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Lady Gaga, as her male alter ego Jo Calderone, performs onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Lady Gaga, as her male alter ego Jo Calderone, and musician Brian May perform onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Lady Gaga, as her male alter ego Jo Calderone, performs onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Rappers Jay-Z, right, and Kanye West perform onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Jay-Z, left, and Kanye West perform at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. — AP Photo/Matt Sayles

Jay-Z, left, and Kanye West perform as a member of the audience, background, is seen onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Britney Spears accepts the Best Pop Video award for "Till The World Ends" onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Beyonce performs onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Singer Miley Cyrus and snowboarder Shaun White speak onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Lady Gaga speaks onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Rapper Nicki Minaj and actor Jonah Hill speak onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Singer Katy Perry speaks onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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British singer Adele performs onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Lady Gaga, right, presents Britney Spears with the Video Vanguard award onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Singer Jessie J performs onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Actors Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and Seth Rogen speak onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Tyler the Creator, center, accepts the Best Hip Hop Video award onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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The Foo Fighters accept the Best Rock Video award onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Joe Jonas, Selena Gomez, and Demi Lovato are seen during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Justin Bieber, left, and Selena Gomez are seen during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Kanye West and Katy Perry accept the Best Collaboration award for Perry's "E.T." onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Singer Chris Brown performs onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Reality TV star Kim Kardashian speaks onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Kim Kardashian, right, presents Justin Bieber with the Best Male Video award onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Singer Justin Bieber accepts the Best Male Video award for "Not Afraid" onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Singer and actress Demi Lovato and actor Chord Overstreet speak onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Singer Ne-Yo, left, and rapper Pitbull perform onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Singer Bruno Mars performs onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Actor Russell Brand speaks onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Young the Giant perform onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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From left, Sammi, "Sweetheart" Giancola, Cloris Leachman, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Jenni "JWOWW" Farley and Deena Nicole Cortese present the award for best female video onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Jared Leto, left, and actress Zoe Saldana speak onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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Singer Katy Perry accepts the Video Of The Year award onstage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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