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 with
stellar performances,
awesome awards, and
fabulous fashion. We've got the whole thing cued up
On Demand for you to watch over and over again (or, in the case of the
One Direction performance, like a million times over). Want a rundown on some
highlights 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' star
Holland Roden served as our
red 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 for
Best Video With A Message.
At 8/7c on the dot, we darted inside the Staples Center to watch in awe as
Rihanna,
A$AP Rocky and
Calvin Harris blew our minds with a raunchy performance of
'Cockiness (Love It)' and 'We Found Love.' No time to cool off our host
Kevin Hart quickly took the stage and cracked us all up by calling out the biggest celebrity mistakes of the year in his
opening monologue before stage diving into the crowd.
Best Pop Video was presented by last year's Video Of The Year winner
Katy Perry, who
planted a wet one on several of the studs of
One Direction.
Mac Miller and
Miley Cyrus introduced
P!nk's big and bright performance of
'Blow Me (One Last Kiss)' and
Chris Brown accepted Best Male Video.
The performances kept on coming, with a
soulful seranade from
Frank Ocean and a
scream-inducing set from
One Direction.
Drake brought his Young Money family on the stage with him to
accept the Best Hip-Hop Video award, which was convenient for
Lil Wayne, as he returned immediately after to perform
'Yuck' and 'No Worries' with
2 Chainz.
Green Day got the crowd moshing with
'Let Yourself Go' and
Wiz Khalifa announced he would
be a proud papa to
Amber Rose's growing baby bump.
Alicia Keys and
Best Female Video winner Nicki Minaj rocked out with Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas for a performance of
'Girl On Fire' and
Rihanna got
Kevin Hart to scream like a true member of her navy when he announced 'We Found Love' as
Video Of The Year . Last but not least, the country queen
Taylor 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 have
All Access Live clips and
Backstage Moments photos to keep us riding the VMA high for a little longer.
How will MTV top eight super sweet
performances, a slew of awesome
awards, and all of the rad online extras like
Twitter Tracker and
GIF It? Guess we'll have to tune in next year to find out. See you in 2013, Moonman lovers!