Kanye’s awards outburst
The rapper tells EVERYONE what he thinks
Last week MTV staged their annual VMA Awards in Los Angeles. The awards recognise the best music videos of the year.
The award for ‘Best Female Video’ went to Taylor Swift. The nineteen-year-old country singer went on stage to say thank you but she was interrupted by Kanye West.
Kanye West wasn’t happy with the decision. He thought Beyonce deserved the award more than Taylor.
He grabbed the microphone from Taylor and shouted, “Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time!”
Taylor was shocked and Beyonce, who was watching from the audience, was clearly embarrassed.
Later, when Beyonce was on stage, she invited Taylor to come up again. Beyonce said, “I remember being seventeen years old, up for my first MTV award, and it was one of the most exciting moments in my life. So I’d like for Taylor to come out and have her moment.”
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Who do you think makes the best music videos – Beyonce or Taylor?
Beyonce sings R n’ B and Taylor sings country. Which type of music do you prefer?
What do you think about Kanye West?
Kanye and Taylor, on stage. (©Polk/Getty Images)
18 September 2009 at 13:50
Kanye is such a douchebag!
19 September 2009 at 15:56
Well, I like both of them, because I think, that they are both great singers. I prefer R n'B music, than country, but I like Taylor's songs, too. My favourite R n'B singers are Rihanna, Beyonce, Alicia Keys,... I like Beyonce's song Sweet dreams and Rihanna's Run this town. I think, that Kanye West hasn't done the right thing. He maybe liked Beyonce's song more, but as a respnsible person, he wasn't supposed to do this.
1 October 2009 at 12:13
I really like both Taylor and Beyonce. I prefer listening to RnB music but I also like many songs of Taylor Swift. Kanye West did something very silly. It's not good to accept people only because we like them, while someone else (maybe younger) has done a better work.
3 October 2009 at 22:46
most of the time is good to say what you think...but sometimes is better to shut up! i like kanye west, his songs are amazing. what he did was wrong!!!
9 October 2009 at 10:33
I prefer R´n B.. I think it´s good when you say what you think... but sometimes you hurt other people with things you say..
11 October 2009 at 13:32
I saw this on television and I wanted that Taylor Swift get the price and than Kanye say that Beyonce disurve this price not normal. Taylor won and he have to live with it.
17 October 2009 at 11:03
I prefer Taylor Swift songs and clip. I don't really like R n' B, I prefer country music. Kanye West doesn't have to contest MTV's decision. Maybe he prefers Beyonce's clip, but others (here, more people) prefer Taylor's one! Beyonce didn't ask him anything. I understand, she was embarrassed towards Taylor Swift!
19 October 2009 at 16:40
well... I think that Kanye West's behavour was very strange and unpolite. If I was one of the people who made that ceremony, I would have said him to laeve that place at that moment. I like listening to country music, but I prefer R 'n B. However I don't think that Taylor didn't deserve the award, because she could be a good singer in her category as Beyonce in her own category...
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