It was comeback night at the
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Kanye West opened Sunday's show in his
first
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Taylor Swift at last year's MTV Video Music Awards. T.I. made a triumphant
return to TV for his first performance since being released from prison in
December. And
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low
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stage, mimicking Jackson's signature dance moves with almost eerie
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Jermaine Jackson, Brown embodied the King of Pop, wearing his fedora and
spangled glove and moonwalking across the stage to "Billie Jean."
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tears. His voice cracked, he couldn't sing, and at one point he crumpled to the
stage in apparent agony. It was a moving moment made even more so by the song's
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The 21-year-old returned to the stage later
to apologize to his
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secondary.
Usher was backed by a string section as he
sang "
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best male hip-hop artist, performed a medley of his hits. B.o.B. was joined by
Keyshia Cole, and later Eminem, on "Airplanes." Eminem continued with
his new single, "
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choir. Trey Songz, who was named best male R&B artist, crooned his hit,
"Yo Side of the Bed," as a banner on stage behind him read,
"pray for our soldiers and their families."
Alicia Keys performed a medley of her hits,
bookended by two
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artist and best collaboration for her song with Jay-Z, "Empire State of
Mind."
Ludacris was surrounded by female
violinists and
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he performed "My Chick Bad." Then a marching band joined him on stage
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singing to famous
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returning to her rap roots and rhyming about the royalty in the house: herself
and
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lifetime achievement award.
The venerable entertainer was feted with an
all-female musical
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bass for "If I Was Your Girlfriend." Alicia Keys started behind the
piano, then climbed on top of it, when she sang "Adore," and Patti
LaBelle kicked off her shoes to give her all to "
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Prince, who wore a tunic with his own
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tribute.
"I'm just so thankful to be a part of
this world of
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"Thanks for a wonderful night. I'll never forget it as long as I
live."
John Legend was presented with BET's
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the Show Me Campaign, which aims to eradicate poverty worldwide through
education and health
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peers to become humanitarians as well.
"There's a lot of money, fame and
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said. "So I say to all of us: We can do better, we can make this world
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Other winners included Minaj for female
hip-hop
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sportswoman of the year and LeBron James for sportsman of the year. Beyonce and
Lady Gaga weren't on hand to accept their award for video of the year for
"
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around to
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her song with Young Jeezy, "
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