Last night’s MTV Video Music Awards proved to be a calculated exercise in cynical cabalism. It had to do something to compete with a fiery Tennis US Open, a new NFL season and another bloody Vampire ending.
So Kanye West’s microphone grab from a teen country star was perfect to draw attention to a show that is now Broadway for the Hood.
For those who need some background? Kanye West a man of immense insecurities leaps on stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech of Best Female Video to declare Beyonce’s video the one of the best ever made.
Camera pans to a bemused Beyonce .Teen Taylor looks crestfallen and the audience finally has something to get excited about, raise to their collect feet and begin to applaud.
For those who need some background? Kanye West a man of immense insecurities leaps on stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech of Best Female Video to declare Beyonce’s video the one of the best ever made.
Camera pans to a bemused Beyonce .Teen Taylor looks crestfallen and the audience finally has something to get excited about, raise to their collect feet and begin to applaud.
A YouTube moment!
And would you believe it, later in the evening when Beyonce is accepting her win for Best Video of the Year she brings out costume changed Taylor for chance to say thank you.
Everybody wins; Taylor Swift, the meek victim from the country. Beyonce, the gracious gem, impervious to scandal. Kanye West, who maintains his bad boy image and considerable ego, Hennessy, which provided liquid courage, and MTV VMA for furnishing the world a whiff of attitude.
Oh by the way, Kanye West's new Country album set for release around Thanksgiving.
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