Host Katy Perry orbits the audience dressed as the VMA moonman trophy during the awards ceremony held at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

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Kendrick Lamar accepts the video of the year award for Humble – one of six prizes from the night.

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Miley Cyrus performs Younger Now dressed as a Pink Lady.

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Lorde – who lost her voice to the flu – performs an interpretative dance routine to Homemade Dynamite.

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Fifth Harmony open the ceremony with Angel.

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Before announcing the award for best pop video, Paris Jackson denounced racism in the US: ‘Leave here tonight remembering that we must show these Nazi white supremacist jerks in Charlottesville, and all over the country, that as a nation – with “liberty” as our slogan – we have zero tolerance for their violence, their hatred, and their discrimination.’

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A friend takes a selfie with Kesha and Lil Uzi Vert.

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