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7 September 2012, Los Angeles – This year at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, fans in the mosh pit did not just get the best view, they also get to go up close and personal with Rihanna walking across the mosh pit with a bodyguard to meet the fans, P!nk zipping over the mosh pit to the stage for her entrance and Taylor Swift not just debuting her new tracks while ending it with a dive into the audience in the mosh pit.
Hosted by actor & standup comedian, Kevin Hart, One Direction bagged three awards, becoming the big winner of 2012 VMA and Rihanna winning “Video of the Year” Award. Also don’t miss Frank Ocean’s soulful and mesmerizing performance, Alicia Keys’ electrifying performance of new single “Girl on Fire” featured a surprise appearance by Nicki Minaj and special guest appearance of PSY on the VMA stage with Gang Nam Style. The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards will air tonight at 9pm on MTV Asia (StarHub TV Ch 533).
The “2012 VMA” award winners are:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris
Title: “We Found Love”
BEST NEW ARTIST
One Direction
Title: “What Makes You Beautiful”
BEST MALE VIDEO
Chris Brown
Title: “Turn Up the Music”
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Nicki Minaj
Title: “Starships”
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Drake featuring Lil Wayne
Title: “HYFR”
BEST POP VIDEO
One Direction
Title: “What Makes You Beautiful”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Coldplay
Title: “Paradise”
BEST ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC VIDEO
Calvin Harris
Title: “Feel So Close”
BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Demi Lovato
Title: “Skyscraper”
MOST SHARE-WORTHY VIDEO (Presented by Bing)
One Direction
Title: “What Makes You Beautiful”
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES:
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Chris Brown
Title: “Turn Up the Music”
Choreography by Anwar “Flii” Burton
BEST EDITING
Beyonce
Title: “Countdown”
Editing by Alexander Hammer & Jeremiah Shuff
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Skrillex
Title: “First of the Year (Equinox)”
Visual Effects by Deka Bros & Tony T. Datis
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
M.I.A.
Title: “Bad Girls”
Cinematography by André Chemetoff
BEST ART DIRECTION
Katy Perry
Title: “Wide Awake”
Art-Direction by Benji Bamps
BEST DIRECTION
M.I.A.
Title: “Bad Girls”
Direction by Romain Gavras
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