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Madonna appears on the MTV Video Music Awards, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Janet Jackson performs at the MTV Video Music Awards, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Singer Kanye West takes the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she accepts the "Best Female Video" award during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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A Michael Jackson video is played at the start of the MTV Music Video Awards, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Russell Brand hosts the MTV Music Video Awards, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Beyonce performs during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Billy Joe Armstrong of the band Green Day performs during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Lady Gaga performs during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Ne-Yo and Chace Crawford, right, appear on stage during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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From left, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson appear on stage during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Beyonce holds her "Video of the Year" award at the MTV Video Music Awards, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Eminem accepts the "Best Hip Hop Video" award during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Pink performs during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Jay-Z performs during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Taylor Swift performs on the street outside Radio City Music Hall during the MTV Video Music Awards, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Beyonce, left, holds her "Video of the Year" award while Taylor Swift addresses the crowd at the MTV Video Music Awards, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009m in New York.
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Jay-Z performs with Alicia Keys during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Taylor Swift holds her "Best Female Video" award at the MTV Video Music Awards, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Jimmy Fallon, left, and Andy Samberg announced the "Video of the Year" winner at the MTV Video Music Awards, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.
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Taylor Swift, right, hugs Beyonce after Beyonce won the "Video of the Year" award at the MTV Video Music Awards, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in New York.