O MTV Video Music Awards 2013 aconteceu na noite de ontem no Brooklyn, New York na arena Barclays Center. A 30º edição da premiação foi aberta por Lady Gaga, que fez a primeira performance de seu atual single de trabalho, “Applause”, e foi encerrada por Katy Perry que também fez a primeira performance de seu single de trabalho, e carro-chefe do álbum PRISM, “Roar”. Porém o ponto alto da noite foi a performance de Justin Timberlake, além de um medley de suas melhores músicas, um recontro do ‘N Sync aconteceu durante a apresentação do cantor. Veja a lista dos vencedores e a performance de Timberlake:
Video Vanguard Award
Justin Timberlake
Video of the Year
– Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”
– Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, “Thrift Shop”
– Bruno Mars, “Locked Out of Heaven”
– Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
– Taylor Swift, “I Knew You Were Trouble”
Best Hip Hop Video
– Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us”
– Drake, “Started From The Bottom”
– Kendrick Lamar, “Swimming Pools”
– A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar, “F–kin’ Problems”
– J. Cole feat. Miguel, “Power Trip”
Best Male Video
– Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”
– Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
– Bruno Mars, “Locked Out of Heaven”
– Ed Sheeran, “Lego House”
– Kendrick Lamar, “Swimming Pools”
Best Female Video
– Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko, “Stay”
– Taylor Swift, “I Knew You Were Trouble”
– Miley Cyrus, “We Can’t Stop”
– Pink feat. Nate Ruess, “Just Give Me A Reason”
– Demi Lovato, “Heart Attack”
Best Pop Video
– Bruno Mars, “Locked Out of Heaven”
– Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”
– Fun., “Carry On”
– Miley Cyrus, “We Can’t Stop”
– Selena Gomez, “Come and Get It”
Artist To Watch
– Twenty One Pilots, “Holding On To You”
– Zedd feat. Foxes, “Clarity”
– Austin Mahone, “What About Love”
– The Weeknd, “Wicked Games”
– Iggy Azalea, “Work”
Best Collaboration
– Justin Timberlake, feat. Jay-Z, “Suit & Tie”
– Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera, “Feel This Moment”
– Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding, “I Need Your Love”
– Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
– Pink feat. Nate Ruess, “Just Give Me A Reason”
Best Video With A Social Message
– Kelly Clarkson, “People Like Us”
– Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Same Love”
– Snoop Lion, “No Guns Allowed”
– Miguel, “Candles in the Sun”
– Beyoncé, “I Was Here”
Best Rock Video
– Imagine Dragons, “Radioactive”
– Fall Out Boy, “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)”
– Mumford & Sons, “I Will Wait”
– Thirty Seconds To Mars, “Up in the Air”
– Vampire Weekend, “Diane Young”
Best Art Direction
– Capital Cities, “Safe and Sound”
– Thirty Seconds To Mars, “Up in the Air”
– Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu, “Q.U.E.E.N”
– Lana Del Rey, “National Anthem”
– Alt-J, “Tesselate”
Best Choreography
– Chris Brown, “Fine China”
– Ciara, “Body Party”
– Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull, “Live It Up”
– will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber, “#thatPOWER”
– Bruno Mars, “Treasure”
Best Cinematography
– Thirty Seconds To Mars, “Up in the Air”
– Lana Del Rey, “Ride”
– Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Sacrilege”
– Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us”
– A-Trak & Tommy Trash, “Tuna Melt”
Best Direction
– Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z, “Suit & Tie”
– Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us”
– Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Sacrilege”
– Fun., “Carry On”
– Drake, “Started From The Bottom”
Best Editing
– Pink feat. Nate Ruess, “Just Give Me A Reason”
– Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch, “Sweet Nothing”
– Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us”
– Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors”
– Miley Cyrus, “We Can’t Stop”
A performance de “We Can’t Stop”/”Blurred Lines” & “Give It 2 U” também foi um dos pontos mais contados da noite, Cyrus apareceu em cenas nada familiares para os fãs da ex-disney, ao fazer “twerk” durante a apresentação de Robin Thicke, assista;