54 VMAs Photos That Will Put You Smack-Dab in the Middle of the Action

Updated on Sep 1, 2017 at 11:35 AM

As promised, the MTV VMAs brought the sparks, fun, and, oh yeah, music to LA on Sunday night. The red carpet was brimming with jaw-dropping looks, while first-time host Katy Perry captivated the crowd and Pink, Miley Cyrus, Ed Sheeran, and Kendrick Lamar all lit up the stage with powerful performances. Of course, it wouldn't be the VMAs without a little bit of unexpected drama — brought by Taylor Swift in the form of her dramatic "Look What You Made Me Do" video. See all the best photos and moments you missed from the show.

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54 VMAs Photos That Will Put You Smack-Dab in the Middle of the Action

Pink, Willow Hart, and Carey Hart

Tish, Noah, Miley, Billy Ray, and Brandi Cyrus

Kendrick Lamar, Asahd Khaled, and DJ Khaled

Fifth Harmony and Gucci Mane

Nicki Minaj

Katy Perry

Demi Lovato

Ellen DeGeneres and Chance the Rapper

Ludacris and Olivia Munn

Millie Bobby Brown and Ed Sheeran

Miley Cyrus and Millie Bobby Brown

Kesha and Susan Bro

Jared Leto

Khalid and Bebe Rexha

Paris Jackson and Caroline D'Amore

Katy Perry

Bebe Rexha

Alessia Cara and Shawn Mendes

Nicki Minaj

Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus

Pink and Willow Hart

Julia Michaels and Hailee Steinfeld

Miley Cyrus

Ellen DeGeneres

Kesha

Ed Sheeran and Ellen DeGeneres

Katy Perry

Laura Perlongo and Nev Schulman

Paris Jackson

Katy Perry

Hailey Baldwin

Miley Cyrus and Ellen DeGeneres

Lorde and Miley Cyrus

Chance the Rapper and Pete Davidson

Katy Perry

Logic and Kesha

Lil Yachty and Katy Perry

Ed Sheeran, DJ Khaled, and Chance the Rapper

Ellen DeGeneres and Pink

Gal Gadot

Millie Bobby Brown and Shawn Mendes

Fifth Harmony and Khalid

Katy Perry

Millie Bobby Brown and Hailee Steinfeld

Alessia Cara

Noah and Miley Cyrus

Katy Perry

Kendrick Lamar

Pink

Lorde

Pink

Millie Bobby Brown and Vanessa Hudgens

Gal Gadot

Katy Perry

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