Another pop star was in talks to kiss Madonna, rather than Britney Spears, at the 2003 Video Music Awards, according to an interview in EW.

A recap, in GIF form, of MTV's 2012 Video Music Awards, featuring Rihanna, Katy Perry, Frank Ocean, Lil Wayne, and more.

A lot of people may not remember this -- I myself, admittedly, had forgotten about it -- but Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain at one point didn't like each other and engaged in a bit of a public pissing match after both Seattle-area bands "made it.

Justin Vernon, the bearded, flannel-wearing hipster's bearded flannel-wearing hipster we all know and love as the musical juggernaut Bon Iver, is on the record as not being a big fan of MTV, so it probably shouldn't come as any surprise that he didn't care much for last night's VMAs.

Each year, the nation gathers around their televisions on a Sunday night in late summer to collectively share a whirlwind of emotions: joy, hate, outrage, shock, self-loathing, love, revulsion, unrestrained delight -- you name it.

Taylor Swift went on "The View" yesterday to talk about the KanyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzKanye said on The Jay Leno Show that he wants to apologize to Swift face-to-face for his behavior at the VMAs, and while Swift told The View she’d definitely meet with him, West has yet to reach out in an effort to apologize.