The Queen took home eight moonmen, including top prize for video of the year. She rocked a sultry sheer yellow number and performed, “Make Me” and then “Me Myself and I” alongside G Easy. I came here to present my new video.
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The 15-minute set, which also featured the songs “Hold Up” and “Sorry”, closed with her headline-making track “Formation”.
Rihanna was honoured on the night with the, Michael Jackson Vanguard Award, which recognizes an artist’s entire catalogue of work. This year it is being awarded to Rihanna, who split up her performances throughout the night, singing hits such as “Work”, “We Found Love” and “Love on the Brain”.
Whatever Drake was feeling for her, Rihanna made it clear to Vanity Fair’s November issue that Brown was her last real, official boyfriend.
If the VMAs taught us anything, it’s that Drake is not afraid to declare his love for Rihanna to the world.
Drake said “she’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22 years old”. Midway through the show, Serena Williams introduced Beyoncé for an unexpected performance of several of her “Lemonade” hits.
“When I think about the Vanguard Award and receiving this tonight, all I could think of was my country”, she said.
After running through some of Rih’s professional accomplishments and the reasons behind her success, Drake wrapped up with a formal declaration of his love to her – which we now know began all the way back in 2005 at a Toronto restaurant called Avocado. It’s my family’s. It’s my fans’.
VMA organizers had announced only three hours before Sunday’s show began that Beyonce would perform. Britney emerged looking, dancing and lip-syncing as good as the days she donned bikini tops and Burmese pythons.
Before he debuted his music video for “Fade” on Sunday, West rambled onstage as the audience at Madison Square Garden in New York City cheered him on.
Other performers include Britney Spears, Ariana Grande with Nicki Minaj, Future, Nick Jonas and The Chainsmokers.
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Drake had been stuck in traffic most of the night and he even missed his own win for Hotline Bling where P Diddy received his award.
