VMAs 2015: Kanye West runs for president, Nicki Minaj calls out Miley Cyrus and the list of winners in full
Taylor Swift took home most of the awards at the MTV ceremony - not that anyone really cares about the winners
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Your support makes all the difference.The MTV VMAs have come and gone for another year, leaving a trail of new music videos, celeb spats and Kanye West memes in their wake.
Kanye West stole the spotlight again after pretending to rush the stage while Taylor Swift performed – but Taylor get her own back when presenting Kanye with his Video Vanguard Award, using the infamous “Imma let you finish” line.
Miley Cyrus got told in Nicki Minaj’s acceptance speech after Miley backed Taylor Swift in the New York Times recently over Minaj and Swift’s spat. “If you want to make it about race, there’s a way you could do that. But don’t make it just about yourself.”
Oh, and Justin Bieber cried.
See what went down in full:
● VMAs 2015 list of winners
● Taylor Swift wins the Video of the Year Award for "Bad Blood"
● Kanye West announced his US presidential campaign for 2020
● Justin Bieber cried after his performance
● Nicki Minaj called out Miley Cyrus during her acceptance speech
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