2017 MTV VMA highlights
Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sun., Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif.
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Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif.
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif.
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif.
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff of musical group Bleachers performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards pre-show at The Forum on August 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif.
Khalid
Khalid performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards pre-show at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
katy perry
Host Katy Perry flies in onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Katy Perry
Host Katy Perry speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif.
Katy Perry
Host Katy Perry speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Katy Perry
Host Katy Perry speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Paris Jackson
Paris Jackson walks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Julia Michaels
Julia Michaels performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Fifth Harmony
(L-R) Dinah Jane and Ally Brooke of Fifth Harmony, Gucci Mane, Normani Kordei and Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony accept the Best Pop award for 'Down' onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Cardi B
Cardi B performs onstage during the the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara accepts the Best Dance award for 'Stay' onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Lorde
Lorde performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
DJ Khaled
Host Katy Perry (L) and DJ Khaled speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff of musical groups Bleachers (L) and Charlamagne tha God speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards pre-show at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Fifth Harmony
(L-R) Dinah Jane, Normani Kordei, Lauren Jauregui, and Ally Brooke of Fifth Harmony perform onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Ludacris and Olivia Munn
Ludacris (L) and Olivia Munn speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Audience cheers
View of the audience during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards pre-show at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Jared Leto
Jared Leto speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Katy Perry
Katy Perry speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Sam Dew and Jack Antonoff
Co-songwriters Sam Dew (L) and Jack Antonoff walk onstage to accept the Best Collaboration award for Taylor Swift and Zayn's 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Teyana Taylor and Pete Wentz
Teyana Taylor (L) and Pete Wentz speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Pete Davidson and Tiffany Haddish
Pete Davidson (L) and Tiffany Haddish speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Cardi B
Cardi B performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Pink
Pink performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
MTV Video Music Awards
A general view of the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Kyle
Kyle performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran (R) accepts the Artist of the Year award from Millie Bobby Brown onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara (C) performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Pink
Pink (L, standing on car hood) performs during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Millie Bobby Brown
Millie Bobby Brown speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Fifth Harmony
(L-R) Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui, Dinah Jane, and Normani Kordei of music group Fifth Harmony perform onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Logic
Logic (C) performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Khalid and Logic perform
Khalid (L) and Logic perform onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Kesha
Kesha speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Khalid
Khalid accepts the Best New Artist award onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Andrew Taggart, Bebe Rexha and Alex Pall
(L-R) Andrew Taggart, Bebe Rexha and Alex Pall speak onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Susan Bro
Heather Heyer's mother, Susan Bro, speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Robert Wright Lee IV
Robert Wright Lee IV speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Best Hip Hop award
(L-R) Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free and Dave Meyers accept the Best Hip Hop award for 'Humble' onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Hailey Baldwin
Hailey Baldwin speaks onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Katy Perry performs
Katy Perry performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Katy Perry performs
Katy Perry performs onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.
Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry perform
Nicki Minaj (L) and Katy Perry perform onstage during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.