MTV Video Music Awards 2013 show highlights

Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez and Lance Bass of *NSYNC perform during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake performs during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus performs during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus

Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus perform during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Katy Perry

Katy Perry performs during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards in Empire-Fulton Ferry Park on Aug. 25, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Katy Perry

Katy Perry performs during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards in Empire-Fulton Ferry Park on Aug. 25, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Kanye West

Kanye West performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Kanye West

Kanye West performs during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Drake

Drake performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Macklemore, Jennifer Hudson and Mary Lambert

From left, Macklemore, Jennifer Hudson and Mary Lambert perform on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga performs during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga performs "Applause" at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga performs during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga performs during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift, center left, and Selena Gomez sit together at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon speaks during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon

Justin Timberlake accepts the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from Jimmy Fallon, left, at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake accepts the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Selena Gomez and One Direction

Selena Gomez speaks onstage with One Direction during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Taylor Swift, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers

Taylor Swift, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers speak during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Ed Sheeran and Macklemore

Ed Sheeran and Macklemore attend the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran speaks during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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One Direction

One Direction speaks during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus attends the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Robin Thicke and Paula Patton

Singer Robin Thicke and actress Paula Patton during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Jared Leto

Jared Leto speaks during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Vanessa Bayer and Shailene Woodley

Vanessa Bayer, left, and Shailene Woodley introduce a performance by Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Iggy Azalea and Lil' Kim

Presenters Iggy Azalea, left, and Lil' Kim speak on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Ryan Lewis, Macklemore and Ray Dalton

Ryan Lewis, left, Macklemore, center, and Ray Dalton accept the award for best hip hop video for "Can't Hold Us" as presenters Iggy Azalea, right, and Lil' Kim look on, at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart speaks at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars accepts the award for best male video for "Locked Out of Heaven" from Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt speaks onstage during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center on Aug. 25, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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Justin Timberlake and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Justin Timberlake, left, accepts the video of the year award for "Mirrors" from Joseph Gordon-Levitt at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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