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VMAs 2015: Kanye West runs for president, Nicki Minaj calls out Miley Cyrus and the list of winners in full

Taylor Swift took home most of the awards at the MTV ceremony - not that anyone really cares about the winners

Justin Carissimo,Daisy Wyatt
Monday 31 August 2015 09:17 BST
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Taylor Swift presents Kanye West with his Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs 2015
Taylor Swift presents Kanye West with his Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs 2015 (Getty Images)

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The MTV VMAs have come and gone for another year, leaving a trail of new music videos, celeb spats and Kanye West memes in their wake.

Kanye West stole the spotlight again after pretending to rush the stage while Taylor Swift performed – but Taylor get her own back when presenting Kanye with his Video Vanguard Award, using the infamous “Imma let you finish” line.

Miley Cyrus got told in Nicki Minaj’s acceptance speech after Miley backed Taylor Swift in the New York Times recently over Minaj and Swift’s spat. “If you want to make it about race, there’s a way you could do that. But don’t make it just about yourself.”

Oh, and Justin Bieber cried.

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