ContactMusic — Lady Gaga opened the 2011 Video Music Awards as her male alter-ego Jo Calderone. The chain-smoking, foul-mouthed lounge lizard hit the stage at the event in Los Angeles and started raging about getting dumped by the "crazy" pop star. Calderone stated... more info

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People.com — Lady Gaga in drag! Dad-to-be Jay-Z! Justin's pet snake? Inside the highlights of MTV's big night more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Lady Gaga plays a man, Odd Future dances, Lil Wayne is bleeped, Katy Perry wins big and someone has a snake. Lady Gaga plays a man, Odd Future dances, Lil Wayne is bleeped, Katy Perry wins big and someone has a snake. more info

Perez Hilton — This wasn't quite the Britney Spears tribute we were expecting, but seeing Brit Brit and Lady GaGa Jo Calderone on stage together was pretty magical. In a short, but sweet intro, our hubby introduced Brit and handed her the 2011 MTV VMA Vonguard awa... more info

ContactMusic — It was ladies night at the Mtv Video Music Awards on Sunday (28Aug11) as Katy Perry, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga took home two honours apiece, but it was a pregnant Beyonce who stole the show. The pop superstar chose the glitzy Los Angeles prizegivi... more info

Topix — What better way to kick off this year's host-less MTV Video Music Awards than Lady Gaga's tough-guy alter-ego: pompadour-sporting, cigarette-smoking, beer-swilling Joe Calderone opening the show with a monologue and performance of Gaga's latest singl... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — This year's Video Music Awards had no host -- unless you count Jesse J singing nominees' songs into commercial breaks -- but what it lacked in one unifying star, it made up for in a bevy of amazing facial expressions. Most of the best reaction shots... more info

CNN Showbiz — What better way to kick off this year's host-less MTV Video Music Awards than Lady Gaga's tough-guy alter-ego: pompadour-sporting, cigarette-smoking, beer-swilling Joe Calderone opening the show with a monologue and performance of Gaga's latest singl... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — MTV VMAs: Chris Brown dances to Nirvana and Lady Gaga lauds Britney Spears. more info