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Lady Gaga grabs eight MTV awards
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September 14, 2010, Tuesday
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Lady Gaga was crowned queen of the MTV Video Music Awards, winning eight prizes including video of the year.
The flamboyant pop singer tied Norwegian rock group a-ha, the big winners of 1986, as the second most honored act on a single night. British rocker Peter Gabriel set the record of nine competitive wins in 1987 for his innovative video "Sledgehammer."
Most of Lady Gaga's awards were for her video "Bad Romance," a clip featuring plenty of skin-baring scenes and bizarre costumes.
"I was so nervous for tonight that I would let my fans down," she tearfully said as she accepted the final award for video of the year on Sunday in Los Angeles, California.
The 24-year-old New Yorker, as famous for her outre fashion sense as for her musical sensibilities, led the field with 13 nominations. In each of her three trips to the stage - the other awards were announced off-camera - she wore a different costume, including one that looked like a black trash bag.
The only other multiple winner was eight-time nominee Eminem, who won a pair of awards for "Not Afraid." The rapper opened the show with a medley of songs, but hastily exited the Nokia Theatre before accepting his statuettes.
Teen pop idol Justin Bieber was named best new artist for "Baby," featuring rapper Ludacris.
"I come from a little town in Canada, I never thought I'd be in this position," said the 16-year-old native of Stratford, Ontario.
Other winners included actor Jared Leto's rock band 30 Seconds to Mars for best rock video ("Kings and Queens"). Muse, the Black Keys, Jay Z + Alicia Keys, and Florence + the Machine won in technical categories.
The flamboyant pop singer tied Norwegian rock group a-ha, the big winners of 1986, as the second most honored act on a single night. British rocker Peter Gabriel set the record of nine competitive wins in 1987 for his innovative video "Sledgehammer."
Most of Lady Gaga's awards were for her video "Bad Romance," a clip featuring plenty of skin-baring scenes and bizarre costumes.
"I was so nervous for tonight that I would let my fans down," she tearfully said as she accepted the final award for video of the year on Sunday in Los Angeles, California.
The 24-year-old New Yorker, as famous for her outre fashion sense as for her musical sensibilities, led the field with 13 nominations. In each of her three trips to the stage - the other awards were announced off-camera - she wore a different costume, including one that looked like a black trash bag.
The only other multiple winner was eight-time nominee Eminem, who won a pair of awards for "Not Afraid." The rapper opened the show with a medley of songs, but hastily exited the Nokia Theatre before accepting his statuettes.
Teen pop idol Justin Bieber was named best new artist for "Baby," featuring rapper Ludacris.
"I come from a little town in Canada, I never thought I'd be in this position," said the 16-year-old native of Stratford, Ontario.
Other winners included actor Jared Leto's rock band 30 Seconds to Mars for best rock video ("Kings and Queens"). Muse, the Black Keys, Jay Z + Alicia Keys, and Florence + the Machine won in technical categories.
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