then there was a medley of Michael Jackson's songs and unforgettable dance moves - Thriller, Bad and Smooth Criminal. then Janet Jackson performed her duet with her older brother, Scream. IT WAS AMAZING! they even cut Janet from the music video that was playing behind her at the part when she and Michael were dancing. again, AMAZING!
to be honest, i expected them those performances and tributes. i mean, MTV is MTV because of Michael Jackson. but i must admit i wasn't excited that much. the last time i've been excited of watching the VMAs was during the year when Britney Spears performed Satisfaction and Oops! I Did it Again. so when twits about Kanye West, Taylor Swift and Beyonce began to appear on my Twitter homepage, i got so curious. i quickly opened a new tab and went to OMG!, i read an article on what Kanye West did at the VMAs and i have to say...THAT WAS SUCH A SHIT!
Taylor Swift won the Best Female Video award against Lady Gaga (Poker Face), Katy Perry (Hot n' Cold), Pink (So What), Kelly Clarkson (My Life Will Suck Without You), and Beyonce (Single Ladies). she was obviously shocked when her name was called and she was so excited when she got onstage to give her speech. just then, Kanye West appeared out of nowhere and took the mic from Taylor Swift, saying that Beyonce should've won the award. the camera went onto Beyonce and she was completely shocked as well. after that, Kanye took his leave but Taylor was not able to finish her speech anymore. nonetheless, the crowd gave her a standing ovation.
it was reported that Kanye was kicked out of the show after that. well...he should be! c'mon, that's just downright rude! even though Taylor may not deserve the award, she doesn't deserve what Kanye did to her. to think that it was her first VMA award, like what everyone has been saying, she should've had her moment. a lot of people were obviously turned off on what he did, Pink (it was said that she wanted to charge at Kanye but the security stopped her, haha, that sucks if that's true:p) and Katy Perry even cursed Kanye on their Twits (since i've been following them and Taylor, i was able to realize how much the two ladies love Taylor Swift). Kelly Clarkson also gave her piece on her blog (it can be seen here: http://www.rickey.org/?p=22610) and so far, i have to say that's my favorite yet.
Kanye also posted something on his blog but c'mon! does he really think he can be forgiven easily? maybe if he's an underage teen but no! he's a complete bully! to think that Taylor Swift is one of (or probably) the sweetest female artist there is! maybe if he did it to a total bitch, people may be able to let that slip (NOT!). he's also blabbing about loving pop culture blah blah. i've spent the last two years of my college life studying popular "pop" culture and it is a culture that appeals to the majority. Taylor may be a country singer but she was able to penetrate the mainstream and international scene! hence, Taylor is part of that pop culture...now i wonder, what pop culture is Kanye talking about???
honestly, all of his stints are getting annoying to the extreme already. he doesn't seem to get enough. he's been doing it ever since who-know-when. well, all the previous events can be excused - i mean, he just think that he should've won the award instead of those people. but this time, no way! he wasn't even nominated at the same category, for goodness sake! he loves Beyonce, fine! but that doesn't mean he already have all the right in the world to do that on a young girl who's just so happy that all of her dreams are coming true. to think that she's just 19!
even though i'm a Taylor Swift fan, i was also surprised that she won and if i were to predict, i may even think that Beyonce could've won that award easily. but the people voted for Taylor and so be it. even though i think Beyonce could've won that award, Taylor also worked hard to where she is right now and she still deserve all the things that she's been accepting for that hard work. shame on you, Kanye!
Beyonce won the Video of the Year award and it's so nice of her to give the stage to Taylor Swift. it was just so amazing, she called Taylor to come out of the stage and gave her the moment that she deserves. it was the sweetest thing ever! it was also cute that the two of them are wearing red dresses. haha. i'm not a huge Beyonce fan but i couldn't help but love her for what she did. after all, at that moment, she probably knows that she's the only person who can fix the mess that Kanye did. what a classy woman=)
now, all i know...Taylor will keep on going higher (Taylor may look like a pushover but she's a strong girl with grace and poise - her performance of You Belong with Me was amazing!)...
[picture from Yahoo!]
