MTV Video Music Awards | 2012

2012 Video Music Awards

Venue: Staples Center
City: Los Angeles, CA
Date: September 6, 2012

Video of the Year: Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris "We Found Love"

2012 Video Music Awards Summary

The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards have come and gone. We know, we know, we're just as depressed as you are about it. Lucky for us, the show was filled withstellar performances,awesome awards, andfabulous fashion. We've got the whole thing cued upOn Demand for you to watch over and over again (or, in the case of theOne Direction performance, like a million times over). Want a rundown on somehighlights from the show, broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Thursday, Sept 6th? Let's recap.

Our night kicked off with a pre-show party packed with your favorite celebs. MTV's'Teen Wolf' starHolland Roden served as ourred carpet correspondent, getting the deets on what the superstars were wearing. Plus,Demi Lovato wowed the outdoor audience with a performance of'Give Your Heart A Break' before accepting the Moonman forBest Video With A Message.

At 8/7c on the dot, we darted inside the Staples Center to watch in awe asRihanna,A$AP Rocky andCalvin Harris blew our minds with a raunchy performance of'Cockiness (Love It)' and 'We Found Love.' No time to cool off – our hostKevin Hart quickly took the stage and cracked us all up by calling out the biggest celebrity mistakes of the year in hisopening monologue before stage diving into the crowd.Best Pop Video was presented by last year's Video Of The Year winnerKaty Perry, whoplanted a wet one on several of the studs ofOne Direction.Mac Miller andMiley Cyrus introducedP!nk's big and bright performance of'Blow Me (One Last Kiss)' andChris Brown accepted Best Male Video.

The performances kept on coming, with asoulful seranade fromFrank Ocean and ascream-inducing set fromOne Direction.Drake brought his Young Money family on the stage with him toaccept the Best Hip-Hop Video award, which was convenient forLil Wayne, as he returned immediately after to perform'Yuck' and 'No Worries' with2 Chainz.Green Day got the crowd moshing with'Let Yourself Go' andWiz Khalifa announced he wouldbe a proud papa toAmber Rose's growing baby bump.Alicia Keys andBest Female Video winner Nicki Minaj rocked out with Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas for a performance of'Girl On Fire' andRihanna gotKevin Hart to scream like a true member of her navy when he announced 'We Found Love' asVideo Of The Year . Last but not least, the country queenTaylor Swift took us out with a super cute performance of her record breaking hit'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' The two hour show flew by far too fast but, lucky for us, we haveAll Access Live clips andBackstage Moments photos to keep us riding the VMA high for a little longer.

How will MTV top eight super sweetperformances, a slew of awesomeawards, and all of the rad online extras likeTwitter Tracker andGIF It? Guess we'll have to tune in next year to find out. See you in 2013, Moonman lovers!