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What Was Your Favorite Performance at the VMAs?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:30:41 -0700

There's been a lot of chatter today about Britney Spears's three moonmen at the 2008 MTV VMAs on Sunday, but I want to briefly turn our attention to something else: the performances. Kanye crooned, Pink strutted, and the Jonas Brothers rocked out on a porch stoop. Which of the evening's musical interludes was your favorite?

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Announcing the Winners: The 2008 MTV VMAs

BuzzSugar — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:05:50 -0700

Last year was supposed to be the big Britney Spears comeback show at the MTV Video Music Awards - but this year marked Britney's real return. Britney won her first VMA (and, before long, her second and third), taking home the moonmen for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, and Video of the Year for "Piece of Me."

Russell Brand hosted the 25th ceremony, which included today's chart-toppers putting their own spins on classic songs (Katy Perry singing a snippet of "Like a Virgin," etc). While Britney was the night's big winner, others who will need to find a space on their shelves for a moonman include Chris Brown, the Pussycat Dolls, and Tokio Hotel. To see the whole list of winners, just read more.

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Britney Spears, "Piece of Me"

BEST MALE VIDEO
Chris Brown, "With You"

BEST DANCING IN A VIDEO
Pussycat Dolls, "When I Grow Up"

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Linkin Park, "Shadow of the Day"

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Lil Wayne, "Lollipop"

BEST NEW ARTIST
Tokio Hotel, "Ready, Set, Go!"

BEST POP VIDEO
Britney Spears, "Piece of Me"

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Britney Spears, "Piece of Me"

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TV Tonight: The 25th Annual MTV Video Music Awards

BuzzSugar — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:00:13 -0700

Amazing, isn't it, that we've had a quarter-century of awesome performances and crazy stunts at the MTV Video Music Awards? This year's 25th installment of the irreverent awards ceremony kicks off tonight at 8 p.m., with a whole bunch of new moonmen just waiting to be handed out.

A few things we know about tonight's show: Russell Brand is hosting, which should mean lots of borderline bleep-able moments. Britney Spears is opening the show, though she's supposedly not performing. And tons of performances are lined up, including one from Kanye West to close the show.

Don't forget you can win a VMA goody bag, and come back tonight to see live polling, red carpet coverage, and all the winners here on the Sugar sites. For now, you can check out the nominees over here, and to watch a clip of Brand talking about the awards, just read more.

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MTV Video Music Awards: Who's Missing From the Nominations

BuzzSugar — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:15:45 -0700

The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards are coming our way once again, and as I skimmed the nominees for this year, I started to feel perplexed. Some of the nominees are totally appropriate, but others make me scratch my head, and I could think of other videos from this year that are far more deserving.

Maybe it's a sign of the times, but did you know that there used to be categories for awards like Best Post-Modern Video and Best Concept Video? I feel like they used to at least acknowledge groundbreaking work in music videos, but because of the decreasing airtime for videos on MTV, maybe there just isn't a need anymore? I'm not sure, but I do know that there are some videos I would add to the mix on Sept. 7 if I could.

To see who I'd add and to chime in your own favorite videos for each category, read more.

Best Female Video: MTV's nominees include Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" which is definitely funny, and Rihanna's "Take A Bow." But maybe instead of Jordan Sparks's video for "No Air" I'd throw in Feist's video for "I Feel It All" and Solange Knowles's "I Decided." Solange's costumes and visuals are so awesome, and how can you resist Feist?

Best Male Video: It's hard to argue with most of MTV's picks, especially Usher's "Love in This Club" (touch of sarcasm there), but I would add Andrew Bird's video for his song "Lull". It's a lovely and unique animated piece that deserves some love.

Best Hip Hop Video: I'm glad MTV included Kanye West and Chris Martin's video collaboration for the song "Homecoming" in the list of nominees because it's a gorgeous shout-out to Chicago. I think another Kanye collaboration deserves to be in there, though: Estelle's video for "American Boy."

Best Pop Video: I'm not going to argue with Jonas Brothers or Danity Kane or Britney Spears because, you know, whatever. But wouldn't it be hilarious if Robin Sparkles made it in there?

Best New Artist: Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Jordan Sparks - but no Vampire Weekend?! They're having as big a year as it gets for a band. They're even apparently making America cool again, for Pete's sake, and still no love from MTV. Well, I would like to officially note that I think they deserve a nod for "Oxford Comma." Also, that first She & Him video where Zoe's head explodes is awesome and they're the best new artists in my heart.

Best Rock Video: I don't know if Death Cab For Cutie falls into the same category as groups like Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters, and Linkin Park but I think their video for "I Will Possess Your Heart" is great and deserves some attention.

What about you? What would you add to this year's list of nominees?

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