I think it was really cool that the show was live for the first time ever. Everyone knows when the VMAs roll around that you have to watch the live show to see all good (or bad) stuff. Unfortunately the show didn't really have all the excited of the VMAs... but it never really does, does it? I think Sarah Silverman did a great job as host. She managed to interject her crude sense of humor without going overboard or being too offensive.
The show was seriously an entire 2-hour special dedicated to the new Transformers movie (which I'm totally geeking out about, btw) with a red carpet dedicated to the film, special sneak peaks throughout the event and, in a shocking result, Transformers was named Best Summer Film You Haven't Seen Yet. What an upset!!! I didn't see that one coming at all.The best part of the show (at least for me) was the live performances. Two of my faves took the stage; Rihanna and Amy Winehouse. Both of the ladies sounded great and had fun performances. Rihanna was lookin' hot performing "Umbrella" and Amy sounded great singing "Rehab," but looked like she was going to blow away if someone left a door open. Both of their performances are floating around on the internet, so check 'em out.
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