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MTV VMAs 2015: Nicki Minaj reconciles with Taylor Swift, feuds with Miley Cyrus while Kanye West announces 2020 Presidential run

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MTV VMAs 2015: Nicki Minaj reconciles with Taylor Swift, feuds with Miley Cyrus while Kanye West announces 2020 Presidential run
MTV VMAs 2015

At the MTV Video Music Awards 2015, all eyes were on host Miley Cyrus. The former Disney star had twerked her way into headlines with a latex lingerie-clad performance of 'Blurred Lines' with Robin Thicke at the 2013 VMA show. While Cyrus embraced her raunchy side, her performance at the VMAs was lacklustre.

Leading the nominee list, Taylor Swift took home four awards including top honour, Video of the Year. Justin Bieber gave a teary performance of his song 'Where are you now' while Kanye West was awarded the Video Vanguard Award, accepting which he announced his 2020 presidential run!

The biggest announcement at the show, however, was of Cyrus' new album which she released online and made available for free.

Nicki Minaj's controversial 'Anaconda' had to make do with winning Best Hip Hop video. Minaj's tweets calling out the VMAs snubbing her for Video of the Year, became a controversy when Taylor Swift responded to her remarks. While the duo reconciled and sealed the deal with a duet at VMAs, Miley Cyrus did not find herself in Minaj's good graces

Also read: Nicki Minaj's VMA tweet had nothing to do with Taylor Swift

For a show known for going off-script and giving us outrageous moments, the VMAs this time around were quite tame.

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31 Aug 2015
09:05 AM

All the supporting dancers of Miley's performance are drag queens. 

In the last few months, Miley has been vocal about her sexuality. From talking about her relationships with women to calling herself gender fluid and identifying as pansexual.

 

09:04 AM

Amidst the fireworks Miley announced her new album Mileysmileycyrusandherdeadpets, which is available for free online now.

09:02 AM

Miley is finally on-stage performing. Of course, it begins with her blowing out pot fumes.

08:57 AM

08:46 AM

WINNER- VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar for 'Bad Blood'

 

08:42 AM

O Rihanna, Rihanna wherefore art thou Rihanna?

08:34 AM

WINNER- BEST NEW ARTIST: Fetty Wap Trap Queen

08:34 AM

So far, the audience cam has been the most interesting part of the show.

 

08:31 AM

Pharrell is totally kicked about Kanye's presidential run.

 

08:29 AM

So, Kanye for President then?

 

 

08:25 AM

Pharrell William performs 'Freedom'.

08:17 AM

So far we have orange juice, listen to the kids and running for President in 2020.

Go Kanye!

08:04 AM

WINNER- VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD: Kanye West

Taylor Swift on-stage to present Kanye West with Video Vanguard Award.

'Imma actually let you finish'

 

08:01 AM

Kanye West's ode to, um, Kanye West?

 

 

 

 

07:58 AM

We're not sure about this new avatar of Justin Beiber. What do you think?

 

07:55 AM

 

07:46 AM

Kylie Jenner and Neyo introduce Tori Kelly. She's performing 'Should’ve Been Us'

07:43 AM

Where are the shenanigans, Miley?

 

@mileycyrus, you're are doing such a great job tonight!  #VMAs

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07:39 AM

WINNER- BEST VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE: Big Sean, Kanye West and John Legend for 'One Man Can Change the World'

 

07:32 AM

Justin Bieber is on-stage performing 'Where are you now'! Beibs has gone emo since his break-up with Selena Gomez. So if 'The Heart Want It Wants' was her ode to the break-up, performed at the AMA's last year, this is Beiber's. This song is in collaboration with Skrillex and Diplo.

 

 

07:27 AM

In case you missed it, the VMAs gave away two awards at the pre-awards show.

Taylor Swift's 'Blank Space' also won Best pop video while the best rock video award went to Fall Out Boy's 'Uma Thurman'.

 

07:25 AM

Demi Lovato is on stage performing 'Cool for the Summer'

 

07:22 AM

Our newest 'Joker' is here with pink hair.

07:17 AM

There you go!

 

07:15 AM

WINNER- BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Taylor Swift takes it home for 'Blank Space'. She's got her own celebrity cheerleading squad in the audience.

 

07:13 AM

Uh-oh. Nicki Minaj rips into Miley over her comments on the Minaj-Swift Twitter chat that many characterised as feud.

07:02 AM

WINNER- BEST HIP HOP VIDEO:  Nicki Minaj wins for 'Anaconda'.

"Where are my girls that are getting their own money?"

 

06:59 AM

Miley-ism so far. Don't say 'cheese', say 'marijuana' for selfies.

 

06:56 AM

"Cause baby, now we got mad love. You know it used to bad blood."

06:42 AM

WINNER- BEST MALE POP VIDEO: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars win for 'Uptown Funk'.

06:38 AM

Viewers in India, we feel your pain! This show is known for going off-script and the powers that be don't trust us to deal with the it. So Vh1 in India is airing the show on Monday evening, 12 hours after it ends in the US, presumably after several snips and cuts.

06:33 AM

The show kicks off with a Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift singing  the 'Night is still young'. Trust the VMAs to capitalise on the biggest pre-awards controversy. 

Minaj and Swift were involved in a Twitter feud over the 2015 MTV VMA nominations. While it ended with Swift apologising for her unwarranted response to Minaj's comments on the nominations, is Swift singing 'Bad Blood' ironically right now?

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