Mahone
SONG OF THE SUMMER: One Direction – “Best Song Ever”
BEST VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Same Love”
BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Can’t Hold Us”
BEST COLLABORATION: Pink featuring Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
BEST ROCK VIDEO: 30 Seconds to Mars – “Up in the Air”
BEST POP VIDEO: Selena Gomez – “Come and Get It”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
BEST ART DIRECTION: Janelle Monae Feat. Erykah Badu – “Q.U.E.E.N”
BEST DIRECTION: Justin Timberlake – “Suit and Tie”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Bruno Mars – “Treasure”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Capital Cities – “Safe and Sound”
BEST EDITING: Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
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