What you missed at the MTV Video Music Awards: Girl power and other charades
What exactly are the MTV Video Music Awards all about?
By all accounts, the night belonged to Justin Timberlake.LUCAS JACKSON/Reuters
Sure, Toronto rapper Drake performed.LUCAS JACKSON/Reuters
And Macklemore (right) and Ryan Lewis, with their shout-out for marriage equality, won the award for best hip hop video for Can't Hold UsCARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters
But it was J-T who took home the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, graciously stooped to share the stage with his old band, 'N Sync, and generally dominated the telecast with a 20-minute performance.CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters
It was one of those nights where you wondered what a young pop star has to do to get some love from the MTV gods. (Here, One Direction poses with their award for best song of the summer)CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters
Females, apparently, had to take off their clothes...LUCAS JACKSON/Reuters
Etc.ERIC THAYER/Reuters
Taylor Swift was exempt but not immune.LUCAS JACKSON/Reuters
A half-dressed Selena Gomez looked rather prude under the circumstances.CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters
Gaga...ERIC THAYER/Reuters
We know that’s you.LUCAS JACKSON/Reuters
To sum up, the VMAs are all about girl power,Dario Cantatore
good gossip,LUCAS JACKSON/Reuters
and Justin “look at MEEEEEEE” Timberlake.CARLO ALLEGRI/Reuters