Rihanna Delivers VMA Vanguard Speech; Drake Introduces The Award Rihanna

As he clutched the trophy in his hand, he said of the brunette beauty: “She’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22 years old”.

Check out the awards she won and the people she beat after the jump. She thanked her collaborators “for supporting me over and over”-her boyfriend among them”. She grew angry and twerked while performing “Don’t Hurt Yourself” and ended with the anthemic “Formation”.

The 29-year-old rapper won the Best Hip Hop Video accolade for his song “Hotline Bling” at Madison Square Garden in NY but was unable to collect his prize as he was held up.

After being held up in traffic, like the heartthrob in a romcom that would make John Hughes proud, Drake showed up just in the nick of time, all decked out, to present Rihanna with the Video Vanguard Award at the very end of the ceremony (after her fourth unfortunately underwhelming mini medley).

Drake by telling the crowd they’d met 11 years ago, and admitted he’s been in love with her pretty much ever since. Not only did she lip sync, in typical fashion, but she did so badly. ‘She is a living and breathing legend of our Industry…’ But with her songs also came a defiant statement against violence. (She wore the same style of shoes earlier this month during OVO Fest in Toronto.) She sang her most recent hits, including “Bitch Better Have My Money”, “Needed Me” and “Pour It Up”.

“Thank you to my fans”. “Have a handsome night”.

He said: “I am Kanye West and it feels really great to say that – especially this year”. He even pointed to former girlfriend Amber Rose, who was in the audience and is also in the video.

He concluded before breaking into song: “Tonight, we’re here to have fun!” You know, just to put… the audacity to put Anna Wintour right next to Donald Trump. “Bro, like I love all y’all”.

Although Sorry failed to take any awards, the work of Aucklander Goebel and her crew was on display for the world to see through their involvement in Rihanna’s performances.

The odd, sexy video was the talk of Twitter with plenty of women and men gaping over her incredible figure, which is all the more incredible because she gave birth to her daughter less than a year ago. “The rapper-singer-producer performed his hit “(Expletive) Up Some Commas”.

The four gymnasts presented Beyoncé with the VMA for best female video.

What do you think of rumors claiming that Drake is ready to propose to Rihanna? Harris accepted the award in a video message.

David Bowie meanwhile was posthumously rewarded, the late singer’s album Blackstar won the Best Art Direction accolade. The music video, which shows him looking frail in bed with bandaged eyes, was released just days before the icon’s January 10 death.

At the show’s red carpet, Beyonce invited the mothers of four black men – Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Oscar Grant III – who were killed in controversial incidents that sparked racial tensions in America and helped start the Black Lives Matter movement.

Finally, Jimmy Fallon impersonated swimmer Ryan Lochte, making false claims on his musical accomplishments – a reference to the accusation that Lochte filed a false robbery report while in Rio.

Adele was behind Beyonce with eight nominations.