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*As JAY Z and Blue Ivy Present “Michael Jackson Video Vanguard” Award to BEYONCÉ*

*Lagos| Nigeria: *MTV <http://www.mtv.com/> Base hosted an epic night of music with unforgettable performances, unpredictable moments and heartfelt messages as the 2014 “MTV Video Music Awards” (24 August).

The awards, which held at the Forum, Inglewood in California had *BEYONCÉ *welcome MTV and the audience to earth shattering performances of hits from her visual album “*BEYONCÉ”. *After BEYONCÉ broke Justin Timberlake’s 2013 record for the longest VMA performance ever, JAY Z and Blue Ivy unexpectedly joined her on stage for a highly emotional moment as her family presented her with the “Michael Jackson Video Vanguard” Award.

Humbled and speaking through tears, *BEYONCÉ* thanked God, her daughter, her “beloved,” MTV and her fans. She also won the most awards of the evening, taking home Moonmen in three different categories, including “Best Collaboration” for “Drunk in Love” and “Best Video With a Message” for
“Pretty Hurts”.

*Miley Cyrus *shocked the world by leaving her twerking ways behind her and delivering a heartfelt message as she took away the “Video of the Year,” award. A former homeless youth in Los Angeles named Jesse took the stage in her place to accept her award on behalf of the 1.6 million runaways and
homeless youth in the U.S. From the side of the stage, Miley teared up watching him make a call to action, directing fans to her Facebook page to join the fight to end youth homelessness. Jesse ended with an emotional quote, “a dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream
together is a reality.”

The 2014 “MTV Video Music Awards” opened with the summer’s fiercest female threesome.
rump-shaking performance.

Finally, British singer-songwriter *Jessie J* joined the titillating trio to bring the house down with their smash-hit, “Bang Bang”. Nicki returned with a wardrobe malfunction that left her clutching her dress.

Before introducing “Best Hip-Hop Video”, *Common* asked the VMA audience for a moment of silence to mark the events taking place in Ferguson, Missouri, with some members of the in-house audience responding by spontaneously raising their hands overhead. Introduced by super-fan *Kim Kardashian West*, British singing sensation and first-time VMA performer *Sam Smith* mesmerized the audience - and the Kardashian-Jenner sisters - as he and his band orchestrated a soulful rendition of his powerful hit ballad “Stay with Me”.

Multi-platinum global R&B star *Usher* also delivered a funk-filled performance of his single “Give it to You,” bringing the audience to their feet and surprising everyone when *Nicki Minaj* once again returned to join him onstage during their rhythmically charged set.

*2014 “MTV Video Music Award Winners:*

*VIDEO OF THE YEAR:*

Miley Cyrus <http://www.mtv.com/artists/miley-cyrus/> - "Wrecking Ball"

*BEST HIP HOP:*

Drake <http://www.mtv.com/artists/drake/> ft. Majid Jordan - "Hold On
(We're Going Home)"

*BEST MALE:*
Ed Sheeran <http://www.mtv.com/artists/ed-sheeran/> - "Sing"

*BEST FEMALE:*

Katy Perry ft. Juicy J - "Dark Horse"

*BEST POP:*

Ariana Grande <http://www.mtv.com/artists/ariana-grande/> ft. Iggy Azalea -
"Problem"

*BEST ROCK:*

Lorde <http://www.mtv.com/artists/lorde/> - "Royals"

*MTV ARTIST TO WATCH:*

Fifth Harmony <http://www.mtv.com/artists/fifth-harmony/> - "Miss Movin On"

*BEST COLLABORATION:*

BEYONC <http://www.mtv.com/artists/beyonce/>É ft. JAY Z - "Drunk In Love"

*MTV CLUBLAND AWARD:*

Zedd ft. Hayley Williams - "Stay the Night"

*BEST VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE*

BEYONC <http://www.mtv.com/artists/beyonce/>É - "Pretty Hurts"

*BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY*

BEYONC <http://www.mtv.com/artists/beyonce/>É - "Pretty Hurts"

*BEST EDITING*

Eminem <http://www.mtv.com/artists/eminem/> - "Rap God"

*BEST CHOREOGRAPHY*

Sia <http://www.mtv.com/artists/sia/> - "Chandelier"

*BEST DIRECTION*

DJ Snake <http://www.mtv.com/artists/dj-snake/> & Lil Jon
< http://www.mtv.com/artists/lil-jon/> - "Turn Down For What"

*BEST ART DIRECTION*

Arcade Fire - "Reflektor"

*BEST VISUAL EFFECTS*

OK Go <http://www.mtv.com/artists/ok-go/> - "The Writing's On the Wall"

*BEST LYRIC VIDEO*

5 Seconds of Summer – “Don’t Stop”

The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards *will premiere in Nigeria on* MTV Base tonight, *Monday 25 August at 2PM with the primetime premiere showing later 6PM.

*Ariana Grande* kicked it all off by starting an intergalactic dance party with her Zedd-produced hit, “Break Free”. Grande emerged from a spaceship before being joined by the Queen of Hip-Hop, *Nicki Minaj*, who hit the stage to unleash “Anaconda” on the world with an eye-popping,

*The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards *will premiere in Nigeria on* MTV Base
tonight, *Monday 25 August at 2PM with the primetime premiere showing later
today at 7PM with the red carpet kicking off 6PM.

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- Amazing Performances from Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Pink, Frank Ocean and Others.

The “2012 MTV Video Music Awards,” which took place last night at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, was a night of musical firsts with the debut TV performances of new songs by Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, P!nk, Green Day and more.

First-time host Kevin Hart set the lively tone for the evening the moment he emerged with his own unique security detail, while One Direction, Frank Ocean, 2 Chainz and Calvin Harris marked their first-ever VMA performances.

The “2012 MTV Video Music Awards” premieres on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) across Africa at 17:30 CAT on Saturday 8 September.

Rihanna, who took home the biggest prize of the night, “Video of the Year,” for “We Found Love,” opened the show with a sultry performance of “Cockiness (Love It)” featuring A$AP Rocky.” She then turned the arena into a huge dance party, performing her VMA award-winning song, “We Found Love,” with mega-hit producer and “2012 VMA house DJ” Calvin Harris, who won a VMA of his own for “Best Electronic Dance Music Video.”
Chris Brown won two VMA Moonmen trophies for “Best Male Video” and “Best Choreography” for “Turn up the Music.” Tying Brown with two wins for the night was M.I.A., who took home “Best Direction” and “Best Cinematography” for “Bad Girls.” The Young Money crew also had a night of successes, as Nicki Minaj won “Best Female Video,” and Drake featuring Lil Wayne scored “Best Hip Hop Video.” Coldplay garnered “Best Rock Video,” and VMA pre-show performer Demi Lovato took home “Best Video with a Message.”

A gravity-defying P!nk got the party started from a flying trapeze, performing her chart-topping hit “Blow Me (One Last Kiss).” Rising R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean took the stage for an intimate performance of his single “Thinking of You,” off his debut album. Accompanied only by a guitarist, it was an enchanting performance by the VMA newcomer.

U.K. sensation One Direction, who took home three Moonmen for “Best New Artist”, “Best Pop Video” and first-time social media category, “Most Share-Worthy Video”, ascended from beneath the stage to a throng of screaming fans, and performed their hit single “One Thing” on a platform high above the audience.

Hip-hop rising star 2 Chainz took to the VMA stage for the first time ever, and together with Lil Wayne, ignited the audience with a performance of “Yuck,” followed by Lil Wayne’s new single “No Worries,” from his highly anticipated mix tape, “D4.” In a pulsating performance from the centre of a writhing human mosh pit, Green Day rocked out to their new song “Let Yourself Go.”

Alicia Keys’ electrifying performance of new single “Girl on Fire” featured a surprise appearance by Nicki Minaj, and was accompanied by U.S. Olympian Gabby Douglas, who performed her gold medal-winning moves on stage.

Taylor Swift closed out the epic evening with a fun performance of her new smash single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" that brought the entire crowd to their feet. Starting the song in a recording booth, Swift was soon draped by a team of backup dancers as they paraded down the stage with a shower of flower petals raining on the wall of hi-def screens behind them.

Presenters at the“2012 MTV Video Music Awards” included Katy Perry, Emma Watson, Mac Miller, the “Fierce Five” 2012 Gold Medal-winning U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team, The Wanted, Wiz Khalifa, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Andy Samberg, Rashida Jones, 2 Chainz, Ke$ha, Tyler, the Creator, Rita Ora, Dwight Howard, Rebel Wilson, Zoe Saldana and worldwide Korean hip-hop viral sensation Psy.

VMA night kicked off with social activity booming beginning with the “Jersey Shore GTL Special” with over 5.2 million tweets and more than 175 trending topics in the US and worldwide. #VMA2012 has persistently been trending as the #1 organic topic since the beginning of the show. @mtv's most popular tweet was announcing One Direction's win for Most Share-Worthy Video.

The “2012 VMA” award winners are:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris
Title: “We Found Love”

BEST NEW ARTIST
One Direction
Title: “What Makes You Beautiful”

BEST MALE VIDEO
Chris Brown
Title: “Turn Up the Music”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Nicki Minaj
Title: “Starships”

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Drake featuring Lil Wayne
Title: “HYFR”

BEST POP VIDEO
One Direction
Title: “What Makes You Beautiful”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Coldplay
Title: “Paradise”

BEST ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC VIDEO
Calvin Harris
Title: “Feel So Close”

BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Demi Lovato
Title: “Skyscraper”

MOST SHARE-WORTHY VIDEO (Presented by Bing)
One Direction
Title: “What Makes You Beautiful”

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES:

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Chris Brown
Title: “Turn up the Music”
Choreography by Anwar “Flii” Burton

BEST EDITING
Beyoncé
Title: “Countdown”
Editing by Alexander Hammer & Jeremiah Shuff

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Skrillex
Title: “First of the Year (Equinox)”
Visual Effects by Deka Bros & Tony T. Datis

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
M.I.A.
Title: “Bad Girls”
Cinematography by André Chemetoff

BEST ART DIRECTION
Katy Perry
Title: “Wide Awake”
Art-Direction by Benji Bamps

BEST DIRECTION
M.I.A.
Title: “Bad Girls”
Direction by Romain Gavras

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