We hope Chelsea Handler has a sense of humor when she reads the reviews for her less than impressive turn as host of MTV’s 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards. Despite a critical beating for Handler, 11.4 million people tuned in for last weekend’s live performance and awards ceremony, where Lady Gaga took home eight prizes and set tongues wagging by wearing a dress made of raw meat, the network said Monday.
It was the largest audience for the telecast since the 2002 and the third most watched VMAs ceremony since the show started in 1984.
MTV said the 12-34 year-old audience was up 33% from 2009.
E!’s First Lady of Late Night is garnering mostly negative reviews for her debut appearance as host of MTV’s annual Video Music Awards.
Chelsea Handler –brash bestselling author and no-holds barred comedienne — tanked as the Mistress of Ceremonies on one of music’s biggest nights, according to reviews from The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, and AOL-TV.
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The Lady Gaga juggernaut steamrolled the competition at this weekend’s 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. The odd pop queen was crowned queen of the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, winning eight coveted Moonmen — including Video of the Year for her hit futuristic clip “Bad Romance.” The viral sensation was revered for its skin-baring scenes and bizarre costumes.
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Leave it to Loca LiLo to poke fun at the mess that has become her life in the limelight.
Just weeks after being released from rehab, fallen starlet Lindsay Lohan appeared in a sketch with host Chelsea Handler during the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night. While she didn’t work the white carpet at the Nokia Theatre, Lindsay Lohan was able to pre-tape a special appearance during the 27th annual awards show. With a few slaps across the face — and one unexpected one to the rear — a “concerned” Lohan chided Chelsea about the ills of alcohol in a knee-slapping sketch that opened one of the year’s most talked about award shows.
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Florence & The Machine — featuring the vocals of flame-haired frontwoman Florence Welch — left us “spinning” with this live performance of “Dog Days Are Over” at Sunday’s buzzed-about Video Music Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler!
The British band picked up the Best Art Direction gong at the star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles. They were also nominated for Video of the Year and Best Rock Video.
Who were your favorite performers at this year’s ceremony?!
