Kanye overshadows Gaga, Madonna, King of Pop at MTV VMAs
- September 14, 2009 4:23 PM |
- By Arts Online
Singer Kanye West takes the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she accepts the Best Female Video award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (Jason DeCrow/Associated Press)
Last night's MTV Video Music Awards were a bit of a gong show, but not necessarily for the reasons we were expecting. For weeks, pop oddball Lady Gaga promised fans and media rubberneckers that the performance she was planning for the VMAs would blow our collective minds. She claimed her vision was "rooted in New York-style performance art," and that she'd been planning the stunt for "months and months."
Gaga did her best to commandeer everyone's attention right off the bat, surprising folks on the red carpet with her choice of date. While Muppet-human relationships are strange to begin with, Gaga's decision to make out with Kermit the Frog was even more unnerving given that she recently decapitated a colony of Kermie clones for one of her insane outfits. One feared that by night's end, her escort might suffer the same tragic fate.
Her performance of the single Paparazzi (at the end of a medley of singles) was certainly histrionic. While Gaga's fond of name-checking Andy Warhol, I'm not sure there was a clear link between her gory shtick and the stylized, deadpan work produced in the late artist's Factory. The Paparazzi stunt found Gaga in a blonde poodle wig, oozing blood from her chest as she staggered and stuttered, pretending to have been mortally wounded while dancers clad in white spandex looked on.
It was a grotesque display that combined elements of Carrie, Rocky Horror, Sunset Boulevard and, er, Angels In America. And I'm not entirely sure that it worked.
Unfortunately for Gaga, her forced attempts to court controversy were overshadowed by a number of less contrived moments.
I often wince when Madonna tries to talk about Serious Things -- at this point in her career, the seasoned performer often seems a bit too smug in her gravitas, like she expects mere mortals to hang off her every word, even when she's spouting nonsense. But last night, Madge had a rapt audience for her quiet, respectful tribute to Michael Jackson. I'm not sure that Ms. Ciccone was responsible for writing every word of her 6-minute speech, but she certainly managed to convey a personal connection to the King of Pop. I'm sure more than a few people in the crowd welled up when Madonna compared her experience growing up without a mother to the ways in which being thrust into the limelight at an early age stole Jackson's childhood from him; "I think he got the short end of the stick," she ruefully conceded.
But in the end, the thing we'll probably remember most about the 2009 MTV VMAs is a spectacularly stupid stunt. Carrying on his grand tradition of bum-rushing the stage during other folks' time to shine, rapper/producer/fashion maven Kanye West interrupted country ingenue Taylor Swift while she was accepting her trophy for Best Female Video. "Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'm'a let you finish," he blasted, "but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time!"
Poor Swift looked crestfallen. To her credit, when Beyonce later nabbed a Video of the Year award for Single Ladies, she brought the young country music singer onstage for a speech do-over. And Kanye? Seems folks are getting tired of his outspoken antics. The crowd booed every time the guy's name was mentioned for the remainder of the show.
As is his wont, West posted a message (in all caps, natch) after the dust settled, apologizing to Swift (and her mom) for his rude behaviour:
"I'M SOOOOO SORRY TO TAYLOR SWIFT AND HER FANS AND HER MOM. I SPOKE TO HER MOTHER RIGHT AFTER AND SHE SAID THE SAME THING MY MOTHER WOULD'VE SAID. SHE IS VERY TALENTED!"
UPDATE: Kanye has taken down the original all-caps apology from his blog. It's been replaced by a somewhat sheepish statement:
I feel like Ben Stiller in "Meet the Parents" when he messed up everything and Robert De Niro asked him to leave... That was Taylor's moment and I had no right in any way to take it from her. I am truly sorry.
Five bucks says an assistant (or a publicist) intervened in the hopes of cleaning up West's giant mess. Seriously -- when was the last time Kanye posted anything that wasn't SHOUTED IN CAPITAL LETTERS?
YOUR VIEW: Social outbursts: Should public figures display better manners?
Are you over Kanye? Mesmerized by Madonna? Grossed out by Gaga? What were your most memorable moments of the 2009 MTV VMAs?
--Sarah Liss
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Comments (203)
This guy is a joke. In his perfect world there'd be no white people.
His blog entry, when read in its entirety, was a rationalizing mess, boiling down to "I was right but I shouldn't have done it"...it was a self-serving attempt at damage control, not an apology.
So, unless and until I hear of a sincere and unqualified apology from him, I hope this latest blunder is a career killer for him.
Kanye West hates white people.
this is why the taliban hates us!
Its time MTV and the Music Ind. takes a stand about the child like actions of stars like Sir Kayne they promote.
Hello! MTV VP's please ban the falling star from your network and future Tv Events. If you don't he will continue to take kindness for weakness.
Kanye is a bully. No way he does this if someone other than Taylor is up there. Lady Gaga would have kicked him in his tiny man pills. MTV is "appearing" to be upset with him but I am sure they are loving the exposure.
Kayne West needs to grow up and start showing other people respect, the more idiotic his actions, the more people will look at him as an egotistical idiot. Maybe next time he'll grow up, and shut up.
Kanye West wins for the biggest douche bag of the year!!! Once again he makes an ass out of himself.
Imagine if someone else had rushed the stage to "dis" his award- if he has ever gotten one. The outcry over such behavior would be deafening. WHAT A JERK! He should be banned from the awards ceremony until he learns to behave which probably will never happen based on one fo his song titles.
I watched this whole show, it just sickens me what Kanye did, Michael Jackson deserved to be remembered and Taylor Swift deserve her award and the spotlight at the moment, Kanye you are a moron for interrupting the show, hopefully he doesn't get an invite ever again.
Kanye is an a**hole.
Lady Gaga's performance not only lived up to but exceeded the hype. It was artistic and innovative. And I think after last night, her fan base will have grown tremendously.
do not invite hime to future event. please!!!!!
MTV needs to grow a pair!! They should have physically removed him and NEVER allow him to return. If I were an artist I would REFUSE to participate in any awards program where he is invited....His mother is probably rolling in her grave over her sons disgusting behavior...I applaud Beyonce' for sacrificing her time to allow Taylor Swift to speak. She is a class act....
I am appauled that MTV would let anyone rush the stage - where was security??? Just because he is Kanye does not mean that he will do no harm. SHAME ON YOU MTV - YOU LOVE THE MEDIA HYPE YOU GET FROM HIS ANTICS -You let him on the stage - He should have been stopped before he could get to Miss Swift. The young man needs some serious therepy. He is a legend ONLY in his own mind!
I think celebrities are a joke. Who cares about Kayne West, what has he done for the world? Far to much money and fame for these people for doing very little. You know who should be famous, the team at University of Western Ontario who a couple month ago may have invented a vaccine for AIDS. Those people are important, but we don't know who they are now do we. But when Kayne West interrupts a young country music stars speech, it's worth mentioning his name in the news.
It's not the media's fault for this, the vast majority of people enjoy losing themselves in celebrity exploits and gossip. The world sure could use some more "famous people" who have actually accomplished something beneficial. Not to say the Arts are not beneficial, but they are very mediocre in the grand scheme of things.
Just my opinion.
just ruined the whole show to be honest and lost every ones respect. Kanye should be sacked from his label. This is why i hate people like him. They think they rule the world just because he sold a couple millions of records. That guy should burn in hell. Kanye you suck big time
Kanye,
Its people like you that give black people a bad name. You should be greatful that you even made it out of such a horrific car accident and was allowed to keep your face (after it was put back together). No, but you still have to act so prideful. You know what God says about the pridefull? You will be brought low!!!!!!!!!You must be brought down!!!!!
I don't think anyone disagrees that he acted poorly, but no one's really acknowledging that Single Ladies is, in fact, one of the best videos of all time, and Taylor Swift is, in fact, generally untalented. 's all I'm sayin'.
I am appalled by Kanye's antics. Once again he has proven himself to be a complete ASS. He is an egomaniac with no regards to others. As a giant of the Hip Hop world he should be encouraging and empowering younger entertainers not humiliating them in public forums. ASS!!!
C'mon, people, STOP buying his crappy CDs etc!
Boycott anything related this boy-jerk!
Kanye, you don't see Bono doing such things yet he's an icon - a worldwide icon. Don't do things that cause black folks be stereo-typed please.
Its too bad that Kanye's big talent (and its a bit myopic to deny that he's talented) is overbalanced by his infinitely bigger ego and arrogance - what a jackass!
Kudos to Beyoncé, who showed real class, kindness, and sisterhood. Her introduction of Taylor Swift showed that she hasn't forgotten what its like to be a young artist, and how much this king of recongition can mean to someone just staring their career.
Beyonce should have walked out of there with alot more than just one award...first off...It is about time someone spoke up...Only in this country do black people have to work twice as hard to achieve success...to prove my point...Look at all the fashion magazines, the fall lineup for sitcoms...as long as people continue put only white people in the forefront of every part of our society...racism will thrive...I want to see asian, latin, black, white...all people come together and share there stories...that is what our country is all about...
Kanye needs to get over himself. He is so delusional about how "awesome" he is - I wish he would disappear. he dresses like a prep from the 90's, and his music is crap. Poor Taylor Swift, and good on Beyonce!
The Kanye incident was all an act from the beginning. A-list celebrities are not idiots and they have massive marketing teams behind them who dream up these viral marketing schemes. MTV has their own marketing teams who were most definitely in on the act. From the beginning of the program it was planned for Kanye to have the bottle of Hennessy on the red carpet to give him a reason to do something stupid. The outburst was set at exactly the right time to maximize the shock. (ie. the least innocent artist vs. the most innocent) All the free publicity has gone perfectly to all the right places, Taylor Swift looks cuter and more innocent then ever, Beyonce looks mature and sophisticted, Kayne promotes his reputation as overconfident ego driven hip hop artist. MTV winds up with a massive amount of promotion. Why do you think you can only watch the clip on MTV's website? Kayne's hennessy bottle was probably full of juice.
I loved the speech Madonna gave for Michael Jackson and the tribute did by Janet Jackson for him. I truly believe that what Kanye did was very wrong. Taylor earned her right to thank those that she need to. BUT he did have a point in saying Beyonce's "Single Ladies" is one of the Best Videos of all time.
Kanye just spit in the face of MTV executives with his outburst. MTV needs to grow a pair fine KANYE for his interuption and ban his videos untill he pais fine.. in the Millions! who is the boss here.. does MTV need Kanye or does Kanye need MTV.. Hmmm? wonder if the exects are just gonna wipe there face off again and continue to let this behavior happen?
I admit I didn't watch the whole thing - didn't even watch half of it, so I have to qualify my opinion with "Based on what I saw..."
Taken as a commentary on, or reflection of the state of our current popular culture, I told feel very good about our pop culture. In fact, I'd been downright depressed about it (how it influences the younger generations and, hence, the future) save for 2 things.
First, my father was saying the same thing in the 1960's. I'm not saying he didn't have a point - maybe continuously pushing the envelope has been slowly, inconspicuously leading us, as a society, in a less than desirable direction. On the other hand, maybe it's just a generational thing and every young generation needs it's day testing the boundaries (I realize that the likes of Madonna and many of the others aren't all that young anymore, but when it comes to pop culture, it is the age of the audience being influenced that counts).
And second, maybe I need to temper my bigger view with a more narrow perspective - this was only one event and it was only a certain number of attention seeking, self-absorbed egos who really made the whole thing look bad. Maybe we need to recognize that every generation has had it's share of those types of individuals and move on - look harder for the positive examples instead.
But then again, there is the cynical approach which says that these people are making way too much money for what they contribute to the betterment of society and do we really need to spend a few hours watching them pat themselves on the back (or dis one another, as in KW's example)?
Kanye west your a tool
Kanye West is real, unlike all those other fake celebrities. Kanye says wat on his mind and dosen't care wat other people think of him.
Like when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans Kanye was the only artist to speak out about the goverment slow response.
Lets be honest who the hell is Taylor Swift never heard of her in my life.
This is soooo appalling! I think Kanye needs to GROW UP! Everytime things don't go his way, he acts like a 3 year old, throwing a tantrum. I think he should be banned from ever winning another award, or even being at another award show. Obviously he's shown he's not mature enough to partake.
Kanye, you a$$wipe douchebag, what goes around, comes around and you....you shameless waste of space, skin and air, will get yours in ten-fold. Hope MTV televises it. I'll DVR it and watch it over and over and over again, LMFAO every single time!!!
The sad thing is that people will continue to buy his crappy, no-talent "music" so he'll continue being an egotistical, self-loving a$$hole out in public.
Taylor is wonderful,,,kw is waste. What an immature, rude egotistical punk. His thoughts are more important than those making the award decisions?? NOT! I wonder how he would have reacted if some no-one took away his once in a lifetime moment? His half a**ed apologies mean nothing. He knew what he was doing. Beyonce was very, very kind to give her time to Taylor,,,but really, that true emotional moment had passed for Taylor. Did Beyonce say "oh my god,,not yet, when it was happening? What did "not yet" mean? Right on to Pink, Katy and other TRUE music stars!!!! Taylor you deserved that award,,GREAT video.
Kanye West is an untalented, selfish, moron. Go back to the rock from whence you crawled out from.
I'm afraid Jeff L has it right... MTV is LOVING the exposure. I wish I was a Kayne West fan so I could stop being one :o). Maybe I'll steal some of his music from the interweb just to spite this gravy sucking pig!
Kanye is a disgusting example of a human being. He deserves every bad word that is being said about him. He is a spotlight-stealing, self-absorbed prick. I'm with Katy Perry on this one (per her tweet): "F--- U KANYE. ITS LIKE YOU STEPPED ON A KITTEN!!"
Kanye is a whiney b*tch
It is not a black or white issue. It is all about ego. Some stars think they are entitled.
Get out here in the real world. See how many awards you get for trying to live a decent life and raise your family. Award for Jerk of The Year is tied Kanye West and Joe Wilson.
Kanye has made a name for himself being an a**hole crazy person. He can say otherwise, but all he wants is attention, the more ridiculous the better... the more ridiculous, the more people talk about him. Mission accomplished Kanye.
can they not ban this jackass from these performances and shows. Making an Ass of yourself during your own speech is fine but who the hell does he think he is taking the much deserved attention away from this talented young lady. And if he thinks his antics are helping the cause of African Americans think again, acting like a childish jackass and them claiming to represent a certain people only makes the people you are trying to represent look bad.
Kanye is a moron and he needs help. He has to do these things because it is the only way that he can get the attention he needs. He has no talent at all and I think very soon you will never hear his name again he has pretty much ruined his career..
I will never watch the VMAs again if Kanye West would have anything to do with them. He is rude, if anyone took his time in the spotlight there would be hell to pay. Taylor Swift is a great singer and deserves every moment of her spotlight.
he should be barred from attending award shows...seems i'm always hearing about some stupid stunt he pulls...what an idiot
pooor kanye he is so ignorant, he needs to be re-educated.
Whether you believe Taylor Swift should have won or not doesn't matter. The point is, what Kanye did was rude.
For sure, he's allowed to have an opinion and he should be able to express that opinion...but, there is a time and a place to do it and at the awards ceremony while Taylor is receiving her award is NOT that time.
HIS ATTITUDE HAS ALWAYS SUCKED, BUT AFTER LAST NIGHT, HIS MUSIC, HIS LOOK AND JUST THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE MAKES ME SICK!!!ONE DAY HE WILL GET PAY BACK, AND I HOPE HE FEEL SLOWER THAN A WORM,BECAUSE THAT IS ALL HE IS,HE IS BECOMING A HAS BEEN ANYWAY, SO,BYE- BYE JERK!!LIL WAYNE ROCKS!!!!!
This made me so furious that I hardly slept a wink. Taylor Swift was so gracious, as was Beyoncé. Kanye West should be banned from public and he and Kamazai can go live on an island together.
Kanye west is the kid from the film "role models".
too all of the WHITE PEOPLE tha hate on kanye he is the truth.he speaks whats on hes mind, hes not afraid of wha white people think of him.
This clown should be banned from all award shows and I really hope people dont buy his albums for awhile hit him where it hurts in the wallet
I was very moved by Madonna's speech about Michael Jackson ... I have been a fan of MJ since they first appeared on Ed Sullivan and I did not believe the rumours ... I have his cd's and love his music
too bad Kanye put a damper on the whole night with his childish selfish escapade
Lady Gaga has a lovely voice and is very creative but her segment on the show was so dismal and dragged on too long
Hes a racist
Kayne made the appology on his website, but according to other sites he took it down right away and it is not there anymore.
I have never been a fan of his, his attitude sucks ass and he needs to be taken down so many notches. People need to stop buying his music to protest this ego driven idiot. This rant of his didn't suprise me. Didn't he complain a year or too ago about not winning an award and said he was better than the person who did win. THis guy makes me sick
Next he will tell us that Barack Obama hates black people...
Did you guys think this might have been stagged by MTV. Too things seem funny about this. One how did Kanye get on there and why wasn't he stopped. 2 Taylor did a performance right after. 3. Kanye got kicked out although he still was nominated for some big awards. 4. Taylor was already backstage when Beyonce called her out. I think this was a sham put on by MTV to get everyone talking about how controversial Kanye is, how Beyonce is so nice and poor Taylor. Come on People.
People still watching television, are they? Really, how quaint.
Kanye who?
The only good track Kanye ever did was just a carbon-copy of what a couple white DJ's already made years earlier (I'm talking about Daft Punk if you didn't know). Other than that, he's just a fool in auto-tune...
... also a complete sissy for choosing to outburst when he knew it'd be easy. A real man would've tried to steal the spotlight from Eminem!
This inflated head on legs has once again proven that there isn only one way in his mind, his way.
Mr West, given your past performances (I can sing better and thats not saying much...which is why I stick to playing instruments) and your general behaviour, you should consider early retirement followed by a stint in a mental hopsital to have those narcisists tendencies evaluated.
I not sure about Taylor swift but I know that Beyonce, depsite all her potential (wasted) didn't deserve that award more then anyone else.
Sarah Liss, did you write every word of this blog? It has ceased to amaze me and now simply amuses me when columnists or bloggers(can't tell the difference anymore) have to praise Madonna through gritted teeth so they find something snide to say. You may need to refresh your memory with Madonnas back catalogue. It's not always been electronic dance music. She has written lyrics that are timeless. I think writing that speech is not beyond her capabilities and like she said, she wrote it from her heart and spent all week adding and subtracting. If you knew Madonna at all, you would know that she is a prolific writer and often very poetic but no, that's not good to print, let's just bash her as often as we can. She can take it, right?
Madonna's speech was the highlight of the show for me and I am not even a Jackson fan but it made me feel bad. The Gagas can try, Beyonce can perform with vocal acrobatics for a song that doesn't need it just to show she has a voice.failing to see singing is not just about a voice, and Pink can turn into a gymnast..all that is interesting for a minute but how many of them will be single handedly selling out stadia all over in the world in their 50s? I say none because they can't even sell out stadiums now at their peak in their own hometown.
everyone should focus on the great highlights instead of wasting time on the moron who thought only of himself
that was why he did it because he wanted all the attention on his talentless self
Beyonce and Taylor are both talented artists in their music genres, and I applaud Beyonce for doing what she did.... but both their videos were lame and neither of them deserved awards!I mean honestly, what is the criteria for getting nominated on a video?
As for Kanye, he is a giant douche and will always be one...but what can you do about it? He's got a really stupid fan base that will support his disrespectful behaviour.
What a frikken disgrace to the race!!! Why couldnt you keep your ass in your seat and enjoy the show? No, you had to show your ass like an uneducated fool, steal someones shine and embarrass yourself and your family in front of millions!!! The world dont owe you nothin! GROW UP! Stop thinking with the other brain...Single ladies anit nothin but chicks poppin coochie...best video of ALL time??? Right.
kanye west has no class - i'd be mortified if i were his mother. lady gaga scares the living daylights out of me.
I can't believe there are actually people defending Kanye West. "He speaks what's on his mind"????? That makes it ok? What a joke! He's a self glorified d***. I could give two shits about Kanye's opinion.
I am so sick of all these so called 'Super Stars' who fell like they are above everyone else. West is a loser among losers. It's to the point where I'm sick of watching any of these awards shows anymore because of the goofs like West.
Why doesn't somebody punch this guy out?!
It wasn't an apology it was just a stunt He bashed her some more in it Kanye can go to hell
And the biggest a**hole of the century award goes to....
I have a feeling there were no real live performances, only lip syncing and dancing. Are there any bands left? Where are the musicians who write songs and play instruments? Is the music industry afraid of them because they can’t be controlled?
Kanye West has no talent. He does have a lot of ego. I don’t know why.
No matter how low you go, you will always find supporters, on the internet. If Kanye can figure out how to blame it all on Taylor Swift he might be invited to cover the entertainment scene for FOXNews.
He is a Douche Bag!
My favorite part of the show was Pink...what an awesome and breathtaking performance! Kanye should be banned from future events (who was guarding the stage??) and Beyonce is a class act. Gaga? Well, she knows how to get attention.
Okay, how in the hell did this become a race issue? SUddenly when white people win awards, its a stab against every other race?! Guess what, A LOT OF PEOPLE listen to country music and voted for her to win. Thats the breaks! If Beyonce had won that, do you think the fact that she won would be called racist? Of course not. Everyone who seems to think that this is some conspiracy to keep non whites down has some serious racism issues themselves.
And before anyone starts bitching that I'm only saying that because I'm white....I'm aboriginal and don't use my race as an excuse for anything.
Kanye gets MTV publicity so he will always be invited to these events, even though he's a racist prick. When people ignore him, he'll go away....so stop buying his records so he can live out his life in relative obscurity away from the public
Were the events of last night staged by MTV? It seems likely. In any case, I felt completely turned off altogether by what took place. I am a lover of truth, beauty and freedom, but all I felt from that show was greed, spoilt brat behavior, and untruth. And that is NOT was music is about.
kanye is a racist ****
taylor has more talent then kanye will ever dream of
Enough with the black/white commentary. This had nothing to do with the colour of anyone's skin. The people have spoken. This gentleman has screwed up. He will suffer for his actions and I'm sure he has learned his lesson. Time to move on.
Way to make your mom proud Kanye!
Poor Taylor, to not break down in front of everyone amazes me. I certainly couldn't have just faced that much embarrassement
Pink's performance outshone the entire spectacle for me. Kanye, Madonna, Eminem (and yes, even Beyonce and Green Day) seemed so old school while Taylor's subway performance was so energetic. Plus, Madonna and Janet made the Michael Jackson tribute all about THEM. Narcissists. p.s. I'm older than Madonna!
Its ok for Kanye to be human like the rest of us. He's not a god, he's not perfect and he has to swallow his jagged little pills like the rest of us. He'll grow stronger for it. Let him mature his way. You're not fully mature and grown-up until the second you die. No of us are.
The self-important Kanye needs to be taken down a few pegs, for his own good as well as for the world's.
Sponsors and networks: I'll be doing my bit by switching stations whenever I see him participating in a show, or whenever I see any of his videos.
Way to go, Beyonce!
Kanye is so obviously racist and needs to get kicked off his self-made pedistal. The fans chose Taylor to win so how did he find it o.k. to say that about Beyonce. It was the fans choice.....not his.
One would think that him having gone thru a life-altering experience like losing his Mother so tragically would cause him to see things differently and maybe appreciate life and not be so self-centered....but if anything his actions have shown he is even more angry and self-righteous. The ONLY good thing about what he did is that he has now hurt his image (and only his) and Taylor will hopefully have any embarassment or hurt feelings wiped away with everyone showing their disgust with what he did and how much we all appreciate her and her talent. Beyonce was amazing to do what she did....the most self-LESS act she could have done! And I highly doubt that Kanye even wrote those statements, espcially the 2nd one, bcuz I truly don't believe he is capable of saying those words....he wouldn't even know the 1st thing about being humble and apologizing.
You are not sure madonna wrote that speech? why would you doubt about that? People need to start accepting madonna is a genius for once and all... this speech remais absolutly short with what she can think, say or do
In other hand, the people who choose to see this as a race issue are the ones who are racists
Taylor didn't deserve that award if we mesure her with the rest of the nominies, but i'm not quite sure if beyonce did. Anyway, that was a very spoiled, borderline and unpolite way to express it by kanye. Taylor is afterall a gifted TEENAGER, with all the vulnerabilities that stage of life can carry. That was, literally, stealing candy from a kid.
Kayne West needs to STFU. No one is interested in what you have to say!
You are an embarrassment and the Grammies, MTV, MM, etc should ban you from holding a mic. You robbed a young, talented woman of her moment.
What the heck!
We all know that if something like that happened to Baby West we'd never hear the end of it! Taylor Swift is one classy young lady! Not only that, but B.K made a huge statement by having Taylor come back up to reclaim her spotlight! I hope the men in shoe biz see how they are expected to behave during such events!
Power to the ladies!
Kanye is proof that all the money in the world still can't buy you class and manners.
Yes Kanye was wrong but hey if u was a real fan of Kanye from the beginning u would still be one now he needs no excuse for what he did but hey we all say things we don't mean sometimes and if his music is good I'm gonna buy it...Congrats to Taylor I'm really proud of her to make such a big transitions from country to pop music winning awards kudos to u TS...And Beyonce I effin love her she is the best and her performance was so crazy best of the night made me get on my feet and dance I'm so glad she is a very understanding person to know how humiliated TS must have been to let her come onstage and finish her acceptance speech during her time only made me LOVE Ms.B that much more...I love u BEYONCE':)
Kanye likes Fishdicks
Also I quite agree with the Madonna attitude.
These are 2 big reason I don't have Cable. Nothing but garbage about people who contribute garbage.
Don't watch this stuff. Turn off the TV.
Manners/Etiquette/Empathy. Archaic words and rituals I guess. Sad.
I find watching music awards be given out to overpaid artists extremly uninteresting. I am truly sad for people who look up to these people or think anything they say matters in the slightest. This was staged by mtv 4sure!
I dislike Mr West for what he said. Poor timeing. Ill never buy his music again. I told my daughter never buy his music and through his old music in the trash.
Please keep Kanye Wesr off television. He seems to think that rude is okay. Maybe his circle of friends act this way but he needs to grow up becuse his popularity is going to last as long he does maybe less. Me thinks that Kanye thinks too much of himself.
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kanye is an IDIOT! Dude should stay out of public and his "music" is rediculous. You are an ignorant moron.
Kanye West is obviously big time insecure. I don't get it though, because he's selling tons of C.D.s and doing extremely well when touring. I never cared for that genre of music and I think some of them hip hop dudes are hard to take at times but after this stunt, I now know that Kanye is a douche bag...pure and simple. My daughter who has a more diverse music appreciation than I do has gotten rid of all her Kanye downloads and she was a huge fan. I believe his career will go the way of Milli Vanilli very soon.
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I can only think of one adjective to describe Kayne West: Douchebag.
I most revealing thing in all this has to be how short Kanye West is--Seriously, the blond country singer towers over him.
I'm a big fan of Kanye, but I felt really sad how he stole this talented young ladies joy. He could have saved his thoughts for the after party. Everyone has their favorite that they think should and won this or that. Maybe MTV should have had the girl that did not know who Rick James was working backstage as security then maybe all we would have from back stage is " I'M KANYE BITCH LET ME PASS"
who cares, he's getting way too much attention for his action perhaps if everyone ignores him he'll just go away
we'll see what he has to say on jay leno tonight
Kanye gets his kicks picking on young girls. What a tough guy. He act that way around a man he'd get his ass kicked.
Who's Kayne West? Who are any of these people?
Kayne West is an ass. Anyone who has to fight for the spotlight by being rude to others should just close their mouth and go home.
i agree kanye crossed the line but when you think of it he gave taylor swift a boost in popularity and he hurt himself doing what he did which is a good punishment. i bet some poeple who didnt have taylors cd went out today and bought a copy just cause of what happened.
i think what kanye west did was totally unapropriate and imature. if he ever does get another award someone should go up on the stage and do that to him see how he feels and then he should make his apology saying how he feels. what beyonce did was totally a class act and was soo nice and it was just a very interesting night!
Kanye is not racist so get that out of your head he is just ignorant and lost his way
I think its blantantly obvious that Kenye West is a racist. In my opinion, if you support him or his music, you are a racist too.
He had no right doing what he did; security should've taken him out back and fixed his buck teeth.....
Hmmmmmmmmmm
was it bad what he did yes but then again he's a man lol..... We all know how Kanye acts at award shows hello no big surprise He's arrogant and if you ask me he's obsessed with Jay-z's career & life. He's a hater he wishes he was him with Beyonce and all the fame that Jay-z has............but your not get over it............Taylor Swift she's such a nice girl she did deserve her spolight she got it in the end............poor girl lol whit or black he would've defended Beyonce don't make it a color thang dude is banging a white stripper from russia hello ignorant ppl..............read your facts it has nothing to do with taylor he was drunk anyways soooooooooooooooooo move the f on
Am I the only one who thinks the Kanye thing was a staged stunt a la Bruno vs. Eminem? It looked to me like the only one who wasn't in on it was Taylor Swift, who seemed genuinely taken aback.
Kanya ... face it man... for all your money and fame... your just a punk ... that's right boy nothing but a punk .... I bet your momma is a ashamed she raise such a spoiled child.....
Who is Kanye West anyway? I had never heard of him before. From what I have seen he is a loser and an a__hole.
Taylor and Beyonce are true stars. Both are extremely talented. That's why they both have lots of awards and a huge fan following.
Kanye West, what a loser.
Gotta get these morons off the drugs, off the stage and out of the limelight. Morons turn into moronic idiots !
MTV didnt' "punish" kanye because it was a staged stunt..today kanye announces his new tour...and rumour has it, beyonce and taylor swift are going to do a song together...
there's no such thing as bad publicity..and kanye followed law 17 from the 48 laws of power.
..everyone's talking about it aren't they?
Security should have knocked him on his butt the minute he hit the stage.
STOP HATING ON KANYE WEST!!!! HE TOLD THE TRUTH!!!! Beyonce should have one that award. I'll admit, He could have done it in a better way. Taylor Swift is a young, up and coming, talented country singer, BUT SHE DOES NOT COMPARE TO BEYONCE.....EVER!!!
Kane is an adult, Taylor is a young lady new to the ways of the MTV crowd, what he did was unforgiveable. Doesn't matter if he dis-agreed to whom should have won the award.
Time to change his meds...
Jmac, he is a racist!!! He freaks out when a white person wins an award he thinks his black friend should have got. And in 2006 he did the exact same thing during the European MTV awards when he freaked out that he didn't win - and guess what colour the winners were that time? Yup, they were white.
Frankly attitudes like his are the reason racism continues to thrive.
I would not expect anything less of MTV...Staged?
What a two faced racist punk bitch,would he have done that if the winner wasn't white.I'd bitch slap him myself if he was walking by me.His Mother would be proud.
Just another classless moment by this windbag. Tupac and Biggie are dead and this ass wipe is still sucking oxygen. Damn shame if you ask me. After all of the embarassing moments he has compiled, can anyone tell me why he would still be relevant??
I would love to meet him in a dark alley and introduce him to Louisville slugger to the grill.
Comment on your own popular culture (does it exist?) in Canada. Leave the USA to American critics. Canadians suck. This is not a black and white issue you idiot.
This stunt worked out PERFECTLY.
Kanye wins: he wanted people to talk about him, positive or negative - and he's getting all the attention he aimed for.
Taylor wins: she gets the sympathy of every media outlet and music fan.
Beyonce wins: everyone praises her for maturity and class due to her actions.
Whether orchestrated or spontaneous, this was genius. And all of us sheep, that blindly follow the shepherds known as media and celebrity, once again obnoxiously play into their hands. I gotta applaud Kanye on that.
Hey, everyone! We don't get that time back. Next VMA show, let's all turn the televisions off and read a book.
I feel if a white person did the same to a black star man there would be hell to pay.
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton would be all over it. Damm keep me in the spot light.
..btw...who wins the "best video" award and not win the "best female video" award?.. isn't 'best video' award superior to 'best female video' award?
Kanye West....been no where, seen nobody and knows nobody.....just a crude talentless hack. Please don't buy a CD, don't watch his performances or attend a performance....maybe he will go back to his old job washing car windows on a street corner. Congratulations to Taylor Swift for handling the episode with poise and top marks to Beyonce for her class act.
Let me tell you all.....IT WAS A PUBLICITY STUNT........A BAD ONE...but to have what we are doing now occurring! Isn't it ironic when Taylor came out she had on a RED DRESS the same color as Beyonce....as a PR person myself.......it was a SKIT!!!
poor taylor
Kanye should be ashamed of himself. Regardless of whether or not he agreed with who won the award, he had no business, interrupting another artist's moment of glory. I am really tired of his antics. Another thing I am tired of are the people on this post who keep saying Kanye is making black people look bad and is not representing blacks well. I'm black, and Kanye does not nor has ever represented me. Please stop generalizing people and judge all jackasses independently. Who the hell said that Kanye was the voice of black people? News Flash, he isn't, so stop suggesting it. His behavior is unacceptable and I am sure his late mother did not raise him like that.
god beyonce is so dum why would he say that to such a little girl
I agree with Briggs and Chris.
I thought it was interesting that I heard during other coverage that Taylor Swift said she was told to stand next to the stage before the award for Best Video was presented. That makes it sound like Beyonce already knew she would win the award and was planning to bring Taylor Swift up on stage as a good PR move.
I'm sure it wouldn't have been hard to convince Kanye to whine that Beyonce should have won, considering how much press he was guaranteed to get and how well it fits in with his past behaviour. Add Taylor Swift, who may or may not have known what was going on, and you have a great little piece of awards drama. Even if the stunt was planned without Swift's knowledge those working on it probably didn't worry too much about her feelings since they knew they were doing her a favour, exposure-wise.
I know, a bit conspiracy theory, but it all seems to fit, and in a big stage managed show like the VMA, it's a stunt that was probably not that hard to pull off.
all this jacka$$ wants is more attention. and this is just what he expected...people to bash him. Although he deserves every bit of a bashing...plus a hole lot more, Taylor desreves a public apology from this sub-human. She exudes more class from her fingernail clippings that he will in a lifetime
lov'in you a bunch Taylor...Texas
Just saw Kanye on the new Jay Leno Show and he seemed truly sorry and humbled. It is a troubled and insecure man who feels the need to act that way. But that's no excuse. He is such an egotistical blowhard. I cringe everytime I see hom on TV. Kanye, just go away.
Kanye West is a pompious a$$hole. I agree he should be banned from MTV events and MTV should ban his videos. Just like Michael Vick. Think they can sneak buy with their behavior and shenanigans till they get caught. He's such a brilliant artist and he's trashing his own career very nicely. I'm shredding my 808's CD. I'm done with him.
Just stop with the race card.The world isn't only black and white. There are many variations and combinations of kcolour and race.I agree with the aboriginal from Canada. I am a Native American also, and I have never used my race to get anything. I always recognized my race and colour were a part of my person(ality) and not the be all and end all of my existence on this earth.
What a embarrassment the guy is so into himself he thinks he got it all but, Simpletons are clothed with foolishness....
Kanye's a tool. He acts and talks like he grew up in the hood when he was miles from the hood. Always trying to be this bad boy but just a middleclass wannabe. No-talent, no-class ass. As for Beyonce's video, big deal, all it is is three girls shakin their booty, sure it looks good to the guys, but there's nothing to it. It's a good song but nothing in the video that gets an award. Boycott his crap. Kudos to Beyonce for her class and Taylor for hers and I wish Pink had kicked his ass.
BLACK, WHITE, ASIAN, WHATEVER, THIS MAN HAS NO CLASS,HE'S MORONISH. PROBABLY NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, THAT'S THE SAD PART. Garry...
Drama queens like Kanye only hurt the causes they claim to champion.
What is it about a bit of creative talent and comfort in front of a crowd that makes these twits think they can preach at the rest of us?
Kanye West, you're a bum.
Seriously?! He and his family should be ashamed of him. Mine would if I'd done something this unbelievably arrogant and selfish. A-Hole
their is no such thing as music today...
it was all writen and done decades ago, when the music scene had a soul and spirit to move.
all soul and spirits were sold off to the highest bidder in 1982 in the completeion backwards principle ws released...
modern music doesnt exist except for bling without any sing... its all about the Benjamins now... so sad...
as officer bar brady would say
nothing to see here people, move along now
Noone beats Madonna. The Queen of Pop is the only one who can give that kind of tribute to the King. Has anyone ever noticed why the VMAs become exciting whenever Madonna is present? Everytime she is a no-show, the VMAs will be described as "boring and staid." Only Madonna lit up this year's awards show. For me, she is the BIGGEST STAR of them all, not some country crooner, Madonna wannabes or rude rapper. Janet is amazing too as always. I would rather celebrate her music to say thanks. CELEBRATION, her latest single, is out now! Please download from iTunes now!
not sure what his being black has to do with anything. he's an idiot. period.
What a piece of garbage! And kudos to Taylor for showing way more CLASS than this racist little twit. When asked about it, all Taylor had to say was, "I don't know him and I don't want to start a feud. I had a great night." At her age, and given the circumstances, I wouldn't have blamed her at all for trashing such a jerk, and she still didn't. Great for her! Awesome little lady! I hope Kanye fades away into nothing now. I've had enough of his ego and hate spewing. His music is as shitty as his attitude too...
Kanye West arrived to the MTV awards with a open bottle of Hennesey... he must of been skunk drunk, and MTV should never had let ANYBODY enter the event with a bottle of booze in their hand.
Meanwhile, he lost any street credo by propping the pasteurized and sappy Beyonce. That said, Beyonce behaved like a genuine professional... something Kanye will never be.
He's over.
as usual,because of lack of talent and integrity, mr west made a public ass of himself..noboby had talked about him for awhile, so he probably felt his level of drama getting low....therefore making an absurdity of himself...the best part is that no-one really gives a hoot about him...really no-one....
Obviously you ppl dont understand the way show biz works, the whole wesy/taylor thing was planned they arent going to ruin their show for anything. As for you fools saying Kanye doesnt like white ppl try listening to what this dude is saying and look at the ppl he surrounds himself with. I dont undersdtand why some of you dont just diconnect your keyboards and hang yourselves with them.
I think what was a shame about Kanye, on top of everything else, was that it did happen on a night that would have/should have had a sombre and poignant edge to it. I thought Madonna's speech was very so gusty and moving - what a shame it was overshadowed by a move so stupid and the epitome of everything so vacuous abourt celebrity.
Boy does that guy ever like fish sticks.
I'm not even a fan of Taylor Swift's music, she has some maturing to do...but what Kanye did was atrocious nonetheless. I thought you had to feel remorse to apologize...guess not.
You Sir are a poor piece of trash.Your actions speak very loudly to your total lack of respect to the world in general.You are a waste of sperm.There is no way you will ever become anything in the world of whatever you do from now till you die.Your career is over,LOOOOSER.
I think many people don't speak their minds. Kanye does.
Megalomaniac.
He is the greatest jerk in the Music business.
Always drunk and full of drugs.
To destroy a other singer their great moments is the stupid thing you can do.
He should be baned for minimum two years from all/ any award considerations and no Radio station should play any of his songs.
For my part I will change the station if his songs are played. No Company should advertise in such a Radio station what's playing his songs.
Grow up you Idiot, if you like to hit on Beyonce tell her this in privat and not on TV.
Kanye West is a donkey for doing that but, country music does suck.
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What a joke.
The choice is up to the individual whether or not he/she watch these award shows or pays any attention to news meant to grab the headlines. As for Kanye, my father would have asked 'Did you put your brain in gear before you opened your mouth?'
If this guy KW wants to really save his face and make it up to her. He would sing one of her songs... maybe a duet...
Rap musicians have a long and proud history of getting up on stage and yelling about stuff when an award they don't agree with is handed out. Kanye is merely keeping up the tradition of perpetuating negative stereotypes.
Also, someone should gently remind Kanye that yelling rhyming words about hos, money, and bling over a repetitive drum and bass loop does not make one a genious. Seriously, after this stunt and what he said in the wake of hurricane Katrina, he should have his speaking privileges revoked.
LOL what a tool. Though I'm pretty sure racism as nothing to do with that, he probably just spazed a bit and did that without thinking or it's juste a huge hoax.
No matter what it is, I don't care, his abortion of music still sucks.
To whoever said Canada sucks and has no culture, it's your opinion.. your very ignorant opinion wich makes us say that most of you guys are retards :)
Not only did Kanye West embarrass Taylor Swift and stomp all over her shining moment (she's a teenager winning an award for her hard work writing and singing music!) He shone the light on Beyoncé and made her look like a fool at the same time.
What was going through his mind when he decided to rudely interrupt her, and what would he have to say if someone did this to him?
Maybe Kanye is trying to get lucky with Beyonce and/or has anger of some sort? Taylor Swift still receives the MTV award regardless of his disruptive behavior. Although entitled to his opinion, consequences will follow.
I don't know WHAT Kanye think he is, but we can not expect nothing better than what he did to Taylor...something so rude, so dirty just could come from someone like him, from SOMETHING like him.
I really do wonder who in their right mind thinks Kayne or his band have any talent what so ever. He certainly is not the brightest pickle in the jar but he has about as much talent and class as one.
KW is nothing more than a piece of TRASH!!!
wow. Chase from Philadelphia... GET HELP..!!!
Kanye West wins for the biggest douche bag of the year!!! Once again he makes an ass out of himself.Bwhahahaha no kiding all this guy does is talk intoa mike and they call that talent these days Sad
If the man love her video so much why didn't he buy enough for her to win...he needs help and all that he can get..physcially, mentally and emotionally...he needs to remember that fans got him to where he is and fans can bring him down...why doe's he always wants to make an a** of himself in public.
Kanye is a gay fish.
They call Kayne a singer? He's a self-absorbed gutter rat. Stop encouraging idiots like him by even acknowledging him!
GO GET A REAL JOB FOOL!
I believe the proper terminology for people like Kanye is "putz".Untalented, putz.
I'm pretty sure Kanye did what he did because he knew he wouldn't win anything so he had to get on stage somehow. LOL! Too bad it wasn't Pink he stole the mike from!!!!
O.K. Yes, Kanye is an ass. But when you all start cutting up Canadians on this site...stop right now....before you go any further....George W. Bush !!! The most ridiculous President the U.S. has ever had, and YOU voted him in twice....lol....lol...that is just STUPID !
I totally agree with chris from Vancover. I think all this is publicity for everyone actually kayne west bad rep is still good rep and for Taylor too be the one everyone is feeling so sorry for and for beyonce to be the good semeritan lol, I really dont care much for any of them. who cares...
Poor Taylor, to have her moment stolen by a egocentric douchebag like Kanye West. I would pushed him off the stage, but Taylor did handle it gracefully and "lady like" as my mom would say. Bravo to Beyonce, who looked horrrifed by Kayne's stunt, for giving Taylor her moment. Kayne, get a real life ya egomanic and some therapy. You ain't god, don't think you're above everyone else.
The performance by kanye west was disgusting to say the least. As for Ms. Swift she has some decent talent, do I think her video was worthy of the award. Music videos are meant to tell a story, more specifically a story that goes along with the song itself, that's what "you belong with me" does, it tells a story. Beyoncé is talented, but "single ladies" did not deserve a music video award. The video reminded me of Paula Abdul's "straight up", not that there is anything wrong with that, but its not award material. Unless you are watching a black and white pin-up video who honestly wants to see three girls dancing around in a one piece? I think the over all quality of today's musicians and their "work" has gone drastically down hill.
I think Kanye was having a bipolar moment sort of like Lil Mama interrupted a stage. The focus of the show should have been more for Madonna;s touching speech and the amazing performance from Pink.
Madonna, Janet & Michael should be the big talk, not Kanye. That's why I'm pissed. He was the butterfly effect that took ppl attention of what that night was suppose to be about.
"So, unless and until I hear of a sincere and unqualified apology from him, I hope this latest blunder is a career killer for him."
Have you heard his latest album??? That should be enough to kill his career. His music makes me deeply appreciate silence. He has nothing interesting to say either musically or lyrically. It's an ego trip with a drum machine in the background.
It would be one thing if Beyonce's video actually was one of the 'best ever made'. Three scantily clad women clumsily gyrating to insipid, derivative and downright annoying music does not constitute a 'best ever' rating. Kanye deserves a boo for bad manners as well as bad taste.
Hello, I was watching the replay of the MTV Video Music Awards a couple of days ago on the Internet and I noticed something. When Lady Gaga was performing, it looked like blood was dripping from her dress. I thought to myself, it's not Halloween. I just wanted to know if anyone noticed that?
Mr West,
No one cares about your opinion, so please stop giving it to us.
Thanks.
Ummm Lady Gaga's performance is THE ONLY actual music performance people are going to remember, so she wasn't upstaged in any way, at this day and age nothing shocks people anymore, Im sure Gaga didn't expect to have the whole world against it because of her symbolic perfoemance, she just wanted to make an impact and she did. When people actually talk about the show they mention Gaga's performance and nobody else's. Kanye's stunt was pathetic and I believe him, Beyonce and the producers were in it. By the way, Single Ladies is a terrible video, one of the best ever? In his dreams.
Kanye, you need downtime. You must be exhausted from scaling the worlds highest ever-growing mountain? It's named Mount A-Hole and it's named after you amongst many others. Congrats, you just reached the top without your feet leaving sea level. And in your climbing party were the pathetic fools who supported your supremely classless MTV show actions. Now c'mon...fess up...exactly what were you on?
I'm not sure why some are saying it boils down to Kayne being a racist, seriously it's 2009 do we need to pull this card now in Canada? Kayne is simply a overly cocky, egostical, self absorbed wannabe who thought he could push his weight around like he's king or somethin. It was disrespectful and he payed for it with the boos, but Bravo to Taylor for being the bigger person and Beyanoce for being classy and giving taylor her moment. As for lady Gaga, seriously does anyone else thing think she's flipped her lid? What was with the hay stakc on her face? Liked the performance though, would have liked it better without the muder like part.
Canadians Suck
USA
Comment on your own popular culture (does it exist?) in Canada. Leave the USA to American critics. Canadians suck. This is not a black and white issue you idiot.
Seriously, why are you on here if you hate canadains blogging about American music stars? hate to tell ya, but your popculture has mirged with ours. Sorry, global village rules: Japan can even comment about Kayne, they are doing it right now.
Now I may not be a fan of Taylor swift,but Kanye West is a total idiot he doesnt deserve to give her an apollogy after that its disgraceful behavior.
kanye is a a**hole, taylor swift is a talented girl and it was her time to shine
This whole thing about Kanye ruining Taylor swifts moment, as rude and embarassing as it was for him, is stupid and pointless. I hate what the world is becoming nowadays, where everyone cares more about a stupid celebrity slip up than their dying and decaying world around them. Seriously people whats wrong with us? Sure I feel for Taylor Swift, it was a very special moment for her and it was taken away from her by, in President Obamas own words, a jackass. But the amount of publicity and news air time it has recieved just astounds me. What the heck people, come on. There are way more important things going on in our world, lets try and focus on finding a cure for H1N1, or the crisis going on in the middle east. Lets get are act together and stop paying so much attention to Hollywood and start paying attention to the problems that are slowly tearing earth apart.
Personally i think kanye west is an attention seeker who should realize that just because he's a star, that doesn't mean the world revolves around him. Sure, we're all entitled to freedom of speech but no one has the right to steal someone else's limelight for something ignorant like that.
Secondly, Lady Gaga is disgusting, I'm almost sickened by the fact she's made millions off of what she's "accomplished". She may have a hit record, but her behaviour and comments are a little over the top. Secondly, whatever it was that she was trying to portray in her set was brutal. Absolutely horrid. Am I not the only one who thinks she is completely talentless and repulsive?
How did this get turned into a rant of racism? What he did was wrong, but I don't think it has anything to do with racism, people just like complaining.
I'm Not suprised what Kanye did hes known for that kind thing. I feel so bad for taylor shes a very talented girl and totally deserved the award and kanye had no right to do what he did. I am also very happy what beyonce did, that was very classy of her to let taylor finish her speech. Hopefully kanye realized how rude and immature he acted no professional would EVER do something like that. I think he was just looking for attention because he is a self centered person and only cares about himself. GOOD FOR YOU taylor and Beyonce you both amazing, talented and classy women and people should look up to the both of you!
Its about time Kanye starts to learn from his mistakes, it makes no sence to keep voicing his opinions publicly because it only hurts his fan base. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but to humiliate swift was rude. Kanye has once again taken it too far, and publicly humiliated taylor.
kanye had no right to jump up on the stage and bash taylor swift, suggesting the beyonce get the award in the middle of her speech. at least beyonce went up on stage afterwards and had the decency to congratulate her on the award.
I personally think that Kanye West should not have done what he did, although he has the right to voice his opinion he should have waited until a better, more suitable time. On the other side though people are taking the comment way too seriously, it may not have been right but it happened and he's done it before and will do it again, we just have to get used to Kanye West voicing his opinion at innapropriate times.
Kanye West is a "Jackass" as quoted from Barrack Obama, He had no right to do what he did, it was disrespectful to Taylor Swift.
On the upside, it has revealed that Beyonce is a classy lady. Inviting Swift onto the stage for a do over was the right thing to do.
What Kayne did was distasteful, rude, ignorant, and disrespectful...but somehow I feel like this good for his career in some shape, way, or form. "You're only as good as your latest scandal"-from the Degrassi TV movie quoted from Perez Hilton-does seem to point out why Kanye is still famous. Most likely his next album will sell millions, he'll probably write about how sorry he is, and mostly say in the notes something about God, feelings, blah blah. Stiill, someone famous will do something even more rude, stupid, or dangerous and Kanye will be left in the dust again. Seriously, has anyone noticed this besides me?
As much as I hate what Kanye represents and says at all times, my question is this:
How could Beyoncé win for Video of the Year, and NOT win the best Female Video of the Year award?
If you win the Video of the Year, wouldn’t it be safe to say that you also have the best Female Video of the Year?
Me thinks something is fishy MTV…
Kanye is a jerk