Kanye West, left, and Big Sean accept the award for video with a social message for “One Man Can Change the World” at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles.List of winners of 2015 MTV Video Music Awards
Here is a list of the winners of Sunday night’s 2015 MTV Music Video Awards in Los Angeles: Video of the Year: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood.” Male Video: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk.” Female Video: Taylor Swift, “Blank Space.” Hip-hop Video: Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda.” Pop Video: Taylor Swift, “Blank Space.” Rock Video: Fall Out Boy, “Uma Thurman.” Artist to Watch: Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen.” Collaboration: Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” Video With a Social Message: Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend, “One Man Can Change the World.” Art Direction: Snoop Dogg – “So Many Pros” (Jason Fijal) Choreography: OK Go – “I Won’t Let You Down” (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano) Cinematography: Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Larkin Sieple) Direction: Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies) Editing: Beyoncé – “7/11” (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing) Visual Effects: lex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Taylor Swift, left, and Nicki Minaj perform at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Nicki Minaj arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Cara Delevingne, from left, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles.Taylor Swift won video of the year, Miley Cyrus briefly flashed one of her breasts and Kanye West ranted at the MTV Video Music Awards.
After Swift won the top prize for “Bad Blood,” Cyrus was backstage speaking and hiding behind a curtain, but one of her breasts appeared onscreen before the camera cut away. MTV said the clip will be removed from all future broadcasts.
Cyrus closed the show at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with a performance, which started with the line: “Yeah, I spoke pot.”
She’s not the only one: West, who said he got high before going onstage on Sunday, gave a rambling speech as he apologized to Taylor Swift for taking her microphone in 2009, admitting “I don’t understand awards shows,” bashing MTV, and claiming he would run for president in 2020.