MTV Video Music Awards 2011: 5 Captivating Moments [VIDEOS]

**Waqas** · August 29, 2011

You can find 48 high-quality videos of performances, acceptance speeches and tributes from Sunday’s Video Music Awards at MTV.com’s “On Demand” video carousel.

The VMAs — which ramped up its digital offerings this year with a “second-screen experience” on desktop, iOS and Android — had numerous memorable highlights, including tributes to Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears, onstage confirmation of Beyonce’s pregnancy, and a no frills performance from Adele.

Hardly to be outdone, Lady Gaga opened the show as her male alter ego, and Katy Perry closed the night with a Video of the Year win for her song “Firework.”

SEE ALSO: YouTube Cover Song Face-Off: Katy Perryâ€™s â€œFireworkâ€

What was your favorite moment of MTVâ€™s award show?

5 Highlights from This Year’s Show

“I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside me,” Beyonce said at the beginning performance of “Love on Top,” confirming she and her husband, Jay-Z, will soon have a baby. At the end of the song, she dropped her mic, unbuttoned her top and rubbed her baby bump.

To honor Britney Spears as the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, MTV assembled an army of girls — dressed in Princess of Pop’s iconic outfits — for this short tribute.

The first nine minutes of the show featured Jo Calderone, Lady Gaga’s male alter ego who we were introduced to August 16 during the premiere of Mother Monster’s “YoÃ¼ and Iâ€ video.

After Russell Brand and Tony Bennett paid tribute to the late Amy Winehouse, Bruno Mars performed â€œValerieâ€ in her honor, altering the lyrics a bit to say, â€œAmy, oh Amy, I love you, darling. … We’ll miss you, baby. You got the world singing.â€

No manic lighting effects. No choreography. Just a pianist and Adele’s voice.

Photo courtesy of MTV/PictureGroup

More About: beyonce, britney spears, Lady Gaga, mtv, video, video music awards

For more Media coverage: