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The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards had big shoes to fill.
Last year, the show was filled with surprising moments such as
Kanye West infamously interrupting
Taylor Swift's acceptance speech and then
Lil' Mama jumping on stage in the middle of
Alicia Keys and
Jay-Z's performance of 'Empire State of Mind.'
This year,
Eminem opened the show with his single 'Not Afraid,' and although
Rihanna previously told MTV she wouldn't be able to perform their song, 'Love The Way You Lie,' the Barbados native sported her new red hair for the opening performance clad in a white tutu number.
Teen pop star
Justin Bieber rocked an outside performance with tons of screaming fans right before his mentor, Usher, sang 'OMG' and 'DJ Got Us Fallin in Love.'
Drake made his first VMA performance with a remix of 'Fancy,' alongside
Mary J. Blige and
Swizz Beats.
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Grand Hustle newcomer
B.o.B. performed his single, 'Airplanes,' with
Haylee Williams of
Paramour. And
Bruno Mars joined him for 'Nothin' on You.'
In a surprise appearance,
Cher, who is promoting her upcoming 'Burlesque' film, presented
Lady Gaga with video of the year honors for 'Bad Romance'
But the night's highlight was Kanye's return to the VMAs to close out the show with his new song 'Runaway' featuring
The Clipse MC
Pusha T. Since his infamous VMA moment last year, people were waiting to see whether the Chicago MC would perform some type of apology track to Taylor Swift. Instead, the Grammy Award-winning country star opened her performance with a video montage of the incident.
She sang a song off her upcoming album, 'Speak Now,' which included lyrics like, "I guess you really did it this time/ Left yourself in your war path/ Lost your balance on a tight rope/ Lost your mind trying to get it back," and "32 and still growing up now," leading viewers to assume the song had the 'Power' rapper in mind.
Nevertheless, 'Ye left his performance at the end of the night with the crowd chanting "Kanye, Kanye." Clearly, his "toast to the a**holes" proclamation put him back on top.
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Recording artist Drake arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sepetember 12, 2010. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Actors Justin Timberlake (L), Jesse Eisenberg (C), and Andrew Garfield arrive at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sepetember 12, 2010. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Selena Gomez arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 2010 MTV Video Music Awards - Red Carpet Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles, CA United States September 12, 2010 Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com To license this image (61615719), contact WireImage.com
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Actress Ashley Greene arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 2010 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles, CA United States September 12, 2010 Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com To license this image (61615554), contact WireImage.com
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Recording artist Justin Timberlake arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sepetember 12, 2010. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 2010 MTV Video Music Awards - Red Carpet Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles, CA United States September 12, 2010 Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com To license this image (61615724), contact WireImage.com
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American pop singer and rapper Kesha arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sepetember 12, 2010. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Comedian Dane Cook arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sepetember 12, 2010. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Comedian Dane Cook arrives at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sepetember 12, 2010. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Chelsea Handler on stage at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 2010 MTV Video Music Awards - Show Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles, CA United States September 12, 2010 Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com To license this image (61616086), contact WireImage.com
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Eminem and Rihanna perform on stage at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 12, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 2010 MTV Video Music Awards - Show Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles, CA United States September 12, 2010 Photo by Kevin Mazur/EM/WireImage.com To license this image (61616188), contact WireImage.com
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