Some VMA highlights and lowlights
Posted on September 8th, 2008 by Hot Momma
Britney Spears teamed up with Superbad star Jonah Hill to open the MTV Video Music Awards with a not so inspiring skit.Hill tried to kiss Spears in her dressing room, insisting it was a relaxation technique – but the pop star turned down his corny advances.
Russell Brand seemed nervous and out of place as the host. He sounded like a circus barker as he got the show going and then slipped into political satire. Early in his opening monologue, Brand pleaded: “Please, America, elect Barack Obama. On behalf of the world.” Brand also referred to President Bush as “that retarded cowboy fellow.”
Christina Aguilera made her comeback; in what was her first public performance since becoming a mom in January (08), the busty blonde showed off her new X-Men-style look and disco sound. Wearing black leather and a black eye mask, the Genie in a Bottle singer stunned with new single Keeps Getting Better.
Other performers, like Pink who shimmied down two stories worth of rope in platform heels for her performance of “So What (I’m Still a Rock Star), T.I . and the Jonas Brothers used the VMAs’ Paramount Pictures site to launch into tunes from the studio’s backlot.
And the night was full of live collaborations – Kid Rock performed his summer anthem All Summer Long with Lil Wayne, while Rihanna and T.I . teamed up and Leona Lewis tackled the Animals’ Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood with Lil Wayne.
Kanye West brought the climax to the show a year after insisting he’d never return to the event after his treatment at the 2007 VMAs in Las Vegas.
Russell Brand seemed to anger American Idol champ Jordin Sparks when he made fun of purity rings at Sunday’s 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
During his opening monologue, Brand (a confessed former sex addict) repeatedly joked about the Jonas Brothers’ purity rings, saying they should take advantage of their celeb status to get lucky.
Before introducing T.I., Sparks who has been open about wearing a purity ring defended the Jonas Brothers’ saying:
“I just wanna say, it’s not bad to wear a promise ring because not every guy and a girl wants to be a slut, OK?” she told the audience. The crowd cheered.
The night’s winners were: Best Female Video – Piece of Me by Britney Spears Best Male Video – With You by Chris Brown Best Dancing in A Video – When I Grow Up by Pussycat Dolls Best Rock Video – Shadow of The Day by Linkin Park Best Hip Hop Video – Lollipop by Lil Wayne Best New Artist – Tokio Hotel Best Pop Video – Piece of Me by Britney Spears Video of The Year – Piece of Me by Britney Spears
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