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2014 MTV Video Music Awards

The VMAs were today (August 24, 2014) at the Forum in Los Angeles, California, and I have to say, the show was amazing. I personally had been waiting months for this day, only to find out I didn't have cable, so I had to wait until about 8:30 pm to watch clips of the performances and to view the winners, which was TORTURE. However, the wait was so worth it.

After the show started airing live I probably refreshed the MTV page and their instagram page about 100 times, trying to figure out the winners and watch the live red carpet stream. I was mainly waiting to see Five Seconds of Summer walk the carpet, and screamed in agony as I walked over to my laptop to find they had just walked it and I wasn't there to see it. However, their performance made up for it.

I was excited for all the nominees and winners, however the performances I was the most excited about was Five Seconds of Summer (duh) and the collab with Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, and Jessie J. When the performances finally uploaded to mtv.com I immediately clicked on the 5SOS video, excited to see them perform. I actually wasn't expecting much from them for some reason, but as soon as Calum started singing the lyrics to their song Amnesia, I was blown away. He sounded great, looked the part, and the rest of the band upheld the high expectations for the performance. What I was most excited for though, was Luke. He is by far my favorite out of the band, so when the chorus came, my eyes were glued to the screen as Luke started singing, captivated by his perfect voice. The entire band really brought it for the VMAs, and I couldn't be happier.

However, what surprised me the most was the fact that some of the members of 5SOS were a bit emotional on stage. In the close ups, Luke was seen singing his heart out with what seemed to be tears in his eyes. Although he didn't full on cry onstage, I think the lyrics of the song were so personal and meaningful that he gave it his all. And their hard work paid off.

Another performance that made me do a double take was Sam Smith's Stay With Me. Now, I have his song on my iphone, and I listen to it all the time on the radio, but I had never actually watched a video of him singing live. And I had seen comments saying how he sounded better than ever at the VMAs. So, I watched his video. And oh my god. He was a god. The song is touching alone, but he was sang with so much passion tonight, and gave a soulful rendition of it. I found myself pressing the replay button over and over again, not being able to get enough of his voice.

Although I have gone on and on about 5SOS and Sam Smith, the other winners and nominees deserve some attention too. So, here are the winners for the nominations:

Video of the Year: Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Ball
Artist to Watch: Fifth Harmony, Miss Movin' On
Best Rock Video: Lorde, Royals
Best Hip-Hop Video: Drake ft. Majid Jordan, Hold On (We're Going Home)
Best Pop Video: Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, Problem
Best Male Video: Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell Williams, Sing
Best Female Video: Katy Perry ft. Juicy J, Dark Horse
Best Lyric Video: Five Seconds of Summer, Don't Stop

 Video with a social message: Beyonce, Pretty Hurts
MTV Clubland award: Zedd ft. Hayley Williams, Stay the Night
Cinematography: Beyonce, Pretty Hurts
Choreography: Sia, Chandelier
Art direction: Arcade Fire, Reflektor
Editing: Eminem, Rap God
Visual effects:OK Go, The Writing's On the Wall
Direction:DJ Snake and Lil Jon, Turn Down for What
Lyric video: Five Seconds of Summer, Don't Stop
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award: Beyonce

And here are videos of performances by Five Seconds of Summer and Sam Smith

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/videos/amnesia-live/1064106/#id=1729741

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/videos/stay-with-me-live/1064108/#id=1729741

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