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Demi Lovato opened the festivities, singing "Give Your Heart a Break," Alicia Keys welcomed Nicki Minaj and Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas during her "Girl on Fire" set and Taylor Swift channeled her inner Where's Waldo (that red-and-white top surprised us) while delivering "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."
Chris Brown bested rival Drake for Best Male Video with "Turn Up the Music" and Coldplay scored Best Rock Video for "Paradise." But some of the biggest wins of the night were awarded to Rihanna and One Direction. The British boy band won the highest number of awards with three: Best New Artist, Best Pop Video and Most Share-Worthy Video and RiRi's "We Found Love" earned her Video of the Year.
Check out the night's full list of winners below.
Best Video With a Message
Demi Lovato, "Skyscraper" -- WINNER
Rise Against, "Ballad of Hollis Brown"
Kelly Clarkson, "Dark Side"
Gym Class Heroes, "The Fighter"
K'Naan feat. Nelly Furtado, "Is Anybody Out There?"
Lil Wayne, "How to Love"
Best Electronic Dance Music Video
Duck Sauce, "Big Bad Wolf"
Calvin Harris, "Feel So Close" -- WINNER
Skrillex, "First of the Year (Equinox)"
Martin Solveig, "The Night Out"
Avicii, "Le7els"
Most Share-Worthy Video
One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful" -- WINNER
Just Bieber, "Boyfriend"
Beyonce, "Countdown"
Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe"
Gotye, "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Best Pop Video
One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful" -- WINNER
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, "We Are Young"
Rihanna, "We Found Love"
Justin Bieber, "Boyfriend"
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, "Payphone"
Best Male Video
Justin Bieber, "Boyfriend"
Frank Ocean, "Swim Good"
Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care"
Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music" -- WINNER
Usher, "Climax"
Best Hip-Hop Video
Childish Gambino, "Heartbeat"
Drake feat. Lil Wayne, "HYFR" -- WINNER
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, "Mercy"
Watch the Throne, "Paris"
Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, "Beez in the Trap"
Best Female Video
Rihanna, "We Found Love"
Katy Perry, "Part of Me"
Beyoncé, "Love on Top"
Nicki Minaj, "Starships" -- WINNER
Selena Gomez & The Scene, "Love You Like a Love Song"
Best Rock Video
Coldplay, "Paradise" -- WINNER
The Black Keys, "Lonely Boy"
Linkin Park, "Burn It Down"
Jack White, "Sixteen Saltines"
Imagine Dragons, "It's Time"
Best New Artist
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, "We Are Young"
Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe"
Frank Ocean, "Swim Good"
One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful" -- WINNER
The Wanted, "Glad You Came"
Video of the Year
Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"
Gotye, "Somebody That I Used To Know"
Rihanna, "We Found Love" -- WINNER
Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care"
M.I.A., "Bad Girls"
Check Out Our VMA 2012 Red Carpet Gallery
- Miley Cyrus
- Taylor Swift
- Pink
- Katy Perry
- Rihanna
- Gabby Douglas, Kyla Ross, McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wiber and Alexandra Raisman
- Nicki Minaj
- Alicia Keys
- Ke$ha
- Zoe Saldana
- Jenni Farley
- Ezra Miller and Emma Watson
- Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose
- Green Day
- Rita Ora
- Pauly D
- Ne-Yo
- Awkward Award Show Moments
- Most Awkward Behind-the-Bro Hug
- Best Slink Down the Red Carpet
- Most Cringe-Worthy Embrace
- Best 'Someone Please Save Me' Face
- Most Lopsided Hug
- Best 'Why Am I Posing With These People?' Face
- Best 'We Don't Really Want to Kiss Each Other' Kiss
- Most Uncomfortable-Looking Conversation
- Most Sketchy Side-Eye Hug
- Best 'If Looks Could Kill' Face
- Most Unfortunate Dance Moves
- Most Unnerving Dress
- Best 'Get That Camera Out of My Face' Face
- Most Awkward Head to Bosom Ratio
- Most Well-Placed Priorites
- Best Model Leer
- Most Uncomfortable Body Language
- Best Kiss Miss
- Best Audience Push Down
- Best Disapproving Photo Bomb
- Best Muppet Smackdown
- Can You Believe They're the Same Age?
- Lindsay Lohan and Dianna Agron
- Adele and Hayley Williams
- Florence Welch and Lea Michele
- Lady Gaga and Mary-Kate Olsen
- Fantasia Barrino and Avril Lavigne
- Miranda Cosgrove and Taylor Momsen
- T-Pain and Carly Rae Jepsen
- Celebrity Photobombs
- Peek-a-Boo Sheryl Crow, We See You! (Even if Justin Bieber Didn't.)
- This Guy Is SO Not Impressed by Rihanna and Katy Perry.
- Kelly Osbourne and Neon Hitch's Photo-Op Is Crashed by an Over-Enthused Lurker.
- Demi Lovato's Little Sis Madison Perhaps Isn't the Biggest Britney Fan.
- Paul Stanley, Sir Elton John and Erin Sutton Get Creeped on.
- Katy Perry Is Unaware That Glen Campbell Is Having a Psychic Moment Behind Her.
- Diddy REALLY Wanted to Be in This Shot With Muhammad Ali and Will Smith.
- This Passerby Can't Resist Sharing the Spotlight With Rihanna.
- Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj Try to Box Out a Fellow BET Awards Attendee.
- Celebrity Makeup Makeovers
- Kelly Osbourne
- Christina Aguilera
- Nicki Minaj
- Ke$ha
- Taylor Momsen
- Adele
- Lily Allen
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