2007 VMAs - Too Much Hip-Hop, Not Enough Shia.

After waiting all day to watch the 2007 Video Music Awards on MTV, I naturally missed the first 15 minutes.

Of course this means I missed what many bloggers are calling Britney's "worst peformance ever". While a few rehab visits are something I would be more likely to shove under the Worst Performance category for her, the MTV video did leave something to be desired. Why she was signed to open the show is still beyond me, but hey - at least it wasn't Kanye West. My last Britney blurb - give the girl a break; she's had a tough year.

As far as the parties during the ceremony, I would sadly have to say that the only one that even came close to looking entertaining was hosted by none other than Fall Out Boy's lead, Pete Wentz. Don't get me wrong, The Foo Fighters put on quite the party, I just have the unfortunate stance of not actually knowing any of their songs. But anyway, back to FOB. Rihanna made a guest appearance later in the night, performing a harder version of her song "Shut Up and Drive". This particular rendition restored a bit of faith in hip-hop music for me, but wasn't enough for me to be able to stomach another of the overwhelming parties going on at the time; this one being hosted by none other than Mr. Kanye West himself. The many degradingly-dressed "strippers" bouncing around the suite was beyond disgust for me. Then again, I'm for the empowerment of women. These girls clearly were fine with showing off everything their mother gave them for the entertainment/attention of men who would would never give them the time of day any other way. But I digress...

My favorite performance was by Chris Brown. I didn't know the song but I eventually had small parts of it stuck in my head (wall 2 wall). I was amazed by his dance moves. The "surprise" performance by Rihanna (that girl just shows up everywhere) added to the song and just made it that much better. For just being out of high school, Brown has a long way to go. Here's to making it count.

I gave in and voted for New Artist of the Year. My vote - Lily Allen. I would have voted Gym Class Heroes if I didn't totally hate that song they sing about taking your clothes off. This may be the understatement of the year but MTV just has way too much sex-driven material. It gets old and I don't want to see it. They won the Band of the Year or something along those lines. I was semi-disappointed, I was really hoping for Maroon 5. Oh well, maybe next year.

So you've probably heard - the fight over Pamela Anderson. Well, it was never said that the fight was actually over her, but it was a fight none the less. During Alicia Keys' performance, Kid Rock and Tommy Lee had scuffle, leading both men to be escorted out. A few people, including Jamie Foxx, attempted to light the issue, making a joke about them fighting like black men. The incident was immature, to say the least.

My absolute favorite moment of the night? Shia LaBeouf, of course . Although I'm not a fan of the facial hair, he still looked amazing. He came on to introduce the award for Female Vocalist of the Year (well, I'm not actually sure that was the name of the award, but I wasn't really focusing on what he was saying - what do you expect?) and ended up leaking the much anticipated title of the newest Indiana Jones movie. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Sweet, no? I'm absolutely excited for the movie purely because of LaBeouf, but that's an entire other blog.

After a while, I was bored with the parties and the performances. So what do I get out of all this? MTV needs more hardcore music and less music that makes me feel like I have to be ethnic to enjoy it. But what else would I say? I am a hardcore junkie afterall. :)