What is going on with the VMAs? Aside from Rihanna's crazed attack of mutant dancers for "Disturbia," her duet with T.I. on "Live Your Life," and Christina Aguilera's bizarre new single "Keeps Getting Better," it's kind of been a snooze. That must be why Russell Brand keeps reminding us of the things that just happened because after the commercial break we've pretty much forgotten that they've happened. And the clock that tells how many minutes until some other boring thing only encourages people to go check out "Entourage" and come back. This is only made worse by the fact that they have actual nominees playing the bumper music into commercials, even Katy Perry.
Also, the Kanye West song "Love Lockdown" may be one of those that grow on you, but initially it reminds us that he's a much better rapper than a singer.
Anyway... The winners:
Video of the Year
Chris Brown, “Forever”
Jonas Brothers, “Piece of Me”
Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”
*Britney Spears, “Piece of Me”
Ting Tings, “Shut Up and Let Me Go”
Best Female Video
Mariah Carey, “Touch My Body”
Katy Perry, “I Kissed a Girl”
Rihanna, “Take a Bow”
Jordin Sparks, “No Air”
*Britney Spears, “Piece of Me”
Best Male Video
*Chris Brown, “With You”
Flo Rida, “Low”
Lil Wayne, “Lollipop”
T.I., “No Matter What”
Usher, “Love in This Club”
Best Hip-Hop Video
Mary J. Blige, “Just Fine”
Lupe Fiasco, “Superstar”
Flo Rida, “Low”
*Lil Wayne, “Lollipop”
Kanye West, “Homecoming”
Best Pop Video
Danity Kane, “Damaged”
Jonas Brothers, “Burnin Up”
Panic at the Disco, “Nine in the Afternoon”
*Britney Spears, “Piece of Me”
Tokio Hotel, “Ready Set Go”
Best Rock Video
Fall Out Boy, “Beat It”
Foo Fighters, “The Pretender”
*Linkin Park, “Shadow of the Day”
Paramore, “Crushcrushcrush”
Slipknot, “Psychosocial”
Best Dancing in a Video
Chris Brown, “Forever”
Danity Kane, “Damaged”
Madonna, “4 Minutes”
Ne-Yo, “Closer”
*Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”
Best New Artist
Miley Cyrus, “7 Things”
Katy Perry, “I Kissed a Girl”
Jordin Sparks, “No Air”
Taylor Swift, “Teardrops on My Guitar”
*Tokio Hotel, “Ready Set Go”
Best Art Direction
*Gnarls Barkley, “Run”
MGMT, “Electric Feel Version 2"
Katy Perry, “I Kissed a Girl”
Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”
White Stripes, “Conquest”
Best Choreography
Adele, “Chasing Pavements”
Chris Brown, “Forever”
Chris Brown, “Kiss Kiss”
*Gnarls Barkley, “Run”
Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”
Best Cinematography
Erykah Badu, “Honey”
Death Cab for Cutie, “I Will Possess Your Heart”
Katy Perry, “I Kissed a Girl”
Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”
*White Stripes, “Conquest”
Best Direction
*Erykah Badu, “Honey”
Linkin Park, “Shadow of the Day”
Panic at the Disco, “Nine in the Afternoon”
Pussycat Dolls, “When I Grow Up”
Rihanna, “Take a Bow”
Best Editing
Erykah Badu, “Honey”
*Death Cab for Cutie, “I Will Possess Your Heart”
Ne-Yo, “Closer”
Katy Perry, “I Kissed a Girl”
Weezer, “Pork and Beans”
Best Special Effects
Erykah Badu, “Honey”
Coldplay, “Violet Hill”
Missy Elliott, “Ching-a-Ling”
Linkin Park, “Bleed It Out”
*Kanye West, “Good Life”