Watch Beyoncé, Rihanna, Future Perform - And Kanye Rant - At The VMAs

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The MTV Video Music Awards - VMAs for short - is one of the biggest awardshows every year, and it continued this year with standout performances, and a speech, by some of the brighteststars in music.

Rihanna, who received the MTV Video Vanguard Award on Sunday, had four setsthroughout the course of the night, including the introductory and concluding performances. The show concluded with Drake presenting her with the award.

.@rihanna just lit the place on ??? https://t.co/08FE5bBAAe

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badgalriri comes out to play in @rihannas second #VMA performance of the night https://t.co/IJfEPBi7we

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"My success is not my own. It's my family's. It's my fans'. It's my country's." - @rihanna#VMAs https://t.co/g4glV2OEJL

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Beyonc continued her incredible year with aset that was a medley of several highlights from herimmensely successful visual album Lemonade. She also took home hardware, per usual: Best Female Video for "Hold Up," Best Long Form Video with "Lemonade," and the prestigious Video of the Year for "Formation."

I think I need a moment after watching @beyonces #VMA performance https://t.co/lYVFfrIenO

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Kanye West was given four minutes of carte blanche time, and gave a speechbefore premiering the music video for "Fade." It's tamer than his usual stream-of-consciousness performances, but still must-see viewing as usual.

"I came here to present my new video, but before I do that, Imma talk." - @kanyewest #VMAs https://t.co/ukVtlkcIsD

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Futureperformed his hit song "Fuck Up Some Commas."

.@1future's #VMAs performance was ??? https://t.co/vGwvUFBgxo

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What was your favorite performance at the Video Music Awards?