At the just concluded Video Music Awards in New York, one of the more-highlighted events was when Taylor Swift won Best Female Video Award, and rightly so, because You Belong With Me is simply amazing to the core!
However, it seems that Kanye West was not really that happy about it – he snatched the mike from Taylor as she was giving her acceptance speech…
Hmmm, since I knew about it from Mashable, I’d like to ask the same question too:
Was it staged, or just Kanye being Kanye?
Anyway, I don’t care so much. I like most of the songs from her album, so I guess I’m a fan of hers. I like her music and her very creative and innovative music – you don’t simply have people going crazy over country pop so easily, like until now. It appears that later on, Beyonce, whom Kanye tried to prop up in the mike-snatching incident, selflessly invited Taylor for a “do-over” (refer here). So all ends well that starts well, I guess?
This is an opportunity for me to share one of my favourite MVs with you, so here is the VMA award-winning MV – You Belong With Me:
(Yahoo FTW, the tube doesn’t allow embedding courtesy of —)
#1 by kenwooi on September 14th, 2009
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congrats! =)
#2 by j.i.lo. on September 14th, 2009
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Yay for Taylor! <3
#3 by William on September 14th, 2009
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How does one pronounce "Kanye"?
#4 by j.i.lo. on September 15th, 2009
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Can't – Yeah
lol
#5 by Rad Sujanto on September 14th, 2009
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KW acted like an immature kid!! he messed it up like totally!
#6 by j.i.lo. on September 15th, 2009
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Lol, actually he feels very bad and pressured about it already. Like having apologised 3 times to Taylor? Not that I support him, but I feel better supporting Taylor than run him down :p
#7 by tekkaus on September 14th, 2009
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Yeah! I heard about it too. She has done really good! She is someone who is down to earth and not like the other celebrity who are wild and likes to party! Kudos to Taylor.
#8 by j.i.lo. on September 15th, 2009
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And the dress she wore to the VMA, that is country-elegant! <3
#9 by tekkaus on September 15th, 2009
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Yupe! Talking abut real beauty huh!
#10 by Mariuca on September 15th, 2009
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JL!
#11 by j.i.lo. on September 15th, 2009
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Hi Mariuca
#12 by Mariuca on September 15th, 2009
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Obviously Kanye was just being himself…a jerk!
#13 by j.i.lo. on September 15th, 2009
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Well…too bad =/
#14 by Mariuca on September 15th, 2009
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I'm soooooo bored with his unnecessary tantrums and this one takes the cake…. enuff oredi Kanye…we no like you! I was irritated watching the video yest JL…. so uncalled for and he ended up looking stupid!
#15 by j.i.lo. on September 15th, 2009
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I heard he also feel very very bad to the extent of having apologised 3 times…of course, reports that Taylor cried backstage after the incident made it even worse for him.
#16 by Mariuca on September 15th, 2009
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I mean come on….. he spoiled the whole moment for her and she’s never getting it back!
#17 by j.i.lo. on September 15th, 2009
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Beyonce was gracious enough to invite her back on stage though.
Everyone was so supportive of Taylor in the incident, I'm seeing like 99% of support Taylor and hate Kanye tweets in Twitter now xD
#18 by Mariuca on September 15th, 2009
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Good! This just totally turns me off Kanye! I was never a fan and now I have no plans to be one! And it’s not like I’m a huge Taylor fan either but it’s just not nice or professional to behave like a jerk at such a grand event.
#19 by Mariuca on September 15th, 2009
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Aiya stupid la the fella, now only want to apologize???? Not the first time he’s done this, throwing tantrums whenever he likes.. I don think he feels bad at all!
#20 by j.i.lo. on September 15th, 2009
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I emphatise with you Mariuca, especially after I heard that she cried backstage.
I'm sure the support Taylor received will be of great consolation to her, much much more than what Kanye did.
#21 by Mariuca on September 15th, 2009
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Ohhhhh comments on moderation here?????
#22 by j.i.lo. on September 15th, 2009
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I think ID needed me to approve it. Strange though, I never put comments on moderation…anyway, won't happen again, you already have a prior approved comment so they won't hold it from display.
#23 by foongpc on September 25th, 2009
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I love Taylor Swift! Kanye West? Who's he? LOL!
Actually I like a song called "Knock You Down" sung by Keri Hilson and feat Kanye West and Neyo. Very nice song
#24 by j.i.lo. on September 26th, 2009
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Yeah who's Kanye? Haha! xD
The new song by Drake also features Kanye, and I was like \”Ok some fellow singing\”. Then Eminem came (in the song) and I was like \”Ooh yeah that was the bomb!\” xD
#25 by j.i.lo. on September 26th, 2009
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Yeah who's Kanye? Haha! xD
The new song by Drake also features Kanye, and I was like \”Ok some fellow singing\”. Then Eminem came (in the song) and I was like \”Ooh yeah that was the bomb!\” xD