1. Florence + The Machine's performance of "Dog Days Are Over" (which won for Best Art Direction In A Video) was unmatched. Yes, last year at some point I said here on Chart Rigger something along the lines of "Hey, Florence—Tori Amos wants her pussy back." But that was then! I was young an naive!
2. Upon winning Video Of The Year for "Bad Romance"—just one of her eight wins in the 13 categories she was nominated for—Lady Gaga announced the name of her third album. It's called Born This Way. By the way, fucking Cher presented Gaga her award, while wearing her "If I Could Turn Back Time" thong!
3. Chelsea Handler = Best VMA host ever. After her opening monologue, she straddled Rick Ross atop a motorcart and rode off into the audience. Just one of her classy lines from the evening: “Get your tongues ready because I want one shoved where it’s not supposed to be.”
2010 MTV VMAs
Video Of The Year: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Male Video: Eminem, "Not Afraid"
Best Female Video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best New Artist: Justin Bieber, "Baby"
Best Pop Video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Rock Video: 30 Seconds To Mars, "Kings And Queens"
Best Hip Hop Video: Eminem, "Not Afraid"
Best Dance Video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga/Beyonce, "Telephone"
Breakthrough Video: The Black Keys, "Tighten Up"
Best Direction: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Choreography: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Special Effects: Muse, "Uprising"
Best Art Direction: Florence + The Machine, "Dog Days Are Over"
Best Editing: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Best Cinematography: Jay-Z/Alicia Keys, "Empire State Of Mind"
Tr3s Latino Artist Of The Year: Aventura