MTV VMA music awards best moments.

Taylor Swift�s forgiving tune, Cher�s moment with Lady Gaga, Kanye�s toast to jerks everywhere, Eminem and Rihanna�s fiery opening, Lindsay Lohan�s cameo, and more�watch highlights and view photos of the 2010 VMAs.

Taylor Swift Forgives Kanye West

In an emotional performance, Taylor Swift forgave Kanye West for hijacking her speech at last year's show. A closer listen to her song, however, reveals that her lyrics do have some bite: �Thirty-two and still growing up now.�




Kanye Toasts Himself

In the grand finale of the show, an apologetic Kanye West toasted himself. While this seems like a logical move for the egomaniac, West�s catchy new song �Runaway� actually contains some not-so-flattering (and slightly NSFW) lyrics pertaining to himself. Yes Kanye, we have been putting up with your [expletive] for way too long. It was a �sincere� apology to Swift�which inspired the audience to give West a standing ovation while chanting his name.



Justin Bieber Gets Drummer Fever

Kim Kardashian kicked off Bieber fever by introducing her falsely rumored boyfriend and Best New Artist winner Justin Bieber. The tween sensation�s performance, seemingly designed under the assumption that if there are 9-year-olds on stage maybe he�d look older, had some strange vocals. Whether it was just nerves or lip synching is unclear, but Bieber tore it up with the sickest drum solo his audience had ever seen. An audience of prepubescent girls, that is.




The Return of the Lohan

As the first woman to host the VMAs in 16 years, Chelsea Handler needed all the inspirational spanks she could get before the show. But in a surprise twist to this opening bit, and in her first major role since being released from rehab, Lindsay Lohan showed that not only can she dole out a proper smack to Handler�s rear, but she can also poke fun at her own struggle with alcohol and the law. Here�s wishing Lohan the best of luck in turning her life around. Let�s hope she wasn�t invited to any VMA afterparties.





Lady Gaga and Legend Cher a Moment

Cher, the �oldest chick with the biggest hair� and a dangerously skimpy outfit at the show, presented the biggest award to the biggest winner of the night Lady Gaga. Accepting the Video of the Year award for �Bad Romance�, Gaga gave her little monsters a treat by announcing the title of her new record and singing the chorus to the album�s title song.



Eminem Sets Stage on Fire

After spending the better part of four years away from the stage while fighting an addiction to prescription drugs, Eminem opened the show by rapping �Love the Way You Lie� with surprise guest Rihanna. The real Slim Shady may be back, but he was unable to stand up to accept his awards for �Not Afraid�, because of a flight to New York for a concert.




Jersey Shore Hot Tub Knocks Up Host

Throughout the program Handler made some family-friendly jokes, like the one about Mrs. Bieber giving birth to her 401(k) plan. But it was when she was making crass jokes in a hot tub with the Jersey Shore cast, however, that she seemed to fit in fine. This may explain why by the end of the bit she was pregnant.

Lady Gaga biggest winner at MTV music awards

Lady Gaga was crowned queen of the MTV Video Music Awards yesterday, winning eight prizes including video of the year.

The flamboyant pop singer tied Norwegian rock group a-ha, the big winners of 1986, as the second-most honoured act on a single night. British rocker Peter Gabriel set the record of nine competitive wins in 1987 for his innovative video �Sledgehammer.�

Most of Lady Gaga�s Moonman statuettes were for her video �Bad Romance,� a futuristic clip featuring plenty of skin-baring scenes and bizarre costumes.

�I was so nervous for tonight that I would let my fans down,� she tearfully said as she accepted the final award for video of the year.

Lady Gaga holds her video of year award for 'Bad Romance' with presenter Cher at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California September 12, 2010.

Lady Gaga poses in an outfit made of meat at the MTV VMA

The 24-year-old New Yorker, as famous for her outre fashion sense as for her musical sensibilities, led the field with 13 nominations. In each of her three trips to the stage � the other awards were announced off-camera � she wore a different costume, including what looked like a large black trash bag.

The only other multiple winner was eight-time nominee Eminem, who won a pair of awards for his �Not Afraid.� The rapper opened the show with a medley of songs, but hastily exited the Nokia Theatre before accepting his statuettes.

Taylor Swift, who received a single nomination, went home empty-handed, brushed aside by the Lady Gaga juggernaut. But the country-pop starlet provided one of the show�s more provocative moments, debuting a song that recounted her on-stage controversy with Kanye West during last year�s ceremony.

Teen pop idol Justin Bieber was named best new artist for his �Baby,� featuring rapper Ludacris.

�I come from a little town in Canada, I never thought I�d be in this position,� said the 16-year-old native of Stratford, Ontario.

Other winners included actor Jared Leto�s rock band 30 Seconds to Mars for best rock video (�Kings and Queens�). Muse, the Black Keys, Jay Z + Alicia Keys, and Florence + the Machine won in technical categories.

Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, announced that the follow-up to her breakthrough album �The Fame� would be called �Born This Way,� and serenaded the crowd with a titbit: �I�m beautiful in my way because God makes no mistakes. I�m on the right track baby. I was born this way.�

In addition to winning video of the year for �Bad Romance,� Lady Gaga took home the prizes for female video, pop video, dance video, choreography, direction and editing. Moreover, her raunchy lesbian prison-themed video for �Telephone� featuring Beyonce won for best collaboration.

Swift�s plaintive ballad appeared to offer an olive branch of sorts to West.

The embattled hip-hop star was criticised following last year�s ceremony in which he stormed the stage during Swift�s acceptance of an award, grabbed the microphone from her and praised Beyonce, who was competing for the same award.

US President Barack Obama was among those who criticised him.

Swift sang that West was �32 and still growing up. ... Lost your balance on the tightrope, it�s never too late to get back.�

MTV, owned by Viacom, was possibly the night�s other big winner. Last year�s ceremony drew nine million viewers, a six per cent increase over 2008 and the largest turnout since 2004. The Swift-West drama was expected to boost viewership this year as well.

Chaz Bono: All Man After Sex Change, Officially!

Singer Cher�s daughter, born Chastity Sun, is now officially a man named Chaz Bono. After undergoing hormone therapy and surgery he has been granted a gender and name change. Read all about it below, including more photos and a great video.



At the age of 40, this now popular face in the transgender community, decided to become what he felt was normal all along. The born daughter of famous Sonny & Cher, has been undergoing the process of becoming a man for about a year, and though it will be a slow process, he is at least official!

Thursday a court looked over his case to become a legal man and it was approved. His representation made this statement:

�Today the Transgender Law Center represented Chaz Bono in a petition for change of name and gender,� said the center�s legal director, Kristina Wertz. �The court has granted the petition, and Chaz now has a court name change and a court order recognizing him as male.�

He first came out about 11 years ago as a lesbian. Then once he aged, he decided it was time to go the whole way. He has been taking hormones since last March, and in September underwent reassignment surgery. He had both breasts removed, but did not comment on what was done to the lower half. He has been very outspoken about his thoughts since then.

�I believe that gender is something between your ears not between your legs.�

And about his transformation, he said:

�[I'm] still not anywhere near what I will look like but really for the first time I am feeling much more comfortable with how I look physically� I always felt like the male from the time I was a child. There wasn�t much feminine about me.�

Any time a situation like this comes up, it not only affects the individual, but those around: family, friends, and other loved ones. It was difficult enough for Cher to hear her daughter to say she was homosexual, but she is dealing with this new change and says:

It�s �a difficult journey, but one that I will support.� She also appreciates �the courage it takes to go through this transition in the glare of public scrutiny, and although I may not understand, I will strive to be understanding.�

I guess we will all have to get used to it, because as of May 6th there is no more Chastity, only Chaz Bono the man! Let me know your thoughts below, and don�t miss these photos and a video about the transformation.