Since the release of MTVs Michael Jackson commercial and announcement of a pending performance from his little sister Janet, the anticipation of a set where she and others paid homage to him has grew by the hour and minute up until a collective body of dancers hit the stage.

Needless to say, they did not dissapoint, moving with pinpoint precision and in usison with MJ via a projector that kept them honest.

Janet topped the tribute off with a dazzling performance of “Scream” – a historic video she and MJ pulled off together in 1995.

Unsurprisingly, the world is abuzz this morning over Kanye West’s antics last night and his outburst, this time, had nothing to do with Kanye West. In case you didn’t catch it, West interrupted 17-year-old Taylor Swift as she was awarded “Best Female Video” at MTVs Video Music Awards.

I’ve seen Kanye act a fool plenty times before and sadly, he turned me off once he started feeling himself. I think he’s an extremely talented dude and it’s a shame that he wants to believe he’s bigger than music… ’cause that’s what it came down to last night.

Ironically, this tantrum wasn’t as boisterous or dramatic as any of the ones he’d demonstrated before. It was calm and to the point. He went onstage – in the middle of Swift’s speech no less – grabbed the mic, told her he was happy for her, then calmly expressed himself.

“Taylor, I’m happy for you and I’m going to let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the greatest videos of all time!!”

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