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Kanye West, Taylor Swift ... and the rest of the MTV Video Music awards

MTV Video awards 2009: Musician Katy Perry arrives at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York
Musician Katy Perry walks down an extremely long red carpet at the 2009 MTV Video Music awards in New York. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
MTV Video awards 2009: Actor Jack Black poses at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals
Actor Jack Black poses. With an axe. As you do. Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com
MTV Video awards 2009: Rapper Kanye West and Amber Rose attend the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
Rapper Kanye West and Amber Rose attend. Does that bottle explain Kanye's later outburst? Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
MTV Video awards 2009: Host Russell Brand addresses the audience at the 2009 MTV Video Awards
Host Russell Brand addresses the audience. Thanks to Mr West, he wasn't the one grabbing the headlines this year. Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Reuters
MTV Video awards 2009: Madonna speaks during the Michael Jackson tribute
Madonna speaks during the Michael Jackson tribute. Photograph: Jason DeCrow/Associated Press
MTV Video awards 2009: Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at the 2009 MTV Video Awards
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, still refusing to grow old gracefully. Photograph: Christopher Polk/Getty Images
MTV Video awards 2009: Singer Beyonce performs onstage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards - Show
Singer Beyonce performs onstage, before scooping a whole load of awards including Video of the Year. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
MTV Video awards 2009: Kayne West jumps onstage as Taylor Swift accepts her award
Kayne West jumps onstage as Taylor Swift accepts her award for the Best Female Video award ... but what's he going to say about Taylor? Lavish her with praise? Suggest we rush out and buy all her albums? Invite her for a collaboration? Photograph: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.com
MTV Video awards 2009: Kanye West jumps onstage after Taylor Swift won Best Female Video award
No - he's going to say that her award should have gone to Beyonce! Thanks Kanye, thinks Taylor. Boo Kanye, go the crowd. Photograph: Christopher Polk/Getty Images
MTV Video awards 2009: Singer Lady Gaga onstage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards - Show
Singer Lady Gaga onstage, dressed as conservatively as ever. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
MTV Video awards 2009: Eminem accepts the Best Hip Hop Video award during the MTV Video Awards
Eminem accepts the Best Hip Hop Video award. This award ceremony was notable for the lack of a comedian's bum in Em's face. Photograph: Jason DeCrow/AP
MTV Video awards 2009: Janet Jackson performs onstage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards - Show
Janet Jackson performs onstage, in case anybody out there still cares. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
MTV Video awards 2009: Jay-Z and Alicia Keys perform
Jay-Z laughs as Alicia Keys points to where Kanye is hiding. Photograph: Christopher Polk/Getty Images
MTV Video awards 2009: Lady Gaga accepts the award for Best New Artist from Eminem
Lady Gaga accepts the award for Best New Artist from Eminem. We literally do not have the words to describe what is going on with this dress. Photograph: Christopher Polk/Getty Images
MTV Video awards 2009: Pink performs onstage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards - Show
Pink performs onstage. Later that night, the singer launches a Twitter attack on Kanye's bad behaviour. Photograph: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.com
MTV Video awards 2009: Singer Taylor Swift speaks onstage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
Singer Taylor Swift finally gets to speak onstage after Beyonce saves the day and invites her up to share the moment. Aw, bless, etc. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
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