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Nicki Minaj celebrated her win at the Video Music Awards for “Super Bass” by running over to Taylor Swift‘s Staples Center concert and performing it there.

Swift, of course, is a huge fan of the hit, even having rapped a bit of it during a Nashville radio interview earlier this year.

So just a few days after Justin Bieber came on Swift’s stage for a surprise duet, Minaj dropped by for an audience-thrilling cameo.

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Chris Brown‘s performance at the MTV Video Music Awards will undoubtedly go down as one of his most epic dance routines yet.

The singer danced to his hit singles “Yeah 3x” and “Beautiful People,” Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and Wu Tang Clan’s “Protect Your Neck.”

Oh yeah, and he also flew.

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Lady Gaga opened the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards as her (male) alter ego Jo Calderone.

“Calderone” gave an angry, expletive-laden monologue about Gaga and fame, then sat down at the piano and delivered a powerful performance of “You And I.”

It was a memorable opening.

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Beyonce is pregnant!

The superstar and Jay-Z are expecting their first baby.

She revealed the news on the red carpet before tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, according to the network.

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The MTV Video Music Awards kick off live from Los Angeles tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET.

Lady Gaga will open the telecast with a performance, and other major acts like Adele, Beyonce, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Bruno Mars and Pitbull will also take the Nokia Theatre stage.

Selena Gomez, Rick Ross, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Kim Kardashian, Will Ferrell, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Lautner will be among the evening’s presenters.

Plus, Jennifer Lawrence will unveil a preview of The Hunger Games.

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The MTV Video Music Awards always bring out some interesting fashion, and tonight is no different.

Check out what the stars wore on the red carpet in the gallery below!

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The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards are tonight!

And the winners are…

BEST POP VIDEO

Britney Spears (“Till the World Ends”)

BEST ROCK VIDEO

Foo Fighters (“Walk”)

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Nicki Minaj (“Super Bass”)

BEST COLLABORATION

Katy Perry feat. Kanye West (“E.T.”)

BEST MALE VIDEO

Justin Bieber (“U Smile”)

BEST NEW ARTIST

Tyler, The Creator (“Yonkers”)

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Lady Gaga (“Born This Way”)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Katy Perry (“Firework”)

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Before tonight’s Video Music Awards, MTV will stream live red carpet coverage (actually, it’s a black carpet) of celebrity arrivals.

Kreayshawn and Selena Gomez will be hosting the festivities, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Will we see anything to top last year’s meat dress?

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Taylor Swift and Reese Witherspoon are becoming fast friends.

The blonde Southern belles had a lunch date in Beverly Hills yesterday before leaving together in Witherspoon’s car.

Beyond their connection as Jake Gyllenhaal exes, the two stars are well-known in country music – Swift for her millions of album sales and Witherspoon for her Oscar-winning portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk The Line.

They became friendly at April’s Academy of Country Music Awards.

Swift is expected to be at tomorrow night’s MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, where she’s a nominee.

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The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards nominees were announced, and Katy Perry leads the pack with nine nominations, including “Video of the Year” and “Best Female Video.” Other multiple category nominees are Adele and Kanye West, who each received seven nods.

Below is a FULL list of all this year’s VMA nominees.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Tyler, The Creator, “Yonkers”
Katy Perry, “Firework”
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Beastie Boys, “Make Some Noise”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”
Katy Perry, “Firework”
Beyonce, “Run The World (Girls)”
Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”

BEST MALE VIDEO
Cee Lo Green, “F*** You”
Eminem feat. Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie”
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi, “All of the Lights”
Justin Bieber, “U Smile”

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz, “6’7′”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi, “All of the Lights”
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, “Look at Me Now”
Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”
Lupe Fiasco, “The Show Goes On”

BEST NEW ARTIST
Foster The People, “Pumped Up Kicks”
Wiz Khalifa, “Black and Yellow”
Tyler, The Creator, “Yonkers”
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown, “My Last”
Kreayshawn, “Gucci Gucci”

BEST POP VIDEO
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep
Bruno Mars, “Grenade”
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack, “Give Me Everything”
Katy Perry, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
The Black Keys, “Howlin For You”
Foo Fighters, “Walk”
Foster The People, “Pumped Up Kicks”
Mumford & Sons, “The Cave”
Cage The Elephant, “Shake Me Down”

BEST COLLABORATION
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack, “Give Me Everything”
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, “Look at Me Now”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi, “All of the Lights”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, “E.T.”
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, “Moment 4 Life”

BEST ART DIRECTION
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, “E.T.”
Lady Gaga, “Judas”
Kanye West, “Power”
Death Cab For Cutie, “You Are a Tourist”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyonce, “Run the World (Girls)”
Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends”
Lady Gaga, “Judas”
Bruno Mars, “The Lazy Song”
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock, “Party Rock Anthem”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Beyonce, “Run The World (Girls)”
Eminem feat. Rihanna, “Love The Way You Lie”
Katy Perry, “Teenage Dream”
Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Hurricane”

BEST DIRECTION
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Beastie Boys, “Make Some Noise”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, “E.T.”
Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Hurricane”
Eminem feat. Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie”

BEST EDITING
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, “E.T.”
Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Hurricane”
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi, “All of the Lights”
Manchester Orchestra, “Simple Math”

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
Manchester Orchestra, “Simple Math”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West, “E.T.”
Kanye West, “Power”
Linkin Park, “Waiting for the End
Chromeo, “Don’t Turn the Lights On”

The MTV Video Music Awards air live from L.A.’s Nokia Theatre on August 28.

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Despite the New York Times calling Chelsea Handler‘s hosting of the 2010 Video Music Awards “the worst in [the] show’s history,” she’s certainly happy with her performance.

And she even tweeted her satisfaction and an expletive directed at Perez Hilton, who said on Twitter that he “would have done a better job than Chelsea did!”

Uh, he can’t even do his own job.

Anyway, Handler responded to Perez, “oh, f*** off. I had a blast and the show [was] awesome last night. Bomb? Your life is a bomb.”

Far from bombing, the show scored huge ratings. With 11.4 million viewers last night, the awards show drew its largest audience since 2002.

Handler tweeted later, ”Just got word…Highest rated vma’s since 2002. Good job, mtv! Good job, kiddo.”

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About an hour after Taylor Swift sang her untitled song of forgiveness directed toward Kanye West, the rapper also belted out a tune directed at himself, though the lyrics were far less forgiving.

Dressed in a bright red suit and dripping in gold chains, West debuted the song with “Runaway,” in which he seemingly verbally attacked himself.

“You’ve been putting up with my s**t for way too long,” he rapped before singing the refrain, ”Let’s have a toast for the douchebags. Let’s have a toast for the a**holes… Let’s have a toast for the scumbags. Let’s have a toast for the jerkoffs. Baby, I got a plan. Runaway fast as you can.”

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A year after West outrageously interrupted Swift while she accepted her award for Best Female Video, the country crooner debuted a new song tonight at the MTV Video Music Awards, and by the sound of her lyrics, she’s absolved him.

Right after a TV onstage replayed West’s outburst from last year, Swift began to sing lines directed at West that included, “Who you are is not what you did,” And “32 is still growing up now.”

She also sang, “Today is never too late to be brand new,” as well as “Everyone one of us has messed up too,” and “I hope you remember today’s never too late… to be friends with you.”

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Taylor Swift will be at the Video Music Awards tomorrow, and Kanye West better watch out.

A source connected with the awards show told the Associated Press that Swift penned a song about how West interrupted her last year when she beat Beyonce for Best Female Video, and the country crooner’s going to sing the new song tomorrow night at the VMAs.

The tune will be  featured on Swift’s upcoming album “Speak Now,” set for release in October.

Just last week, West tweeted,” I wrote a song for Taylor Swift that’s so beautiful and I want her to have it. If she won’t take it then I’ll perform it for her.”

West, who has apologized since his outrageous outburst last year, recently again felt remorse and tweeted, “I’m sorry Taylor.”

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Justin Bieber fans were treated to a free, unannounced concert yesterday.

In advance of his performance tomorrow night at the MTV Video Music Awards, the teen singing sensation rehearsed outdoors for close to two hours near the Staples Center in L.A.

Bieber and his young back-up dancers went over every step of his performance, including his (scheduled) arrival in a red 1957 Chevy.

While rehearsing his routine for the song, “Baby,” Bieber moonwalked and practiced a drum solo, though it didn’t go so smoothly. He moaned, ”What’s wrong with my drums? Like, I don’t hear anything and it should be loud… This has to be, like, an epic moment. It’s ending the song.”

He also later griped, “The vocals are too loud in my ear and I can’t hear the groove.”

Bieber, of course, was only trying to make sure everything was perfectly executed for his big performance tomorrow outside the Nokia Theatre, where the Video Music Awards will be handed out.

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“So the MTV Video Music Awards will be on Sunday, September 12^th, and everyone knows that when you think of rap music and hip-hop, you think of ‘Chelsea Lately,’” said Chelsea Handler at the top of her E! show tonight, adding, “And that’s why I will be hosting them.”

Handler will bring her raw comedy to the stage next month as Lady Gaga, Drake, Katy Perry, and Eminem, among others, via for Moonmen awards.

Among the artists slated to perform at the L.A. show are Kanye West, B.o.B, and Justin Bieber.

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“Kanye West will have the chance to let Taylor Swift finish on Monday,” claims AccessHollywood.com in a piece titled, “Taylor Swift & Kanye West To Team Up For ‘We Are The World’ Remake.”

The report, which got picked up everywhere, goes on to state, “A source has exclusively confirmed to Access Hollywood that the two musicians – who faced off in an infamous incident at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards — will be among those participating in Quincy Jones’ remake of the 1985 charity anthem, ‘We Are The World,’ at a recording session the day after the Grammys.”

One big problem: A Swift insider assures Gossip Cop that the Grammy-nominated singer will NOT be at the recording session.

In fact, Swift will be leaving Los Angeles immediately after the awards show, and traveling to Australia, where she will be performing a few days later in Brisbane.

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Gossip Cop feels it’s like shooting fish in a barrel, but since we’re about presenting the most accurate celebrity news, we sometimes have to call out Perez Hilton more than once a day.

Today is one of those days.

Under the headline, “Kanye’s NOT Invited,” Perez writes that “Kanye West was not invited to participate in George Clooney’s telethon fundraiser for the earthquake victims in Haiti due to his bad reputation.”

Perez even quotes “one of the producers” explaining, “After what he said on the Katrina telethon and the way he behaved at the MTV Video Music Awards, everyone agrees it’s just best that he does not participate.”

He then says, “we can’t blame” the show’s producers for not inviting West.

But Gossip Cop can blame Perez for sloppy reporting.

The truth is MTV did invite West, but has yet to hear back whether he’ll participate or not.

The story originally appeared on another blog, but that site updated its post to reflect MTV’s assertion that West was asked to help with the fundraiser.

Perez either chose to ignore the facts or was too busy making video blogs about how he’s “desperate” for a date.

For full disclosure, we sometimes feel kind of sorry for the guy.

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Pink‘s not done slamming Kanye West quite yet, and last night she made her disgust with him part of her concert.

The outspoken singer has clobbered Kanye since his interruption of Taylor Swift‘s acceptance speech at Sunday’s Video Music Awards, even tweeting “Kanye west is the biggest piece of [expletive] on earth. Quote me.” Last night in Seattle, Pink continued to fight. When a fan threw a stuffed animal onstage during a covers medley, Pink picked it up and asked, “How come nobody did that during Taylor Swift’s speech?” She then told the crowd that she carried a purse with brass knuckles and described the damage she’d have done to Kanye had he tried a similar stunt with her.

Gossip Cop suggests that Kanye stay clear. After seeing her incredible trapeze performance at the VMAs, we don’t think Pink needs brass knuckles – or anything else – to make her point.

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There’s no doubt Kanye West doesn’t make good decisions (SEE Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech AND “A Concert for Hurricane Relief”), but contemplating suicide is not among them.

Still, the site Media Take Out claims, “SUICIDE WATCH!!! PERSON CLOSE TO KANYE WEST FEARS THAT HE MAY HURT HIMSELF!!!” The blog goes on to report “that Kanye West may do something rash.” Rasher than interrupting a young woman’s acceptance speech after winning her first trophy at the MTV Video Music Awards?

Media Take Out further notes, “According to the individual, who is a fairly close acquaintance of Kanye, since the incident, Ye’s fallen into a deep depression and people close to him are worrying about it.” Don’t want to be nitpicky about something so serious, but the worrying should have begun with his obnoxious outburst, not with his reaction to the negative press.

A source at his label says they hadn’t heard this at all and strongly doubted the report’s accuracy. A rep for Kanye did not get back to Gossip Cop.

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For anyone who didn’t get the chance to see it live, here is Taylor Swift‘s appearance from today’s “The View.” Since this aired, Kanye West has called Swift to apologize for his behavior on Sunday night’s Video Music Awards telecast.

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Despite Kanye West’s rude interruption of Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, an NBC spokesperson confirmed last night that Kanye “is scheduled to” still appear this evening on the premiere of “The Jay Leno Show.” Kanye is slated to perform “Run This Town” with Jay-Z and Rihanna.

Originally a spokesperson told Gossip Cop that West was “just scheduled to perform,” but now Gossip Cop hears he’s also going to have the opportunity to sit down with Leno, and try to explain his bad behavior. Pretty safe we’ll hear another public apology.

It will be interesting to see what type of reception Kanye receives.

Let us know your thoughts.

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Hot on the heels of winning Best Female Video, and being interrupted by hip hop horror Kanye West, “The View” has invited Taylor Swift to perform two songs on the talk show. It will be the country singer’s first appearance on the program.

It’s ironic but Kanye, who stupidly, allegedly drunkenly, and certainly obnoxiously tried to shine the light on Beyonce with his outburst, ended up inadvertently making Swift even bigger than she was.

But wait, ready for the biggest irony – Swift and Kanye share the same agent!!!

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Fresh off of last night’s Video Music Awards outburst, Kanye West arrived at JFK airport this morning to leave behind the firestorm he created. He was asked about Taylor Swift and country music. Then he had to get through security detectors. Watch an exit about as smooth as his behavior last night.

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Seemingly hundreds of celebs descended on Radio City Music Hall last night for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Chace Crawford, and dozens more strutted their stuff. Lady Gaga looked . . . well, see for yourself. And “Twilight” stars like Taylor Lautner and Ashley Greene looked supernaturally gorgeous.

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