Video Music Awards 2010

Last night was the coveted MTV Video Music Awards and I figure since everybody else in the nation is I might as well give my own personal take on the show..

Host- Chelsea Handler---OMG I love this woman I end up watching her show Chelsea Lately at least four times a week which is funny since I have to be to work 330 in the morning and and her show comes on after eleven. So is the life of a young dumb irresponsible man. LOL. I read on a site this morning that they thought she didnt do a good job but I thought she was pretty good. I have seen some dry hosts and trust me she was not the worst and I did find myself chuckling at her witty one liners on everything from Mariah and Nick, to the Jersey Shore cast having herpes to not being able to catch  a ride with TI after the show. I think they should use her again i'm sure she will be able to come up with even better material next year.

Performers- The performances were ok nothing that had me hopping out of my seat in awe but a couple had my attention.

Taylor Swift vs. Kanye- I really like this Taylor Swift girl even though i'm more into powerhouse vocalists ( i.e. Whitney, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Pattie Labell...you get the picture) but I like the simple quality of her music and her honesty in her music. So as i'm sure everyone knows her perfomance was referring to the Kanye fiasco last year. I though her song was very classy and made a powerful statement because while many dont realize it when you forgive and move on if causes you to have so much less stress in life and her making a song of it puts money in her pocket because people wann know what she has to say about it. So it sucked in the beginning but I think its win win for her now. Kanye is like that alcoholic family member you have that completly shows their behind at the family reunion and pisses you off but you still love them cuz when their not causing a scene at family gatherings they are soooo funny. Eventhough I thought what he did to Taylor was SO wrong, (I mean for years people have been winning awards we thought they didn't deserve but you didn't see the one who should have won it storm the stage.) I like how he did such an in your face song about being a jerk. LOL. At the end of the day when eveybody seems to hate you sometimes you just gotta lay it on the line and be direct and in your face because hey they are gonna hate you anyway. (Been there).

Usher- I really like Usher as an artist I love him for putting R&B back on the map with his album Confessions but I dont know his music just isn't doing it for me anymore and his performance was ...OK. I guess its becasue i'm not a big fan of this pop electronica phase he is going through. Right now he doesn't seem to have an identity to his music he seems really desperate just to do what they are saying is hot so he can sell records since his last album didnt perform as he would have liked. (Shouldn't have fired his mamma, god dont like ugly, LOL.) By the end of his performance he sounded all out of breath and I know he SHOULD have been out of breath I couldn't have made it through a minute of that performance, but the Usher I know planned his performances out so well that if he was tired you didn't hear it because his breathing was controlled. I mean if Janet can dance as hard as she does and still sing live with her soft voice he should be able to do it too.

Drake- I thought Drake's performance really looked like he put some thought  into it to create a vision on the stage. In hip hop I think that is needed because if you dont you're just standing on stage with a mic and to me that doesn't get my attention I can listen to your cd if I just wanted to hear the song. I like the nice touch of adding Mary J. Blige to the performance although I do agree with what some have said that her presence overshadowed him but hey it caused people to pay more attention that wouldn't have. As far as Mary I always have loved the way Mary can sing like an angel but flow on a song like a rapper that's what gives her such appeal, I mean Beyonce can to it too but Mary is raw with it.

Jason Deruleo- For some reason this boy annoys me. I'm gonna try to not be the complete hater and say he may have a little dancing skills and carry a tone a little but his music sucks to me but hey to each his own.

B.O.B- Bruno Mars sounded great and B.O.B.  finally was able to perform the song with that Hayley girl form Paramore, although I like the version he did with Keyshia Cole better on the BET awards. I did however love Hayley's voals on her own song with her band.

Other Parts of the VMAs

Best New Artist- JUSTIN BIEBER!!! Why was I not surprised at all. These little pubescent girls are single handely killing the music industry I really dont see whats so great about him his voice isn't all that great and he cant dance and will somebody tell him to pull his pants up. You have to understand I come from the days when the teen stars were Christina Auguilera, Monica, Brandy, Usher, Mario all these people had great vocals, shoot even the white boy bands were throwing down, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, 98 degrees. So you can see why i'm not impressed at all. But I guess he does sell records and gets a ton of you tube views.

Best Video- Lady GaGa Bad Romance- I did agree with this choice. Its crazy but I love me some Lady GaGa with her crazy self. Despite all the crazy aspects to videos and live performances you really tell she is a talented lady and her little accapella part proved that, she sounded great.

Lastly RIP to Rihannas sense of style i'm sorry but she looked like a washed up porn star last night, geez girl.