MTV.com News — Madonna and Janet Jackson's Michael Jackson tribute and Kanye West's outburst were among some of the standout moments.By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga performs at the 2009 VMAs Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage A blood-spurting Lady Gaga, a stage-busti... more info

MTV.com News — Celebs hit Twitter from their Radio City Music Hall seats to defend Taylor Swift.By Jocelyn Vena Katy Perry at the 2009 Video Music Awards Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/ WireImage Kanye West might have had the most memorable moment of the 200... more info

MTV.com News — Lil Mama makes surprise appearance at end of 'Empire State of Mind.'By Jayson Rodriguez Jay-Z performs at the 2009 Video Music Awards Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage There's fashionably late and then there's Jay-Z late. The Brooklyn rapper ... more info

VH1 News — Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and unexpected guest Lil Mama closed the 2009 VMAs with "Empire State of Mind," Hova's ode to New York. more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — The first Sunday of the 2009/10 NFL season has come to a close. Sunday's games were more grind-it-out exhibitions than scoring frenzies. Is this a clue to the season that is to come?..if so...it's going to be a very tough one to decipher. Or...is... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Mazur/WireImage Green Day, Jay-Z, and Taylor Swift are at MTV’s Video Music Awards tonight and so is Rolling Stone! Welcome to our annual live blog, where we’ll be charting all the winners and wardrobe malfunctions as they happen. The big ... more info

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Guardian Music — Lancashire Cricket Club, Manchesterare only a few bands big enough to ask artists who are at the very top of their own genres to work as their support act. It tells you all you need to know about Coldplay's status that they launched a four-night UK s... more info

Starpulse — Jay-Z has laughed off fans' "crazy" hopes he'll one day consider a career in politics - because his hip-hop career and drug dealer past would make him an easy target for the media.[...] Read more! more info

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