Gallery: The MTV VMAs

Actress Holland Roden, from "Teen Wolf," arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

British pop group "The Saturdays" arrive at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Host Kevin Hart and his girlfriend Eniko arrive at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Singer Ne-Yo arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Actress Zoe Saldana arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

The cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" arrive at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Taylor Swift performs "We are Never Getting Back Together" during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Singer Pink poses as she arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Hip-Hop performer Tyga arrives at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Rita Ora arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards. Photo: AP

British-Irish boy band One Direction arrive for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Singer Rihanna arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Singer Rihanna poses as she arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Singer Miley Cyrus arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Singer Alicia Keys poses as she arrives for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Rapper Wiz Khalifa and fiancee Amber Rose arrive for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Rihanna performs "Cockiness" with A$AP Rocky (R) during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Rihanna performs "Cockiness" during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Presenter Katy Perry leans in to kiss One Direction's Niall Horan as the band accepts the award for best pop video for their song "What Makes You Beautiful" during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Singer Pink is suspended in the air as she performs during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Host Kevin Hart crowd surfs during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Frank Ocean is bathed in red light as he performs "Thinkin Bout You" during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Nicki Minaj, left, and Lil Wayne sit in the audience at the MTV Video Music Awards. Photo: AP

One Direction perform "One Thing" during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Two Chains (L) performs "No Worries" with Lil' Wayne during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

One Direction perform "One Thing" from atop an elevated platform during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Drake walks onstage to accept the award for best hip-hop video for "Hyfr" at the MTV Video Music Awards. Photo: AP

Nicky Minaj performs on the Alicia Keys song "Girl on Fire" during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Chris Brown accepts the award for best male video for "Turn Up the Music" at the MTV Video Music Awards. Photo: AP

Singer Drake holds the award he won for "Best Hip Hop Video" backstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters