Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys were among the many celebrity couples who walked the red carpet together Sunday night (May 20) at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.

Other couples spotted on the red carpet outside the MGM Grand Garden Arena were R&B singer Monica and her NBA player husband Shannon Brown; country music sensation Carrie Underwood and her NHL player husband Mike Fisher; Lisa Marie Presley and her husband Michael Lockwood; and country singer Luke Bryan and his wife Caroline.

Take a look at the pictures below!

Wiz Khalifa was all smiles as he posed beside his fiancee Amber Rose last night (Sun May 20) on the red carpet of the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, which was hosted at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Some of the other couples who also walked the red carpet included R&B singer John Legend and his supermodel fiancee Christine Teigen; pop singers Jordin Sparks and Jason DeRulo; and actress Jurnee Smollett and her producer/songwriter husband Josiah Bell.

Check out the pictures below!

Some of the biggest names in music/entertainment were on hand to attend the 2012 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Celebs who posed it up outside on the red carpet included singers Usher, Justin Bieber, Brandy, Miguel, Monica and Robin Thicke; rappers Wiz Khalifa and Swizz Beatz; and many others.

Take a look at the pics below!

The stars were out Sunday night (May 20) as they all gathered in Las Vegas to attend the 2012 Billboard Music Awards.

Some of the big names who gathered on the red carpet outside the MGM Grand Garden Arena to pose for photos included Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Nelly Furtado, LMFAO, Taio Cruz, The Wanted and many more.

Check out the pics below!

Country/Pop singer Taylor Swift was honored at this year’s 2012 Academy Of Country Music Awards as the “Entertainer of the Year.”

While accepting her award Sunday night (Apr 1) in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the 22-year-old thanked her fans for their votes, and one fan in particular: 18 year old Kevin McGuire who is battling cancer and was hospitalized earlier that day.

“He’s not here but I promised him I would give him a shout out. Kevin and all your family and your friends, thank you for wanting to take me to the ACMs,” Swift said.

This is the second year in a row Taylor Swift has picked up the CMA “Entertainer of the Year” trophy.

Prior to the CMAs, Swift was also presented with the “Big Help” award by First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards.

Overall, the 2012 Oscars were pretty boring, but thanks to Angelina Jolie and her right leg, we all had something to talk about as the uneventful show went on.

Dressed in an all-black velvet Versace Atelier gown with a thigh-length slit on the side, Angelina Jolie proudly showed off her right leg, striking a memorable pose, with her hand on the opposite side of her hip.

“You could hear people giggling when she did it on the carpet,” a senior producer for the Academy Awards told Rob Shuter from HuffPo Celebrity. “It was clearly Brad’s night, he was the one nominated for an award, yet at the same time, she made the whole night about herself by posing in that crazy fashion. One thing is for sure, you know that pose is going to pop up on every late night show and ‘SNL.’”

Angelina maintained her leggy pose on stage as well, making sure that she flaunted her right leg just enough while presenting an award during the show.

Her stance was so obvious that Oscar award recipient Jim Rash, a screenwriter and part of the writing time from “The Descendants,” mocked the actress while receiving the award that she presented to him.

Rash — who also plays Dean Pelton on NBC’s “Community” told EW that he couldn’t resist after watching Jolie’s consistent poses.

“Honestly, as soon as I saw her pose like that, I was like, ‘I’m going to do that’…I knew ['The Descendants' director] Alexander [Payne] was going to take the reins, so I was like, ‘How can I make a moment?’ — selfishly,” laughed Rash.

“I almost thought it was a little Dean Pelton, somehow. I was bringing it all together. Because I have stood like that [on Community].”

Angelina’s famous leg pose has also spawned its own Twitter account that currently has over 20,000 followers.

“Great meeting most of you for the first time last night at the Oscars!!” tweets @AngiesRightLeg. “Left leg and I talked — everything’s cool. Next Oscars, she gets the slit.”

Hollywood showed up and showed out on the red carpet of the 2012 Academy Awards, hosted Sunday night (Feb 26) at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles.

Some of the big stars who posed for pictures on the red carpet were Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lopez, George Clooney & Stacy Keibler, Natalie Portman, Meryl Streep, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Pharrell Williams, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Sacha Baron Cohen and more.

Check out 25+ pics below:

Every year, near the end of February, the world — or at least some of it — turns to Hollywood for its biggest night: The Academy Awards.

This year was no exception, with a show that’s controversy started months before the red carpet was laid, when the producer and host were abruptly pulled from the show, shocking insiders and fans alike.

Eddie Murphy’s title as host of the 84th presentation of the Oscars was short lived, as Billy Crystal became the new host after Murphy decided against going forward without his producing partner, Brett Ratner, who’d been ousted because of offensive comments made on a radio show.

This year’s show will undoubtedly be critiqued with as many disparaging words as positive ones. There were many moments to remember, from award winners accepting their gold Oscar, to moments on the red carpet that are memorable for reasons of fashion or just plain shock.

Here’s my take on the highlights of the show:

Adele tries to balance all six of her Grammy Award trophies, producer/songwriter Ryan Tedder jumps for joy with his trophy, Justin Vernon (from Bon Iver) nibbles on one of his, and gospel singer Kirk Franklin flaunts his two Grammy Award trophies by placing both of them up to his ears, pretending to listen to them.

These are just some of the funny/random moments that happened backstage in the Press Room of the 2012 Grammy Awards, which were hosted Sunday night (Feb 12) in Los Angeles.

Other big winners of the night included Taylor Swift, Diana Ross, Tony Bennett, Lady Antebellum, and many others who weren’t pictured.

Check out 10+ pics of stars in the Grammy Awards press room below:

Nicki Minaj is no stranger to controversy, and last night at the 2012 Grammy Awards, she proved that not only does she march to the beat of her own drum, but she makes the damn drum too.

Following an introduction from her Young Money label mate Drake, Nicki turned her Grammy performance into a short film, recreating scenes from the 1970′s classic horror movie “The Exorcist.”

Nicki’s shocking and highly controversial performance, dubbed “The Exorcism of Roman,” kicked off with her confessing her sins to a high priest, followed by a short clip showing the priest being called on to exorcise the demons out of Roman.

The camera then cuts to a blonde Nicki Minaj who is portraying her gay male alter ego “Roman.” Roman is looking at himself, or herself, whatever, in the mirror, repeatedly saying, “I feel pretty.”

Then Roman climbs up a wall, and the priest enters his/her bedroom, and asks “What’s Your Name?” to which Nicki replies loudly, “Roman!”

And that’s just the beginning. Once the clip fades out, the cameras cut to the stage, which has been transformed into a dark church cathedral.

Nicki is now shackled to a gurney and surrounded by a group of dancing monks as she raps the lyrics to “Roman Holiday,” a song from her new album.

From there, the performance just gets weirder and weirder as Minaj continues to relentlessly mock the Catholic church.

As the eclectic performance came to an end, the scary-looking dancing monks started chanting “O Come All Ye Faithful” as Nicki began to levitate into the air, rapping more inaudible lyrics from her new song.

It’s a good thing this came at the end because Nicki Minaj definitely stole the show with this over-the-top performance.

Check it out below:

DJ David Guetta teamed up with Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, The Foo Fighters and Canadian DJ Deadmau5 to honor dance music last night at the 2012 Grammy Awards.

As David Guetta did his thing behind the turntables, Chris Brown came out on stage and sang “I Can Only Imagine,” the song he is featured on from Guetta’s “Nothing But the Beat” album. Not too long after came Lil Wayne, who is also featured on the track.

Next up came The Foo Fighters, who performed their song “Rope,” followed by a performance of “Raise Your Weapons” by Deadmau5, wearing his trademark big light-up mouse head.

Watch David Guetta, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, the Foo Fighters and Deadmau5 perform below:

Jennifer Hudson could hardly hold back her tears last night at the 2012 Grammys as she performed a touching rendition of Whitney Houston‘s “I Will Always Love You” in tribute to the R&B icon who suddenly and unexpectedly died over the weekend in Hollywood.

Hudson’s rendition of the classic song was beyond perfect, as if she she was channeling the late Whitney Houston herself. And she was, because her performance was an almost exact replica of Houston’s performance of the same song at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards 20 years ago.

Throughout the performance, Jennifer appeared to be holding back tears, but when she finished, she couldn’t hold them back anymore and she finally gave in to her emotions, letting the tears flow as the audience went wild with applause.

Watch below:

In her first major performance since having emergency surgery throat surgery, Adele used her powerful voice to belt out the notes to her soulful hit single “Rolling in the Deep” Sunday night (Feb 12) in Los Angeles at the 2012 Grammy Awards.

The British-bred singer wore a simple black dress as she delivered a spot-on rendition of the song that won her a few Grammy Awards, including “Song of the Year.” By the time the show ended, Adele took home a whopping six awards (out of the six categories she was nominated in).

At the end of her performance, Adele received a round of applause and a standing ovation from the Grammy audience.

Watch Adele sing “Rolling in the Deep” at the Grammys below:

Katy Perry took to the stage Sunday night (Feb 12) at the Grammy Awards and performed her hit single “E.T.” and also debuted her new song “Part of Me,” marking the Pop singer’s first televised performance since her high profile marriage fell apart.

The lyrics to “Part of Me” has many thinking that the song is a not so subtle dig at Perry’s estranged husband Russell Brand.

“Days like this I want to drive away…You chewed me up, and spit me out, like I was poison in your mouth…But that was then, and this is now. Now look at me, this is the part of me that you’re never ever going to take away from me,” Katy sings in the song.

The lyrics to the song continues, “Now look at me, I’m sparking/A firework, a dancing flame/You won’t ever put me out again. So you can keep the diamond ring. It don’t mean nothing anyway/In fact you can keep everything/Except for me.”

“Part of Me,” which was officially released on iTunes today, comes from the special edition of Katy Perry’s double-platinum certified album “Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection.”

Watch her Grammy Awards performance below:

Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson teamed up last night in Los Angeles at the Grammy Awards where they performed their hit song “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” which was also up for a Grammy Award for Best Duo/Group Performance. (FYI: The duo didn’t win the award as the trophy ended up going to country music group The Civil Wars.)

Watch Jason and Kelly’s performance below:

Chris Brown electrified the stage last night at the 2012 Grammy Awards!

In his first Grammy Awards performance since 2007, Brown made one hell of a return to the stage on top of a collection of colorful cubes that randomly lit up.

The R&B/Pop star showed off his fancy footwork and his flawless dance moves as he performed “Turn Up the Music” (the first single from his upcoming fifth album “Fortune”) and “Beautiful People” (a single from his “F.A.M.E.” album).

Check it out below:

Bruno Mars painted the stage gold as he rocked the house last night at the 2012 Grammy Awards. Complete with a live band that acted as both back-up dancers and singers, the R&B singer performed “Runaway Baby” in a gold and black tuxedo.

“Tonight we celebrate the music of Whitney Houston. Get off your rich asses and let’s have some fun!” Bruno told the crowd at the beginning of the performance.

Watch below:

Some of the other celebs who walked the red carpet of the 54th Annual Grammy Awards — hosted by Hip-Hop veteran LL Cool J — included Adele, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, Diana Ross, Taraji P. Henson, Adam Levine, Flo Rida, Miranda Lambert, John Legend, Birdman, Tyga, Nicki Minaj and more.

Check out 50+ pictures from the red carpet of the 2012 Grammy Awards below:

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Hosted by comedian Ricky Gervais for the third consecutive time, the 2012 Golden Globes’ red carpet also saw appearances from Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch, Mary J. Blige, Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Heidi Klum, Salma Hayek, Ryan Seacrest, Owen Wilson, and Jessica Biel, among many others.

Check out 50+ pictures from the red carpet of the 2012 Golden Globe Awards below:

Selena Gomez and Katy Perry blow bubblegum bubbles, while Nicki Minaj makes one of her famous funny faces and Taylor Swift looks completely lost and out of the “action” in this candid photo from the 2011 American Music Awards!

The AMAs aired live on ABC Sunday night (Nov 20) and featured appearances/performances from so many celebrities that it would be too many to name.

But believe it or not, some of the best moments happened backstage and/or in the audience … and we have the photos to prove it!

So what are you waiting for? Check them out below!!

If there was an award for the best way to close out an awards show, it would definitely go to LMFAO!

Last night at the 2011 American Music Awards, the Hip-Pop duo performed their smash hit single “Party Rock Anthem” alongside teen Pop sensation Justin Bieber as they closed out the show.

After LMFAO and the Biebs finished shuffling, actor David Hasselhoff, Will.i.am, and YouTube sensation Keenan Cahill, joined them to finish off the performance with the group’s latest single “Sexy And I Know It.”

Watch the highly entertaining performance below:

Will.i.am teamed up with Jennifer Lopez to debut his brand new solo single “T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)” with a visually stunning glow in-the-dark performance Sunday night (Nov 20) at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles.

The song will appear on the Black Eyed Peas frontman’s upcoming solo album “#Willpower,” due in stores next year.

Watch Will.i.am and Jennifer Lopez’s performance below:

Drake’s sophomore album “Take Care” just dropped last week, so the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles last night (Sun. Nov 20) was the perfect venue to perform his latest single “Headlines.”

“Take Care” is expected to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart this week. According to early predictions, the album should see sales of around 675K – 727K copies.

Watch Drake perform “Headlines” below:

Justin Bieber chose to bring a little Christmas cheer to the 2011 American Music Awards in L.A. last night with a performance of his Holiday-themed song “Mistletoe,” taken from his Christmas album “Under the Mistletoe.”

Take a look at Justin Bieber’s AMA performance below:

Following an introduction from Bruno Mars, Adam Levine and Maroon 5 shared the stage with an EXTREMELY curvaceous Christina Aguilera (who wore a skin-tight dress) Sunday Night (Nov 20) at the 2011 American Music Awards in L.A. as the group performed their “Moves Like Jagger” single.

After they finished performing “Moves Like Jagger,” Levine broke from the band and joined Gym Class Heroes for a performance of their single “Stereo Hearts.”

Watch below:

Katy Perry kept things simple as she, dressed in all pink (including her hair and guitar!), took to the stage at the 2011 AMAs last night (Sun Nov 20) in Los Angeles and performed an acoustic version of her latest single “The One That Got Away.”

At the end of her performance, the Pop star was met with a standing ovation, and was also presented with a special award of achievement for scoring five #1 singles from her latest album “Teenage Dream” on Billboard’s Hot 100, an accomplishment only equal to Michael Jackson and his 1987 “Bad” album.

Check out Katy Perry’s performance at the 2011 AMAs below:

Donning a long, elegant red dress, Kelly Clarkson added a touch of class to the 2011 American Music Awards Sunday night (Nov 20) in Los Angeles when she performed a jazzy rendition of her single “Mr. Know It All.”

Watch the performance below:

Chris Brown put on a great performance when he hit the stage at the 2011 AMAs in L.A. last night (Sun Nov 20).

Donning a simple white t-shirt and jeans, the R&B/Pop singer began his performance with the slow jam “All Back” before transitioning into the upbeat dance tune “Say it With Me,” where Breezy got a chance to really let loose and show off his slick dance moves.

Watch Chris Brown steal the show below:

Following an introduction from Alanis Morissette, R&B diva Mary J. Blige, dressed in all white, gave a soul-baring performance of her Drake-assisted single “Mr. Wrong” (without the Young Money rapper) during last night’s American Music Awards in L.A.

Watch the performance below:

Pitbull and Marc Anthony were suited and booted as they, following an intro from rapper/producer Lil Jon, performed their collaboration single “Rain Over Me” last night (Sun. Nov 20) in L.A. at the 2011 American Music Awards.

Watch the performance below:

Jennifer Lopez gave a sizzling performance last night (Sun. Nov 20) of her singles “Until It Beats No More,” “Papi” and “On the Floor,” featuring a brief guest appearance from Pitbull, Sunday night (Nov 20) at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, CA.

Check it out below:

Enrique Iglesias got a little assistance from rapper Ludacris and the Crenshaw High Elite Choir during his performance medley of his singles “I Like How It Feels” and “Tonight I’m Loving You” at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night (Nov 20).

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Nicki Minaj and David Guetta opened up the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles with a performance of their collaboration single “Turn Me On.”

In the middle of Nicki’s rap verse, the pink-haired performer segued into her smash hit “Super Bass,” with DJ David Guetta backing her up on the turntables and Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez singing along in the audience.

Watch the performance below:

The 2011 American Music Awards took place at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California last night (Sun. Nov 20).

The annual showcase of American music was quite the star-studded spectacle too, with red carpet appearances from the likes of Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Soulja Boy, Taio Cruz, Miguel and many more.

Take a look at over 20+ photos from the red carpet of the 2011 AMAs below:

The 2011 Soul Train Awards were held in Atlanta at the Fox Theater last Thursday night (Nov 17).

Hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, this year’s Soul Train Awards saw appearances from a variety of celebrities, including R&B singer Keri Hilson, model Amber Rose, actor Lance Gross, NeNe Leakes and Cynthia Bailey from the Real Housewives of Atlanta, Tamar Braxton, our blogger friend Necole Bitchie (who won the award for Best Soul Site — CONGRATS!!), and many more.

The show also featured performances from Mindless Behavior, Common, Cee-Lo, Melanie Fiona, Robin Thicke, Eric Benet, Mary Mary, Gladys Knight, Lloyd, Miguel and a few others.

The Soul Train Awards also paid tribute to the late Heavy D midway through the ceremony with a touching video of the rapper accepting a Soul Train award for 1990′s “Big Time,” and performances from Big Daddy Kane, Naughty By Nature, Kurtis Blow and Goodie Mob.

The 2011 Soul Train Awards will air next Sunday (Nov 27) at 9 pm on BET and Centric. Until then, check out over 30+ photos from the show and red carpet below!

The 2011 MTV Europe Awards were held Sunday night (Nov 6) in Belfast, North Ireland.

The show, which was hosted by singer/actress Selena Gomez, is held annually to highlight European music, and also draws A-List stars from the United States. This year’s show featured appearances and performances from Gomez’s boyfriend Justin Bieber, Taio Cruz, David Guetta, Bruno Mars, Ludacris, LMFAO, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and more.

As far as the actual awards were concerned, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga picked up the most trophies, including best male and best female act. Gaga also won awards for best song and best video for her hit single “Born This Way,” while Bieber picked up the award for best Pop act.

Other awards went to Bruno Mars, Eminem, Katy Perry and British rock band Queen, who received the “Global Icon” lifetime achievement award.

25+ photos from the red carpet, the show and the press room of the 2011 MTV Europe Awards are below:

Big Sean and Roscoe Dash brought the “Marvin & Chardonnay” to the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

Clad in a red hoodie and jean vest combo jacket, Big Sean kicked off his BET HHAs set with “I Do It” (a song from his debut album “Finally Famous”), followed by a performance of his hit single “Marvin & Chardonnay,” featuring a guest appearance from Roscoe Dash.

Kanye West, who also appears on the song, was not in attendance at this year’s Hip-Hop Awards, and wasn’t a part of Big Sean’s performance.

Watch Big Sean & Roscoe Dash perform below:

Lupe Fiasco, dressed in a black tee with the word “occupy” printed on it, tried to make a statement as he performed his “Words I Never Said” single alongside singer Erykah Badu (who, filling in for Skylar Grey, didn’t reveal her identity until the end of the performance when she took a black veil off that was covering her face).

Watch below:

One of the biggest surprises of the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards was when DMX, whose appearance wasn’t even advertised, hit the stage and performed a medley of his hits.

Joined by Swizz Beatz as his hype-man, the growling human dog got the crowd amped up with his performances of “Get at Me Dog,” “Ruff Ryders Anthem” and “Party Up.”

Watch DMX and Swizz Beatz perform below:

Maybach Music Group‘s biggest artists — Rick Ross, Wale and Meek Mill — graced the stage of the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards, which were held earlier this month (Sat. Oct 1st) in Atlanta at the Civic Center, and aired last night (Tue. Oct 11th) on BET.

90′s R&B crooner El DeBarge, who has recently been making a comeback and popping up at almost every BET awards show, opened up the performance by singing the intro the “That Way,” which lead into Wale’s appearance, followed by fellow MMG newcomer Meek Mill, who performed his single “I’ma Boss”

With flames in the background and to much fanfare, MMG’s head honcho Rick Ross joined his artists on stage, asserting his status as a “Bawse” as he rapped along to his verse on Meek Mill’s song.

Watch MMG’s BET Hip-Hop Awards takeover below:

A shirtless Wiz Khalifa jumped around like a little maniac as he showed love to the “Taylor Gang” with his performance at this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta.

The Hip-Hop newcomer rocked a pair of skinny shorts and his signature Chuck Taylors as he chanted “Taylor,” “Gang,” “Taylor,” “Gang,” during the show that aired last night (Oct 11) on BET following its original recording in Atlanta on October 1st.

Watch Wiz Khalifa’s “Taylor Gang” performance below:

Following a grand entrance in the middle of Young Jeezy‘s performance, T.I. got the crowd amped up as he performed his new Big K.R.I.T. produced single “I’m Flexin” at the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

This particular performance served as Tip’s first televised performance since being released from prison last month.

Ironically, T.I. was arrested just fours hours before the 2007 BET Hip-Hop Awards outside a Walgreen’s parking lot after federal agents discovered he was purchasing an arsenal of unregistered machine guns and silencers.

The rapper recently joked that he had a “Love-Hate” relationship with the show because of that particular incident. But now, T.I. is finally out of prison and back to doing what he does best: putting on a damn good show.

Watch T.I. “flex” his rapping skills below:

Young Jeezy lit the stage on fire (literally!) as he opened up the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards with fellow ATLien T.I., who just days before was released from an Atlanta halfway house.

The BET HHAs were held October 1st in Atlanta at the Civic Center, and the show finally aired on BET last night (Oct 11).

Jeezy kicked off the festivities with his latest single “F.A.M.E. (Fake A** Mothaf**kas Envy)“ and was joined by T.I., who rapped his verse on the track, and later segued into his own solo performance of his new come-back song “I’m Flexin.”

Watch Young Jeezy and T.I. perform below:

The 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards just went down over the weekend (Sat. Oct 1) in Atlanta, and the black carpet posted up outside the Civic Center was littered with rappers and other celebrities.

Hip-Hop figures like Big Sean, Rick Ross, Tyrese, Nelly, Wiz Khalifa, Wale, Da Brat, DJ Khaled, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J and tons more all posed for pictures as they arrived at the show, hosted by comedian Mike Epps.

Take a look at 25+ pics from the BET Hip-Hop Awards Black Carpet below:

The stars were out last night on the red carpet of the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards!

Held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles and hosted by Jane Lynch, the 2011 Emmys featured red carpet appearances from tons of celebs, including actresses Taraji P. Henson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kerry Washington, Lea Michele and Amber Riley from “Glee,” rappers/actors Common and LL Cool J, supermodel Heidi Klum and her husband Seal, TV personalities Kelly Osbourne and Paula Abdul, actor Laurence Fishburne and plenty others.

Check out 25+ pics below:

Check out this hilarious picture of Justin Bieber wedged right in between Katy Perry and Russell Brand last night at the VMAs!

The Biebs was also spotted kicking it with Lil Wayne and Adele. Other celebs spotted backstage, in the audience and in various other places around the scene of the VMAs were Jay-Z, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and more.

Take a look at 10+ pics below:

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The 2011 MTV VMAs went down last night in L.A. and boasted appearances and performances from several A-List celebrities/entertainers, including Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and more.

As far as the winners were concerned, Katy Perry took home the evening’s top prize: “Video of the Year” for her “Firework” clip, while other stars also took home awards, like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears and Adele (who won 3 moon men).

Check out the full list of winners from the VMAs (along with over 20+ pictures from the show) below:

WINNERS:

Video of the Year:
Katy Perry, “Firework”

Best Female Video:
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”

Best New Artist:
Tyler, The Creator, “Yonkers”

Best Male Video:
Justin Bieber, “U Smile”

Best Collaboration:
Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “E.T.”

Best Hip-Hop Video:
Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”

Best Rock Video:
Foo Fighters, “Walk”

Best Pop Video:
Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends”

Best Video With A Message:
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”

Best Choreography:
Beyoncé, “Run the World (Girls)”

Best Visual Effects:
Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “E.T.”

Best Art Direction:
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

Best Editing:
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

Best Cinematography:
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

PHOTOS FROM THE SHOW:

Lil Wayne rocked the stage — literally — as he closed out this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.

But first, the rapper, whose new album “Tha Carter IV” is in stores as of today, showed off his sensitive side with his Hip-Hop ballad “How to Love.” He then ripped his shirt off and moved into a high-energy rock-and-roll inspired performance of “John,” which he ended by smashing an electric guitar on the stage.

Watch Lil Wayne rock out below,  and check out the pics!

Chris Brown cranked the energy level up a couple of notches at last night’s VMAs with his high-energy performance, which consisted of a medley of hits, some his own, some not.

Breezy, dressed in all white, kicked off his showing with the club-friendly “Yeah 3X” before transitioning into a dance breakdown to “Protect Ya Neck” (by Wu-Tang Clan) and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” After rocking out to Nirvana, the R&B singer was hoisted in the air and flew above the crowd as he performed “Beautiful People,” a cut from his latest album “F.A.M.E.”

One of the most epic performances of the night, if you ask us!

Check out the pics and the video footage below:

“Tonight I want you to stand up on your feet, I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside of me,” Beyonce said last night at the MTV VMAs as an introduction to her performance, hinting at her pregnancy, which she announced on the black carpet just an hour or so prior.

A pregnant Beyonce took the stage in heels, a black and white tuxedo, topped off with a black and purple sparkly sequined jacket, Sunday night (Aug 28) and performed “Love On Top,” a song from her platinum-selling album “4,” which was just released 2 short months ago.

After Beyonce and her voice brought down the house (sidenote: this girl can SANG!) she ended her performance by dropping her mic, opening up her jacket and rubbing her baby bump, which was met with a round of applause and a standing ovation. The cameras then cut to Kanye West and Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z, who both couldn’t contain their excitement and were seen with huge smiles on their faces as Kanye congratulated his pal.

The video footage (and pics) are below!