Miley shocks, Taylor talks peace, and Kanye’s ready for the White House

It was a night that was filled with glitz, glamour, bizarre outfits and equally bizarre statements, and some good music. Sunday night saw the who’s who of the music industry step out in their best (and worst) outfits, as the stalwarts shimmered and sashayed on the stage at the Video Music Awards. From Taylor Swift winning Video of the Year for Bad Blood, and burying the hatchet with Nicki Minaj to Miley Cyrus’s many outrageous outfits, from Kanye West announcing he was going to run for President in 2020 to Justin Beiber getting emotional after his performance, there was plenty of drama at the extravaganza.Here’s a look at some of the key moments.
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Kanye for president?
Kanye West received a standing ovation, when he took to the stage to receive his Video Vanguard Award. His acceptance speech included a varied range of topics – from his daughter North, “dying for the art I believe in”, getting high before the show, and the most surprising of all — running for President! “”I have decided in 2020 to run for president,” Kanye said, before dropping the mic.
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Minaj thanks her pastor
Kicking off the VMA’s this year, was a performance by the Anaconda hitmaker, who performed a medley of her hits, including The Night is Still Young, where she was joined by her frenemy, Taylor Swift. She also won the award for Best Hip-Hop Video for Anaconda. During the acceptance speech, Nicki thanked her “fans and my pastor,” leaving everyone puzzled. The songstress, however had a bone to pick with host Miley Cyrus, who she held accountable for the statements she made in an interview earlier.
Miley Cyrus’s Outrageous Outfits
The host of the evening, Miley Cyrus, was spotted in a bold, unapologetic Versace outfit, replete with metallic suspenders and a crystal beaded skirt, which left little to the imagination. Her outfit during the performance was a baby pink skin tight dress with the words ‘Do It’ written across, and a pig-face head accessory. As she took to the stage as the host, she joked that perhaps it was a ploy on the part of the organizers to keep her from perfoming (referring to her controversial performance at last year’s VMA with Robin Thicke). She said, “The VMAs haven’t had a host for the last two years: a tradition they’ll probably return to immediately following tonight’s show. Now, I have literally done everything on the VMAs stage, and none of it showed that I was qualified to host, but here we are.”
Taylor Swift Calls for Truce
All eyes were on Taylor on Sunday evening as she won the Video of the year for her song Bad Blood. But that wasn’t all. “I’m just happy that in 2015, we live in a world where boys can play princesses and girls can play soldiers,” she said while accepting her award. The singer also won the Best Female Video for Blank Space, and the hearts of her fans, when she called truce with Nicki Minaj, after their public Twitter spat. She even performed with Nicky during the latter’s opening act, sending out the message that there was in fact, no bad blood between the two. Taylor also presented the Video Vanguard Award to Kanye West (another surprise – since West had most infamously, interrupted T-Swift’s 2009 VMA speech).
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