MP3 brings the thunder: A full recap of the VMAs

By Jim Welte - MP3.com
August 31, 2006 at 05:58:00 PM | more stories by this author

The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards are history, and MP3.com brought it to you as it happened, from the raucous performances to the big winners.

From Jack Black to Jack White, from Justin Timberlake bringing sexy back and the Killers' Brandon Flowers trying to bring the mustache back, this year's MTV Video Music Awards are in the books.

The three-hour event, broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, featured surprise winners, stylish performances, forced applause, and even a stark warning about global warming from former Vice President Al Gore.

"I wasn't planning on being here, but then MTV told me that Justin Timberlake was bringing sexy back, so here I am," Gore joked.

Panic! At the Disco took home video of the year honors.

In the end, no artist took home more than two Moon Men, with both James Blunt and Gnarls Barkley picking up a pair apiece. Panic! At the Disco was the big winner, grabbing the award for video of the year for "I Write Sins Not Tragedies." Their acceptance of the award from presenter Jennifer Lopez was interrupted when Nicholas "Sixx" King, a "professional awards show crasher," jumped onstage to shout out his Web site and bash MTV for not picking up a show he created.

The night also featured several firsts, with Mike Shinoda's Fort Minor claiming the inaugural ringtone of the year award for "Where'd You Go" and Mark Ecko's Getting Up and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion winning the first-ever awards for best video game soundtrack and best video game score, respectively.

Timberlake opened the show with a performance of his song "SexyBack," the top-selling song in the country, while Lil' Kim, fresh off a nine-month prison stint, presented the night's first award to Blunt for best male video. She appeared onstage in an orange prison jumpsuit before stripping out of it to reveal a busty business suit.

Dressed in a gold lam� suit, Black promised to "bring the thunder" early, a vow he would make and reference constantly throughout the night. The host was remarkably unfunny at times, but save for a lengthy skit with his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Glass, he didn't dominate the spotlight.

Shakira

Shakira and Wyclef Jean added a Middle Eastern flair to their performance of their "Hips Don't Lie," while Beyonce and a slew of backup dancers ran through her Basic Instinct-inspired single "Ring the Alarm," complete with police in riot gear and blaring sirens.

Internet sensation OK Go re-created their treadmill-laden video for "Here It Goes Again" without injuring themselves (we think), while the Killers closed out the show with a perfomance of their new single, "When You Were Young."

Throughout the night, White's band, the Raconteurs, played short songs going into and coming out of commercial breaks and were joined at various points by Lou Reed, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch.

Hype Williams was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award, and the acclaimed hip-hop video director seemed genuinely honored to receive it following a lengthy tribute and performances by Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott.

The Black Eyed Peas took home the prize for best hip-hop video for "My Humps," while Chamillionaire surprised many by garnering the award for best rap video for "Ridin'," upsetting the likes of 50 Cent, Busta, T.I., and Yung Joc.

OK Go during their treadmill routine.

Although most of the presenters and accepters avoided saying anything controversial or doing anything that might end up on YouTube, Snoop Dogg carried the party flag, bringing a cocktail onstage as he presented the award to Chamillionaire.

"I want to smoke something, but since we're on MTV, I brought myself a drink up here," he said.

Fall Out Boy took home the coveted Viewer's Choice Award for "Dance, Dance," while Kelly Clarkson's "Because of You" won for best female video. Pussycat Dolls and Snoop Dogg won for best dance video with "Buttons," and Pink's "Stupid Girls" took home the prize for best pop video.

The show also featured several humorous rants by comedian Sarah Silverman, including one about her surprise in learning that N'Sync singer Lance Bass is gay. Bass came out of the closet in People magazine earlier this month.

"I just throught he was into harmonizing and dance routines and frosting his tips," she said. "But yeah, that totally makes sense now. Rememer that time that he wanted to fly to the moon? Space travel is pretty gay."

"Sixx" grabs the mic.

Silverman also took a jab at former friends and Simple Life stars Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, who are reportedly planning to reunite on later this year.

"Anyone who schedules a reconciliation with her best friend for a popular late-night talk show during sweeps week is someone who operates from her heart and I love you for that," Silverman said.

Here is the full list of nominees--with winners in bold:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"

Madonna: "Hung Up"

Panic! At the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"

Shakira f/Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST MALE VIDEO

Busta Rhymes f/Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose, and DMX: "Touch It Remix"

James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"

Kanye West f/Jamie Foxx: "Gold Digger"

Nick Lachey: "What's Left of Me"

T.I.: "What You Know"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"

Kelly Clarkson: "Because of You"

Madonna: "Hung Up"

Nelly Furtado f/Timbaland: "Promiscuous"

Shakira f/Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST GROUP VIDEO

The All-American Rejects: "Move Along"

Fall Out Boy: "Dance, Dance"

Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"

Panic! At the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"

BEST RAP VIDEO

50 Cent: "Window Shopper"

Busta Rhymes f/Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose, and DMX: "Touch It Remix"

Chamillionaire: "Ridin'"

T.I.: "What You Know"

Yung Joc f/Nitty: "It's Goin' Down"

BEST R&B VIDEO

Beyonce f/Slim Thug: "Check On It"

Chris Brown: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)"

Jamie Foxx f/Ludacris: "Unpredictable"

Mariah Carey: "Shake It Off"

Mary J. Blige: "Be Without You"

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

Black Eyed Peas: "My Humps"

Common: "Testify"

Daddy Yankee: "Rompe"

Kanye West f/Jamie Foxx: "Gold Digger"

Three 6 Mafia: "Stay Fly"

BEST DANCE VIDEO

Madonna: "Hung Up"

Nelly Furtado f/Timbaland: "Promiscuous"

Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg: "Buttons"

Sean Paul: "Temperature"

Shakira f/Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST ROCK VIDEO

30 Seconds To Mars: "The Kill"

AFI: "Miss Murder"

Green Day: "Wake Me Up When September Ends"

Panic! At the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"

BEST POP VIDEO

Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"

Madonna: "Hung Up"

Nelly Furtado f/Timbaland: "Promiscuous"

Pink: "Stupid Girls"

Shakira f/Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO

Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"

Avenged Sevenfold: "Bat Country"

Chris Brown f/Juelz Santana: "Run It!"

James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"

Panic! At the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

Rihanna: "S.O.S."

VIEWER'S CHOICE

Chris Brown f/Juelz Santana: "Run It!"

Fall Out Boy: "Dance, Dance"

Kelly Clarkson: "Because of You"

Rihanna: "S.O.S."

Shakira f/Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO

10 Years: "Wasteland" (Director: Christopher Sims)

AFI: "Miss Murder" (Director: Marc Webb)

Common: "Testify" (Director: Anthony Mandler)

Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy" (Director: Robert Hales)

Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California" (Director: Tony Kaye)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO

Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"

Madonna: "Hung Up"

Pussycat Dolls f/Snoop Dogg: "Buttons"

Sean Paul: "Temperature"

Shakira f/Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A VIDEO

Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"

Beck: "Hell Yes"

Missy Elliott: "We Run This"

Pearl Jam: "Life Wasted"

U2: "Original of the Species"

BEST ART DIRECTION IN A VIDEO

10 Years: "Wasteland"

Common: "Testify"

Panic! At the Disco: "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"

Shakira f/Wyclef Jean: "Hips Don't Lie"

BEST EDITING IN A VIDEO

The All-American Rejects: "Move Along"

Angels and Airwaves: "The Adventure"

Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"

Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"

U2: "Original of the Species"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A VIDEO

AFI: "Miss Murder"

Ashlee Simpson: "Invisible"

James Blunt: "You're Beautiful"

Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Dani California"

Prince: "Black Sweat"

BEST VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK

"Final Night Round 3" (Electronic Arts)

"Burnout Revenge" (Electronic Arts)

"NBA 2K6" (2K Games)

"Driver: Parallel Lines" (Atari)

"Mark Ecko's Getting Up" (Atari)

BEST VIDEO GAME SCORE

"Hitman: Blood Money" (Jesper Kyd)

"Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter" (Tom Salta)

"Dreamfall: The Longest Journey" (Even "Magnet" Johansen)

"Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" (Jeremy Soule)

"Electroplankton" (User-Generated Soundtrack)

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MikeAAA

Jack Black did not bring the thunder. All-in-all a decent show, but Black was way off his game and not at all funny.

Posted 09/05/2006 4:28pm

aarfob

man im soooooo glad that Fall Out Boy got the award there the best band ever!!!

and Pete Wentz was the CUTEST!!

Posted 09/03/2006 3:28pm

brickmanfalcon

WTF?!? Why did Green Day lose to AFI?

Posted 09/03/2006 10:21am

tha-good-doc

When Kelly Clarkson wins an award, you know music has hit rock bottom.

Posted 09/01/2006 7:35pm

XlpranksterlX

I couldnt care less for any of that but shakira was hawt in that pic.

Posted 09/01/2006 1:46pm

lilaholland

i can't believe that james blunt dude won an award...and the pussycat dolls?!! i am NEVER watching mtv again. jeez.

Posted 09/01/2006 1:10pm

tha-good-doc

Upset of the night, Chamillionaire winning.

Posted 09/01/2006 10:19am

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