Beyoncé was an accessible best to receive this year's Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards: In accession to archetypal clips alignment from the Destiny's Child-era to "Crazy in Love" and "Single Ladies," the accompanist is about singlehandedly befitting the art of the music video alive, traveling as far as absolution her latest anthology Beyoncé with music videos for every track. With the VMAs under her spell for 15 minutes, Beyoncé did her best to being that absolute DVD into a quarter-hour. "MTV, acceptable to my world," she warned.
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Unlike Video Vanguard winners of years past, Beyoncé chose not to use her continued achievement to aeon through her iconic advance and music videos (that's what her Super Bowl halftime show was for). Instead of abode on the past, she bankrupt out a accelerated assortment of every clue on Beyoncé, from "Mine" to "XO" with a dozen added advance awkward in between.
The performance was flawless, seamlessly segueing amid the apathetic ballads and upbeat advance as anniversary song was accompanied by altogether accomplished choreography. This was Beyoncé at her best. There were no apparel changes - she wore the aforementioned circuitous leotard the accomplished time - but the absolute aspect of her On the Run performances, appropriate down to the accomplishments videos, was blithely translated assimilate the VMA stage.
"This one is for my absurd fans. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be on this stage," Mrs. Carter told the admirers afore closing out with "XO." Beyoncé led the way this year with eight Video Music Accolade nominations, including a nod in the Video of the Year class for Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love" featuring Jay Z. Three altered Beyoncé songs were up for Moonmen: "Drunk in Love" was aswell up for Best Collaboration, "Partition" was nominated for Best Female Video (an accolade Rolling Stone predicted she'd win) and Best Choreography, and "Pretty Hurts" affective nods in the Best Editing, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Video With a Social Message category.
Returning to the aforementioned accolade appearance area she famously appear her pregnancy, Beyoncé didn't accomplish addition big claimed activity adumbration reside on MTV, admitting rumors about her marriage. Instead, Knowles did her best to annihilate all the abridged headlines. Jay Z and Blue Ivy joined her onstage anon afterward the performance, with Jay Z himself giving Beyoncé, "the greatest active entertainer," the Video Vanguard Award. The two kissed as Blue Ivy declared, "Good job Mommy!"
"My beloved: I adulation you. My fans: I adulation you. MTV: I adulation you. Good night," Beyoncé said in her abbreviate accepting speech. It had the resonance of a mic drop; she'd just killed the VMAs. Literally. The commemoration concluded 15 account beforehand than scheduled.
Beyoncé joins Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Beastie Boys, Britney Spears, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Michael Jackson and added MTV icons as recipients of the Video Vanguard award.
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