It's been a rough week for Britney Spears. First, news broke that Spears would be exiting the 'X Factor' judging panel, and now she and fiance Jason Trawick have officially confirmed their breakup to People magazine.
Taylor Swift's new video for 'I Knew You Were Trouble' finds the country-pop cutie shedding her sugary sweet image for a walk on the wilder side of love.
Will Nicki Minaj and Rihanna dominate the 2012 American Music Awards winners list as they did with nominations? Both ladies led the nominee pack for the 2012 American Music Awards, nabbing four nods each for the fan-voted show, but One Direction and Justin Bieber are hot on their trail with three apiece.
While some stars hit the right notes when it came to red carpet outfits, others fell flat at the VMAs. In these worst dressed pictures from the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, see some far-from-flattering ensembles from some unlikely candidates like Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Rita Ora and Alicia Keys... and some not-so-surprising faux pas from rappers 2 Chainz and Nicki Minaj.
As you can see in these performance and show pictures from the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, the entire evening was jam-packed full of entertaining moments. Rihanna kicked off the festivities in true gangsta fashion, rising from beneath the stage lounging in a throne, all while basking in red light. She sang 'Cockiness' and 'We Found Love,' but the ultra risque first song was definitely the standout.
In case you're missing any of the action from the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, we've got a complete winners recap right here for you on PopCrush! Did VMA frontrunner Drake come out on top with as many awards as he was nominated for? Did indie hit makers Gotye or M.I.A. end up taking the Video of the Year VMA in an upset over reigning pop princesses Rihanna and Katy Perry?
Check out our full list of the 2012 MTV Video Music Award winners, including Demi Lovato -- who won during the pre-show for Best Music Video With a Message -- and One Direction, who received two moonmen!
