Russell Brand
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MTV Music Awards Russell Brand
By Anneke Hak
British funny-man Russell Brand was a surprising choice to host 2008’s MTV Music Video Awards (we’re not sure if Americans actually know who he is, let alone would understand his gags). As if he read our minds, Brand entered the stage telling the audience how he really, really is famous. Brand started the show by getting political, he listed the night’s performers before urging Americans “to please elect Barack Obama… on behalf of the world” and describing George W Bush as a “retarded cowboy fella.” The rest of Brand’s opening dialogue was typically raw, he poked fun at the squeaky clean Jonas Brothers\' no sex before marriage message and continually mocked the purity rings they wear, though he did later apologise.
Britney takes home three trophies
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MTV Awards 2008 Britney Spears
Britney Spears was the VMA’s big winner as she claimed three trophies, fuelling gossip about her big comeback. The singer, who made headlines at last year’s show with a disastrous performance of Gimme More, won the top award of the night ‘Video of the Year’ for her single Piece of Me. Britney admitted she was ‘speechless’, however
Russell Brand wasn’t. “Consider this the resurrection of Britney Spears. If there’s a female Christ,” he said. “It’s Britney.” Before the evening was done Britney also took home the awards for ‘Female Video’ and ‘Pop Video’.
The Pussycat Dolls
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MTV Awards 2008 The Pussycat Dolls
The
Pussycat Dolls waltzed home with award for best dancing in a video, for their video When I Grow Up. The group, who are best known for their risqué outfits during their performances, looked demure and elegant in gowns as they took to the stage to collect their award from
Ciara and
Lindsay Lohan.
Chris Brown
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MTV Awards 2008 Chris Brown
R ‘n b star
Chris Brown got the nod for best male video for With You which was presented to him by
Demi Moore on the night. Chris was musically linked to two of the hottest women at the MTV awards on Sunday night. His girlfriend
Rihanna performed Disturbia which Brown is said to have penned, and he also admitted to writing for
Britney Spears. “I actually wrote a couple of songs for her now,” he said, before admitting that she hasn’t actually heard them yet.
Linkin Park
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MTV Awards 2008 Linkin Park
Rock band
Linkin Park took home the rock honour award for their track Shadow of the Day. The band beat out the likes of Slipknot,
Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy and Paramore to receive the awards, presented by Slash and bad boy actor
Shia LeBeouf.
Lil Wayne
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MTV Awards 2008 Lil Wayne
Rapper
Lil Wayne received the award for Best Hip-Hop Video for his track Lollipop. Lil’s award was never in doubt after his first album, Tha Carter III, and single went to number one in the US charts. Wayne performed alongside T-Pain at the event and also took to the stage with Kid Rock.
Kanye West
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MTV Awards 2008 Kanye West
Kanye West closed the MTV Awards on Sunday evening, debuting a new song. As
Britney Spears, clutching her awards, and
Russell Brand were carried off on a golf cart West, who vowed never to return to the VMAs after failing to pick up an award last year, took to the stage wearing a grey suit with a glowing red heart beating over his chest. He performed new track Love Lockdown accompanied by twenty drummers and a brief fireworks display.
Rihanna
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MTV Awards 2008 Rihanna
Rihanna kicked off the night’s entertainment with a troop of dancers borrowing moves and outfits from
Michael Jackson’s Thriller video before getting decked out in a black leather leotard and thigh high boots for a whizz through her new single Disturbia. She popped up on the main stage later in the evening to warble with rapper T.I on the first ever live performance of Live Your Life.
Christina Aguilera
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MTV Awards 2008 Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera started her live perfomance with a video montage of her best performances. The new-mum, wearing skin-tight black trousers and a black mask, made a bold return to the VMAs with a re-interpretation of her classic hit Genie in a Bottle and new song Keeps Getting Better.
