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2009 Video Music Awards highlights

Kanye getting his drink on, on the red carpet...maybe this explains his bizarre outburst later?

Pete Wentz, Kanye West and Amber Rose

Michael's father, Joe Jackson

Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson

Janet Jackson dons the white glove for 'Scream'

Katy Perry does her best Freddie Mercury impersonation

Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video

Leighton Meester, totally creeped out by Jack Black's devil worship routine

Green Day accept the award for Best Rock Video (and Jack Black's giant axe)

Taylor Swift performs 'You Belong With Me' on the street outside Radio City Music Hall

Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz and Cobra Starship's Gabe Saporta

Lady Gaga does 'Paparazzi'

Megan Fox and some dude she's in a movie with (wait, sorry...it's Adam Brody...we were, uh, distracted for a moment there)

Green Day perform '21 Guns'

Ne-Yo and Chace Crawford

Beyonce puts a ring on it

Eminem accepts the award for Best Hip-Hop Video

Pink does her circus act

A red-faced (literally) Lady Gaga accepts the award for Best New Artist from presenter Eminem

Jimmy Fallon and Andy Samberg have a Boyz II Men moment

Beyonce lets Taylor Swift finish her acceptance speech

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys perform 'Empire State of Mind'

Paramore's Hayley Williams

Gerard Butler: 'This! Is! MTV!'

MTV VMAs 2009 red carpet

MTV VMAs 2009 red carpet

The hits, the misses and whatever the heck Lady Gaga was...

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2010 Video Music Awards nominees

2010 Video Music Awards nominees

Lady Gaga gets a record-breaking 13 nominations; show set...

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Do you think Kanye's outburst was acceptable?