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    The VMAs: 10 Takeaways For 2020

    It was Lady Gaga's night, BTS finally got its due and the lines between "live performances" and "music videos" were blurred like never before.
    by Stephen Thompson Aug 31, 2020 3 minutes
    Lady Gaga wore a lot of masks Sunday night, but this is the one with tusks. Yay, tusks!

    Awards shows often take place amid distractions, from natural disasters to civil unrest to the aftermath of a high-profile death. Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards had to coexist with all three, not to mention a worldwide pandemic that made it impossible — and, in New York City, illegal — to assemble a live audience.

    How did it go? Here are 10 takeaways.

    1) You'd be forgiven if they'd slipped your mind, but MTV somehow made a performance-driven awards show without live crowds. The energy was weird and

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