Gaga, Perry win big honours

Aug 30, 2011 - BOB TOURTELLOTTE |

Reuters

Los Angeles

Pop star Lady Gaga picked up two awards and Katy Perry won three, including video of the year.
The MTV VMAs annually turn up the volume on surprises and outrageous acts by top singers and bands.
Last year it was Lady Gaga’s meat dress and the year before the Kanye West and Taylor Swift speech mishap.
Lady Gaga opened the VMAs singing her song You and I and dressed in drag as her male alter ego, Joe Calderone. She stayed in the fictional character throughout the programme and accepted awards for best female video and best message video for her song, Born This Way.
“I feel so blessed to be here,” Lady Gaga said on-stage, holding the MTV moonman statuette for best female performer. “It doesn’t matter how you are — gay, straight, bi, lesbian, transgendered — you were born this way.”
The other big winner of the night was Katy Perry who took home video of the year, the night’s top prize, with her triumphant song and video for Firework. She also picked up best collaboration for E.T. featuring Kanye West, and a minor trophy for special effects with E.T. Perry, who is known for cute and colourful costumes accepted her award with a cube-shaped hat.
Britney Spears earned the honour of having the best pop video with Till the World Ends. She was also given the special honour of the Michael Jackson video vanguard award.

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