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Christina Aguilera and her dance troupe perform live onstage at the 25th annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony. The awards were hosted by Russell Brand and will air on MTV at 9pm this evening and at 8pm on Wednesday (September 10). Pic: PA Photos
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Emo-rockers Paramore before their live performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last night. Earlier in the night the band gave a satellite performance for MTV guests live from the legendary Sunset Strip club Whiskey A Go Go. Pic: PA Photos
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Rihanna, clad in gold and black, on the red carpet at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. The Barbadian RnB star joined a host of celebrities at the awards, which also saw Britney Spears make a significant comeback, winning three awards for her ‘Piece Of Me’ video, directed by Wayne Isham. Pic: PA Photos
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A dapper Panic At The Disco greet the paparazzi on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards. The quartet joined celebrities including Kid Rock, LL Cool J and Fall Out Boy at the star-studded event in Hollywood last night. Pic: PA Photos
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German pop-punk group Tokio Hotel at the MTV Video Music Awards 2008. The rockers received an award for Best New Artist for their ‘Ready, Set, Go!’ video. The ceremony will air on MTV at 9pm this evening and at 8pm on Wednesday (September 10). Pic: PA Photos
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A heavily pregnant Ashlee Simpson-Wentz at the MTV Video Music Awards last night. The pop singer joined her husband, Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, at the Hollywood awards ceremony. Pic: PA Photos
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US pop and RnB troupe Pussycat Dolls at the MTV Video Music Awards, held last night at Hollywood’s Paramount Studios. The quintet won the award for Best Dancing In A Video for their traffic dodging moves in the Joseph Kahn-directed video to ‘When I Grow Up’. Pic: PA Photos
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A scantily-clad Katie Perry graces the red carpet at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. The chart-topping pop star covered Madonna’s ‘Like A Virgin’, plus her own hit ‘I Kissed A Girl’ with Blink 182’s Travis Barker on drums, at last night’s ceremony. Pic: PA Photos
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MTV Video Music Awards 2008 presenter Russell Brand handles a trophy on the red carpet. The London-based comedian described the awards as the ‘Dawning Of A New Age For America’. Pic: PA Photos
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Pink graced this year’s MTV Video Music Awards sporting a striped, Big Top dress. The chart-topping popster made a grandiose onstage entrance by sliding down a makeshift fire escape and stripping down from a blue overcoat into a black leather leotard to perform her new single ‘So What’. Pic: PA Photos
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Linkin Park at the MTV Video Music Awards last night. The Californian nu-metal sextet won the Best Rock Video Award for their video for ‘Shadow Of The Day,’ directed by Joe Hahn. Pic: PA Photos
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Slipknot ditch the boiler suits for shirts and ties for their entrance to the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. The metallers were recently forced to cancel a host of European tour dates, including scheduled appearances at Reading And Leeds Festivals, after drummer Joey Jordison broke his ankle. Pic: PA Photos
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Fall Out Boy roll up to the MTV Awards at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, last night. The ceremony was hosted by Russell Brand and will air on MTV at 9pm this evening and at 8pm on Wednesday (September 10). Pic: PA Photos
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Kid Rock, plus guest, at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. The notorious bad boy made his live return to the awards this year with a performance of his Number One single ‘All Summer Long’. The rocker made headlines at last year’s awards for his punch-up with fellow Pamela Anderson ex Tommy Lee, during Alicia Keys’ performance. Pic: PA Photos
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Kanye West closed the MTV Video Music Awards with a fiery performance of brand new tune ‘Love Lockdown’. The singer took to the stage, despite vows never to return to the VMAs after failing to pick up an award last year, and closed the show with a brief but impressive fireworks display. Pic: PA Photos
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A leather-clad Rihanna performs new single ‘Disturbia’ live at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards. The Hollywood-based ceremony saw Britney Spears, Lil Wayne, Gnarls Barkley and The White Stripes all pick up awards for videos.
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Britney Spears at last night’s annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony. The star, who put in a controversial performance at last year’s event, won prizes for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Best Video Of The Year for her cheeky, paparazzi-bashing video to ‘Piece Of Me’. Pic: PA Photos
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Husband and wife Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz present an award onstage at the annual MTV Video Music Awards last night in Hollywood. According to reports in today’s Sun newspaper, the couple are expecting twins – claims that representatives for the pair have denied. Pic: PA Photos
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Pink gets risque backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards in Hollywood last night. The fiery pop star slid down a makeshift fire escape and stripped down to a black leather leotard for her pyrotechnic-backed performance of ‘So What’. Pic: PA Photos