From left, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, of musical group One Direction, accept the best new artist award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark J. Terrill/Invision/AP)
One Direction barge in on Rihanna's party at VMAs
From left, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, of musical group One Direction, accept the best new artist award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark J. Terrill/Invision/AP)
By CHRIS TALBOTT
AP Music Writer /
September 7, 2012
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‘‘I'm hot, and my feet hurt, but I look gorgeous,’’ Rose said.
While touching, the moment didn’t rise to the level of The Baby Bump — when Beyonce showed her unannounced pregnancy on the red carpet last year — Taylor vs. Kanye or The Kiss.
Lil Wayne had one of the night’s most tweeted performances when he debuted his heavily bleeped new song ‘‘No Worries.’’ And Keys, who debuted ‘‘Girl on Fire,’’ drew attention well before she took the stage. The singer and her producer husband Swizz Beatz were spotted with their almost 2-year-old son, Egypt, bobbing up and down on Beatz’ lap during Pink’s expletive-laden performance of ‘‘Blow Me (One Last Kiss).’’
There was hubbub on Twitter where several of Keys’ fans noted the bawdy nature of the VMAs. Others just thought Egypt was cute.
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