She did sound good (well, good enough for Shakira), and at least you can’t say that she didn’t give it her all. Check out her performance below.

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As can be expected, Leona sounded great and she looked beautiful. Take a look at her performance below. Check out the photos of her on the red carpet, here.

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The group performed their single, “World Behind My Wall” and they sounded pretty good! Of course they had to throw in some explosions and fire and all that goodness. Check out their performance below. You can also see some photos of them on the red carpet, here.

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Nick and Joe did a relatively good job, but what was up with Kevin? Some people are even saying he sounded drunk! It wasn’t a great in leading up to such an important tribute, but at least the actual video itself was pretty sweet.

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She sung some of the most popular songs from this past year including, “I Gotta Feeling”, “When Love Takes Over”, “Use Somebody”, “Halo” and “PokerFace.” Unfortunately, Katy didn’t sound great, but at least it was a great idea. Check out her performance below.

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Winners list of 2009 MTV EMAs in main categories:

• Best Song: Beyonce Knowles – "Halo"
• Best Live Act: U2
• Best Group: Tokio Hotel
• Best New Act: Lady GaGa
• Best Female: Beyonce Knowles
• Best Male: Eminem
• Best European Act: maNga
• Best Push Artist: Pixie Lott
• Best Urban: Jay-Z
• Best Rock: Green Day
• Best Alternative: Placebo
• Best Video: Beyonce Knowles – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
• Best World Stage Performance: Linkin Park

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Performers who have been confirmed for the event are Green Day, Leona Lewis and Tokio Hotel. Bruce Gillmer of MTV Networks International said of their performers, "The MTV Europe Music Awards prides itself on consistently delivering exceptional live performances by some of the biggest and most exciting musical acts in the world – and this year will be no exception."

The event show will be held on November 5th in Berlin, Germany.

Here are the nominees:

Best Song

• Beyonce Knowles – "Halo"
• Black Eyed Peas – "I Got A Feeling"
• David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland – "When Love Takes Over"
• Kings of Leon – "Use Somebody"
• Lady GaGa – "Poker Face"

Best Live Act

• Beyonce Knowles
• Green Day
• Kings of Leon
• Lady GaGa
• U2

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Best Group

• Black Eyed Peas
• Green Day
• Jonas Brothers
• Kings of Leon
• Tokio Hotel

Best New Act

• Daniel Merriweather
• La Roux
• Lady GaGa
• Pixie Lott
• Taylor Swift

Best Female

• Beyonce Knowles
• Katy Perry
• Lady GaGa
• Leona Lewis
• Shakira

Best European Act

• Nominations to be announced on October 12

Best Push Artist

• Daniel Merriweather
• Hockey
• La Roux
• Little Boots
• Metro Station
• Pixie Lott
• The Veronicas
• White Lies

Best Male

• Eminem
• Jay-Z
• Kanye West
• Mika
• Robbie Williams

Best Urban

• Ciara
• Eminem
• Jay-Z
• Kanye West
• T.I.

Best Rock

• Foo Fighters
• Green Day
• Kings of Leon
• Linkin Park
• U2

Best Alternative

• Muse
• Paramore
• Placebo
• The Killers
• The Prodigy

Best Video

• Beyonce Knowles – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
• Britney Spears – "Circus"
• Eminem – "We Made You"
• Katy Perry – "Waking Up In Vegas"
• Shakira – "She Wolf"

Best World Stage Performance

• Coldplay
• Kid Rock
• Kings of Leon
• Lady GaGa
• Linkin Park

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First, let’s just discuss Kanye West. If, when snatching the mic away from sweet little Taylor Swift was to make sure no one stopped talking about him, then he succeeded!  I’m not surprised he had such an outburst though, from the way he and girlfriend Amber Rose were chugging on Hennesey as they strolled down the red carpet, ignoring all press.

The Hill’s Lo Bosworth was the first star on the red carpet, slowly making her way down the line until she was pulled away to film a segment for the show. After that, it was non-stop excitement.  All of the super big names just walk and wave (and some, like Beyonce and Jay-Z don’t even walk!) but I did get a chance to talk to a few stars, starting with the well-dressed Anjulie, who was nominated for “Best Breakthrough Award”for her song “Boom.” She’s only been around the scene for a year, and said she was so excited to be at the VMAs and “loved” talking to all the reporters on the red carpet. I asked what her favorite summer jam of the year was, and she wisely said her own music!

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Amerie (who sings “One Thing”)  told me that her favorite summer jam was any of Lady Gaga’s songs. She also said this was one of the first VMA’s where the “atmosphere felt so good.” “Beautiful Girls” singer Sean Kingston stopped by and talked about his upcoming “Tomorrow Tour,” in support of his upcoming album. He had a little mini-cartoon Sean with him, who is also going on the tour!

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Kid Sister, female rapper extraordinairre, said her favorite summer jam was BreakUp Man by Gucci Mane and Mario. She was wearing an awesome Aaliyah shirt and we bonded over our favorite Aaliyah song “Are You That Somebody?” a classic.  MTV’s very own Alexa Chung was another one of the best-dressed of the night, wearing an adorable black and white dress. She asked how we were doing, since she remembers that she hated having to interview stars on the red carpet in the days before she had her own show.

Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship was the very last person to walk the red carpet. While it was hard to hear him over the chants of his devoted fans, who were singing his songs at the top of their lungs, I did manage to hear him say that “Sabotage” by the Beastie Boys was one of his favorite music videos. As for his favorite summer jam, we’re just going to have to guess!

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Oh, and what did you guys think of Kanye West’s outburst against Taylor Swift last night? Catch the video here. It was absolutely insane. Seems like there is always going to be a controversy at the VMAs…

Anyways, here is the list of winners:

Video of the Year: Beyonce Knowles – ‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’
Best New Artist: Lady Gaga – ‘Poker Face’
Best Hip-Hop Video: Eminem – ‘We Made You’
Best Male Video: T.I. ft Rihanna – ‘Live Your Life’
Best Pop Video: Britney Spears – ‘Womanizer’
Best Rock Video: Green Day – ‘21 Guns’
Best Female Video: Taylor Swift – ‘You Belong With Me’
Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman): ‘Beastie Boys – Sabotage’
Breakthrough Video: Matt And Kim – ‘Lessons Learned’
Best Art Direction: Lady Gaga – ‘Paparazzi’
Best Choreography: Beyonce – ‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’
Best Cinematography: Green Day – ‘21 Guns’
Best Direction: Green Day – ‘21 Guns’
Best Editing: ‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’
Best Special Effects: Lady Gaga – ‘Paparazzi’

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It was quite a…bloody performance. The girl has a great singing voice, by the way. But she is so odd! What was with the mask? Anyways, she was in all her Gaga glory as the performance went on and she was stabbed and then later hung. Just a tad creepy…What did you guys think?

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