Images: On stage at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards
Lady Gaga performs "Applause" at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Miley Cyrus performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Zayn Malik, background from left, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles of One Direction present the award for best pop video for "Come and Get It" to Selena Gomez, center, at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Ryan Lewis, left, Macklemore, center, and Ray Dalton accept the award for best hip hop video for "Can't Hold Us" as presenters Iggy Azalea, right, and Lil' Kim look on, at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Kevin Hart speaks on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Taylor Swift accepts the award for best female video for "I Knew You Were Trouble" from Pharrell Williams and Daft Punk at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Justin Timberlake performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Justin Timberlake accepts the video vanguard award from Jimmy Fallon, left, at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Dressed as Miley Cyrus, "SNL's" Vanessa Bayer, left, and actress Shailene Woodley introduce a performance by Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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From left, Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick, of musical group 'N Sync, perform at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Bruno Mars performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Musical group One Direction accepts the award for song of the summer at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Macklemore, from left, Mary Lambert, Jennifer Hudson and Ryan Lewis perform at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Drake performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt presents the final award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Taylor Swift reacts after Pharrell Williams, joined by Daft Punk on stage, announces she won the VMA for best female video for "I Knew You Were Trouble."
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Lady Gaga performs "Applause" at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Kanye West performs on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Robin Thicke performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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