1. Taylor Swift opened the the show with a medley of "You Need to Calm Down" and "Lover."
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2. Her friends all danced along to the performance, like Camila Cabello...
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...Justin Mikita and Jesse Tyler Ferguson...
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...and Gigi Hadid, who can only be described as doing the "wine mom shuffle."
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3. Missy Elliott performed an ICONIC set of her hits:
4. And was then awarded the top honor of the night: the VMA Video Vanguard award.
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5. It included bringing back Alyson Stoner and her truly mind-blowing dance skills for a rendition of "Work It."
6. Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello performed "Señiorita" together for the first time and almost kissed, but it was a fake-out.
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7. Luckily, the audience cam caught the celebrity reactions to the almost-kiss.
8. Queen Latifah and John Travolta reunited to present the award for Video of the Year.
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9. He made an "Adele Dazeem" joke as if his flub was totally in the past, but then one-upped himself when he attempted to give Taylor Swift's award to Jade Jolie instead.
10. Lil Nas X won Song of the Year for "Old Town Road"...
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...and performed "Panini," NOT "Old Town Road."
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11. Joe Jonas and his new wife Sophie Turner cheered on Taylor Swift (Joe's ex) when she won.
12. Lizzo showed up on the red carpet SLAYING...
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13. And then she gave a rousing, motivate-you-out-of-your-seat kind of performance in front of a giant butt.
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14. And while she didn't take home an award tonight, she did win first place for Best Audience Participation.
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15. Miley Cyrus gave an emotional performance of her new (breakup) song "Slide Away" in black and white.
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16. And Miley's parents Tish and Billy Ray were in the front row to support her.
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17. There was a mini Sopranos reunion when Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Vincent Pastore, and Drea de Matteo walked onto the stage.
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18. The US Women's Soccer team players Ali Krieger, Ashlyn Harris, and Alex Morgan sipped tea.
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19. Normani went and ~did her thing~ and the world was impressed.
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20. Halsey spoke about her personal style.
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21. Both Tana Mongeau and H.E.R. wore live snakes for accessories.
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22. Someone named Bobby Lytes totally photobombed host Sebastian Maniscalco.
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23. Bad Bunny and J. Balvin's performance was ~pretty trippy~.
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24. Cardi B clapped.
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25. Bebe Rexha gave a bunch of high fives.
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26. Bella Hadid was touched.
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27. DJ Khaled bopped along to the music.
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28. The VMAs countdown clock kept blocking people's faces.
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29. And finally, New Jersey natives Queen Latifah, Naughty by Nature, Redman, Fetty Wap, and Wyclef Jean all performed in a killer finale.
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