MTV VMA come to a close in Las Vegas
Rihanna wins again, and Tommy Lee fights Kid Rock
The MTV Video Music Awards have come to a close in Las Vegas tonight (September 9).
Rihanna beat Justice, Beyonce and Justin Timberlake to win video of the year, presented to the �Umbrella� star by legendary producer Dr. Dre.
Introduing Dre to the stage was Mary J. Blige who told the crowd �Every day is Dre day in music� before the producer emerged on stage to a standing ovation.
Earlier in the evening Alicia Keys covered George Michael�s �Freedom� while Fall Out Boy teamed up with Rihanna for a rendition of �Shut Up And Drive�.
Prior to the Best New Act Award, Kid Rock and Tommy Lee were involved in a punch-up, and Best New Award presenter called on the pair for peace.
�Stop all this white on white violence! Tommy Lee and Kid Rock fighting like black folks or something! I was in the bathroom � who won? Pamela Anderson has a hard choice to make tonight!� he laughed.
Gym Class Heroes took home the award for Best New Act, fending off competition from Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, and Peter, Bjorn and John.
Later in the evening, commented It�s not just hip hop artists that have fights, you gotta stop the violence in rock n roll.�
--By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.
Rihanna beat Justice, Beyonce and Justin Timberlake to win video of the year, presented to the �Umbrella� star by legendary producer Dr. Dre.
Introduing Dre to the stage was Mary J. Blige who told the crowd �Every day is Dre day in music� before the producer emerged on stage to a standing ovation.
Earlier in the evening Alicia Keys covered George Michael�s �Freedom� while Fall Out Boy teamed up with Rihanna for a rendition of �Shut Up And Drive�.
Prior to the Best New Act Award, Kid Rock and Tommy Lee were involved in a punch-up, and Best New Award presenter called on the pair for peace.
�Stop all this white on white violence! Tommy Lee and Kid Rock fighting like black folks or something! I was in the bathroom � who won? Pamela Anderson has a hard choice to make tonight!� he laughed.
Gym Class Heroes took home the award for Best New Act, fending off competition from Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, and Peter, Bjorn and John.
Later in the evening, commented It�s not just hip hop artists that have fights, you gotta stop the violence in rock n roll.�
--By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.
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