YOUR FAVORITE VMA PICTURES
The reliable standby of the Video Music Awards, Jay-Z is the Brooklyn Bridge of the VMAs. Jigga can always be counted on for a solid performance. And he was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, so he's no stranger to the neighborhood.
Lil Waynes manic, fast-moving live performances remind us of the hustle and bustle of Grand Central Terminal. And whether hes rapping or playing guitar, or guesting on other rappers songs, Weezy's music is all over the radio, readily accessible... just like the trains.
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Lady Gaga is our pick to be the Solomon Guggenheim Museum. The Guggenheim is an architectural wonder, characterized by its modern, helical spiral exterior. It sharply contrasts the more typically rectangular Manhattan buildings that surround it on the Upper East Side. Similarly, Gaga is unique to the music industry, with a loopy, creative fashion sense and eccentric persona.
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Since the history of the Video Music Awards lives in her DNA (she performed on the very first show in 1984), Madonna is like a living Museum of Natural History.
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Beyonces classic, elegant red-carpet style makes her the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And when she moves from the red carpet to the stage, she graces the audience with a grandeur similar to the Met's.
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Rihannas risque outfits, punk haircuts and glammed out image make her the Museuthe art housed in the MoMA.
Photo by Getty Images/ MTV Newsm of Modern Art. On stage, she takes risks and utilizes dark visuals,
T.I. is the Wall Street of the VMAs, for his love of money and acute business sense as CEO of Grand Hustle Records.
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Kanye Wests got an empire-sized ego, so its only natural that he'd make the biggest landmark of the VMAs, the Empire State Building. After the 2007 VMAs, he ranted about his performance venue, complaining that he should have been on the main stage instead of a small suite, and reportedly claimed that he would "never return to MTV Yet he returned in '08 to perform "Love Lockdown." Just like the Empire State Building, it looks like Yeezy will always be present.
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Young, fresh, and hip, Miley Cyrus is the Time Warner Center of the VMAs. The 16-year-old pop sensation is new to the scene, much like the building, which was only built in 2003.
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Like the new Yankee Stadium, Drake is the new guy on the block. He hasn't attended the VMAs yet, and has yet to prove his mettle. But one things for sure, while he may be new to the game, he's here to stay.
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