When I was a kid, the Video Music Awards was the most exciting night in modern rock. You never knew which member of Nirvana was gonna get hit in the head with a bass. It was crazy. That was a long time ago, though, back when Arsenio Hall was considered cutting edge and the Real World cast wasn't drunk. This year Arsenio Hall isn't even invited! I digress. Mad Men's not on for a few hours, so let's watch this year's ceremony together. Britney is opening and Kanye is closing ("Love Lockdown"?) and in between, so much sexually charged, self-deprecating humour from Russell Brand awaits. After the jump, an almost-live feed of red carpet arrival photos so you can see what everyone is wearing ("everyone" = actors from The Hills). T-Pain's elephant has some serious bling.
LIL WAYNE
KATY PERRY
KID ROCK
PETE WENTZ
LINDSAY LOHAN
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
MICHAEL PHELPS
JONAS BROTHERS
ASHLEE SIMPSON
MCLOVIN
ASHLEY TISDALE
AKON
T.I.
DJ AM & TRAVIS BARKER
RIHANNA
CEE-LO
CHRIS BROWN
TILA TEQUILA
JONATHAN DAVIS
PEREZ HILTON
SUMNER REDSTONE!
T-PAIN
LUPE FIASCO
PLAIN WHITE T'S
TOKIO HOTEL
STEPHANIE PRATT
NE-YO
AUDRINA PARTRIDGE
LAUREN CONRAD
TAYLOR SWIFT
T-PAIN
[Photos by Frederick M. Brown/Getty.]
