Madonna opened the show at New York’s Radio City Music Hall with a touching speech about her relationship with Michael Jackson.
The king of pop Michael Jackson was honored by the singer Madonna and his sister Janet at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, world agencies reported.
Madonna opened the show at New York’s Radio City Music Hall with a touching speech about her relationship with Michael Jackson.
“Yes, Michael Jackson was a human being, but yes, he was a king. Long live the king,” she told the crowd of celebrities. “Sometimes we have to lose something before we can really appreciate it,” she added.
Janet Jackson’s musical dedication was performing a duet with her brother in Scream.
The trailer for the Michael Jackson documentary “This Is It” was broadcast on the video screen in the hall. The film is expected to be released in theaters in October.
Singer Beyoncé won the Video of the Year category with her performance of “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).” “Best new artist” became Lady Gaga.
The award for Best Video by an Artist went to TI featuring Rihanna for “Live Your Life.” The Breakthrough Video Award went to Matt & Kim for Lessons Learned.
Taylor Swift won Best Female Video for “You Belong With Me,” while Britney Spears won Best Pop Video for “Womanizer.”
Green Day won Best Rock Video with “21 Guns,” and Best Hip-Hop Video went to Eminem with “We Made You.”
A little scandal accompanied the celebrations, when rapper Kanye West took the stage and interrupted the speech of 19-year-old Taylor Swift, who won the competition with Beyoncé Knowles and Lady Gaga for the award of the best video of a female artist.
“I’m really happy for you, but Beyoncé’s video is one of the best of all time,” the rapper said. Kanye West later apologized for his actions.
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