MTV Video Music awards 2013 - in pictures

Katy Perry shows off a diamond encrusted mouth guard on the red carpet Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV

Miley Cyrus arrives at the MTV VMAs Photograph: Hubert Boesl/DPA/Corbis

Lady Gaga begins her stint at the 2013 MTV VMAs dressed as a nun performing her song Applause Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

Lady Gaga reveals another of her four outfit changes at the MTV VMAs Photograph: John Shearer/AP

The final look for Gaga, a shell bikini Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for MTV

Lady Gaga and her troupe applauded at the MTV VMAs Photograph: Jemal Countess/FilmMagic

Miley Cyrus performs We Can't Stop on stage at the MTV VMAs Photograph: REX/PictureGroup

Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus perform Blurred Lines at the MTV VMAs Photograph: REX/PictureGroup

Taylor Swift accepts the best video award from Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers for I Knew You Were Trouble Photograph: Theo Wargo/WireImage

One Direction on stage with Vampire Weekend. One Direction thanked their fans for voting their tune Best Song Ever to win the song of the summer award at the MTV VMAs Photograph: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for MTV

Jayden and Willow Smith, and their proud dad Will Smith Photograph: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for MTV

One Direction present the best pop video award to Selena Gomez for Come and Get It Photograph: Theo Wargo/WireImage

Lil' Kim at the MTV Video Music awards Photograph: UPI /Landov/Barcroft Media

Justin Timberlake receives the video of the year award for his song Mirrors as well as the lifetime achievement award Photograph: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for MTV

'N Sync perform together for the first time since 2002 Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Katy Perry closed the ceremony with a performance of her new song Roar under the Brooklyn bridge Photograph: Kevin Kane/FilmMagic