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Susan Boyle Performs on America’s Got Talent

Give us your poor, your tired, your huddled masses longing to be free…

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Kanye West Joins A Pantheon Of Awards-Show Stage Crashers

Before the 2009 VMAs, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Soy Bomb and Rage Against the Machine’s Tim Commerford have been there before. By Gil Kaufman Kanye West crashes the VMA stage as Taylor Swift accepts the award for best female video on Sunday Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic For a man so hung up on being original, Kanye West pulled the oldest trick in the book on Sunday night at the VMAs when he crashed the stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video. For the third time at a major music awards show, West invited himself onto the stage for a righteously indignant rant against the winner, in this case the squeaky-clean, 19-year-old country phenom whose second album, Fearless, has been an unmovable staple of the top 10 for much of the past year

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Kanye West Joins A Pantheon Of Awards-Show Stage Crashers

Madonna Says She’s ‘Very Flattered’ By Lady Gaga Comparisons

As for Gaga’s VMA date, Kermit the Frog, Madonna says, ‘I missed that, but I’ve dated some frogs.’ By Jem Aswad, with reporting by Jim Cantiello Jim Cantiello and Madonna backstage at the 2009 Video Music Awards on Sunday Photo: MTV News After talking with MTV News’ Jim Cantiello about her heartfelt tribute to the late Michael Jackson at the VMAs on Sunday night, Madonna also answered questions about Lady Gaga and her daughter, Lourdes. Gaga, of course, has been frequently compared to Madonna — both musically and as an icon — and her performance at the VMAs on Sunday has been compared with Madonna’s iconic VMA performances.

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Beyonce Calls Out To All The ‘Single Ladies’ At The 2009 VMAs

B performed ‘Sweet Dreams’ and ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),’ focusing on the impressive dance moves showcased in the video. By Hillary Crosley Beyonc

Taylor Swift Puts NYC Front And Center With VMA Subway Performance

She finished her ‘You Belong With Me’ performance on the street outside Radio City Music Hall.

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What Will Lady Gaga Do At The VMAs Tonight?

Perez Hilton, VMA creative director Lee Lodge give hints about singer’s awards-show debut. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga Photo: Florian Seefried/ Getty Images It’s the question on everyone’s lips: What will Lady Gaga do when she takes the stage at Radio City Music Hall for the VMAs? But since the native New Yorker’s performance is top-secret and hush-hush until it actually goes down, MTV News has gotten some people close to the singer to dish about what Perez Hilton promises to be “next-level.” And, he should know—he is her bestie.

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Lady Gaga May Have A ‘Classic VMA Performance’ On Sunday

‘This could be a classic, Madonna-like performance,’ creative director Lee Lodge says. By James Montgomery with reporting by Jim Cantiello Lady Gaga Photo: Ian Gavan/ Getty Images All week long, there’s been one Video Music Awards performance that everyone has been talking about … even if very few people have actually seen it.

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Taylor Swift Says ‘Anything Can Happen’ During Her VMA Performance

Country singer will perform ‘You Belong With Me’ at awards show, which airs live Sunday at 9 p.m. By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Swift Photo: MTV News Taylor Swift is going from being last year’s VMA preshow fashion correspondent to taking over the main stage

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Lady Gaga ‘Not Embarrassed’ By Rumors

‘It’s society’s reaction to a strong woman,’ singer tells Australian radio station about hermaphrodite comments. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga Photo: Florian Seefried/ Getty Images In early August, the Internet was abuzz with the rumor that nine-time VMA-nominated Lady Gaga is a hermaphrodite.

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Death Cab For Cutie Reveal Secrets Of ‘New Moon’ Video Shoot

‘Meet Me on the Equinox’ debuts on MTV.com on Sunday, the day of the VMAs. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Harper Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla on the set of the music video for “Meet Me on the Equinox” Photo: MTV News As soon as Death Cab for Cutie learned their “Meet Me on the Equinox” had been chosen as the first single from the upcoming “New Moon” soundtrack, they immediately began thinking about the accompanying music video. Their first idea was to go big, as in “cameos by Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.” Of course, that was mostly just wishful thinking, so they went with option number two: make a smart, stylish clip with the directorial tandem known as Walter Robot, a pair of guys known for making smart, stylish clips (including DCFC’s VMA-nominated “Grapevine Fires” ).

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