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MTV VMAs 2014: Watch the performances from 5 Seconds of Summer to Beyonce

Whether it is Beyonce, Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith, Rita Ora, Jessie J or Maroon Five you want to see, we have them all here

Jack Simpson
Tuesday 26 August 2014 09:34 BST
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Last night saw MTV’s hotly anticipated Video Music Awards roll into Inglewood, California, and as ever, the event failed to disappoint.

Jam-packed with a who’s who of the music industry’s biggest names, it was not low on great performances or controversial moments.

Whether it was Beyonce breaking down as she received her Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from husband Jay Z and daughter Blue Ivy, Rita Ora and Iggy Azalea's raunchy performance of Black Widow or Nicki Minaj revealing a bit more than she would have wanted when rapping to her new song Anaconda, it was rammed with moments that were not to be missed.

And the great thing is, you don’t have to miss them.

From from Nicki Minaj to Maroon Five, from Sam Smith to Five Seconds of Summer, catch all the best performances and incidents from last night’s Video Music Awards show below.

Beyonce collects Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from Jay Z and Blue Ivy
Beyonce Medley
Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Jessie J
Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora

 

 

Maroon 5
 
Sam Smith

5 seconds of summer

 

Watch the 2014 MTV VMAs Monday at 9pm on MTV UK
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