01of 17SHAWN MENDES' ‘IN MY BLOOD’ PERFORMANCETheo Wargo/Getty ImagesNot only did he bring down the house — causingCamila Cabelloand her mom to adorably dance and sing along in the audience — but his toned biceps kept us captivated for the entirety of his “In My Blood” performance.Especiallywhen the rain started pouring down on stage.
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SHAWN MENDES' ‘IN MY BLOOD’ PERFORMANCE
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Not only did he bring down the house — causingCamila Cabelloand her mom to adorably dance and sing along in the audience — but his toned biceps kept us captivated for the entirety of his “In My Blood” performance.Especiallywhen the rain started pouring down on stage.
02of 17NICKI MINAJ WON BEST HIP-HOP FOR ‘CHUN-LI’Noam Galai/WireImageTheQueenhitmaker might have won for “Chun-Li,” but her disapproval of presenterTiffany Haddish’s dig at Fifth Harmony caught viewers’ attention. “Don’t be coming for Fifth Harmony because Normani is That Bitch,” she said while accepting her Moon Person.
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NICKI MINAJ WON BEST HIP-HOP FOR ‘CHUN-LI’
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TheQueenhitmaker might have won for “Chun-Li,” but her disapproval of presenterTiffany Haddish’s dig at Fifth Harmony caught viewers' attention. “Don’t be coming for Fifth Harmony because Normani is That Bitch,” she said while accepting her Moon Person.
03of 17THE ROCKETTES MADE A SURPRISE APPEARANCEMichael Loccisano/Getty ImagesProof Blake Lively is all-powerful: while presenting best pop withA Simple Favorco-star Anna Kendrick, Lively asked for the iconic Rockettes to appear on stage … and a few seconds later, they mesmerized us with their long-legged moves.
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THE ROCKETTES MADE A SURPRISE APPEARANCE
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Proof Blake Lively is all-powerful: while presenting best pop withA Simple Favorco-star Anna Kendrick, Lively asked for the iconic Rockettes to appear on stage … and a few seconds later, they mesmerized us with their long-legged moves.
04of 17ARIANA GRANDE & PETE DAVIDSON KEPT MAKING GOOGLY-EYES AT EACH OTHERJohn Shearer/GettyThey’re newly engaged, can you blame them?
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ARIANA GRANDE & PETE DAVIDSON KEPT MAKING GOOGLY-EYES AT EACH OTHER
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They’re newly engaged, can you blame them?
05of 17ARIANA GRANDE TOOK HOME BEST POP FOR ‘NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY’Michael Loccisano/Getty Images… and ended her acceptance speech with a shout-out to her fiancé: “Pete Davidson, thanks for existing.”
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ARIANA GRANDE TOOK HOME BEST POP FOR ‘NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY’
… and ended her acceptance speech with a shout-out to her fiancé: “Pete Davidson, thanks for existing.”
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IMMIGRANT FAMILIES JOINED LOGIC ON STAGE TO PROTEST SEPARATION
A press release describes the effort as one “to protest the Trump Administration’s cruel and inhumane familyseparation policy that tore thousands of childrenfrom their parents and continues to keep hundreds apart.”
07of 17KYLIE JENNER & TRAVIS SCOTT CUDDLEDJeff Kravitz/FilmMagicJenner supported the rapper as he took the stage for his performance.
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KYLIE JENNER & TRAVIS SCOTT CUDDLED
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Jenner supported the rapper as he took the stage for his performance.
08of 17NICKI MINAJ MADE HER DEBUT PERFORMANCE AFTER RELEASINGQUEENKevin Mazur/GettyThe golden goddess brought her star power to New York City’s Oculus for a medley of “Majesty,” “Barbie Dreams” and “FEFE.”
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NICKI MINAJ MADE HER DEBUT PERFORMANCE AFTER RELEASINGQUEEN
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The golden goddess brought her star power to New York City’s Oculus for a medley of “Majesty,” “Barbie Dreams” and “FEFE.”
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JENNIFER LOPEZ THANKED HER BOYFRIEND & HER KIDS IN HER VIDEO VANGUARD SPEECH
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The 49-year-old singer, dancer and actress gave a heartfelt speech thanking all the people who helped her along the way in her career, but saved the sweetest moment for her 10-year-old twins Max and Emme and boyfriend Alex Rodriguez, whom she called her “twin soul.”
“… It wasn’t until I had two little angels come into my life that everything changed. I knew I had to be better, I had to go higher, I had to be stronger than I had been before. It was through that unconditional love that my career and life became higher in every way, and I stand here better than ever. So thank you Max and Emme.”
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ALEX RODRIGUEZ COULDN’T GET ENOUGH OF J.LO’S PERFORMANCE
That face! The athlete served as the powerhouse’s Instagram husband during J.Lo’s Video Vanguard performanceandwas equally impressed with her assets.
11of 17JENNIFER LOPEZ’S DAUGHTER EMME GOT TO MEET CAMILA CABELLOKevin Mazur/WireImageFile “super-awesome celeb meet-cutes” under No. 246 J.Lo is the coolest mom ever.
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JENNIFER LOPEZ’S DAUGHTER EMME GOT TO MEET CAMILA CABELLO
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File “super-awesome celeb meet-cutes” under No. 246 J.Lo is the coolest mom ever.
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CARDI B TOOK HOME THREE AWARDS
Cardi took home the Moon Person for song of the summer, best new artist and best collaboration withJennifer Lopezand DJ Khaled for “Dinero.”
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ARIANA GRANDE’S MOM, COUSIN & GRANDMA JOINED HER ON STAGE
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THE HILLSANNOUNCED ITS RETURN ‘SOON’
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The sexy Colombian singer took the stage with his live performance of “Felices Los 4” and it was so good,Camila Cabelloand her mom got up to dance with the hitmaker.
16of 17MADONNA PAID TRIBUTE TO ARETHA FRANKLIN — AND TWITTER WASN’T HAPPYMichael Loccisano/GettyWhen it came time to present the video of the year award, Madonna took the stage and began recounting a personal anecdote about how soul singer Aretha Franklin, who died from pancreatic cancer last week, inspired her career. Madonna wasthe subject of backlashon social media after Twitter users accused the singer of making the tribute all about herself.
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MADONNA PAID TRIBUTE TO ARETHA FRANKLIN — AND TWITTER WASN’T HAPPY
When it came time to present the video of the year award, Madonna took the stage and began recounting a personal anecdote about how soul singer Aretha Franklin, who died from pancreatic cancer last week, inspired her career. Madonna wasthe subject of backlashon social media after Twitter users accused the singer of making the tribute all about herself.
17of 17CAMILA CABELLO WON VIDEO OF THE YEARTheo Wargo/GettyThe “Havana” crooner’s dream came true when Madonna awarded her the Moon Person for video of the year. “This is so surreal,” Cabello, who also took home artist of the year, said.
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CAMILA CABELLO WON VIDEO OF THE YEAR
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The “Havana” crooner’s dream came true when Madonna awarded her the Moon Person for video of the year. “This is so surreal,” Cabello, who also took home artist of the year, said.
source: people.com
