Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke teamed up to turn the 2013 Video Music Awards stage in Brooklyn into a festival of booty as they stormed through a vibrant medley of their hits "We Can't Stop," "Blurred Lines" and "Give It 2 U."

Miley, who earlier pleased her smilers by revealing the pink neon and '80s–inspired cover to her upcoming Bangerz album, had promised that she was out to pull off plotting a stunt to top the infamous moment when Madonna and Britney Spears puckered up onstage. She bombarded the stage with an army of Boo bears and booty dancers and ripped through a rendition of "We Can't Stop," which was triple-nominated for awards on Sunday night (August 25).

Miley embraced her role as the new twerk queen as she stripped off her bear-emblazoned leotard to cavort with Robin Thicke for a performance of the singer's Pharrell Williams-produced mega-hit "Blurred Lines," which is in the running for Video of the Year. With Thicke clad in a black-and-white-striped suit, Miley gave him an up close and personal private twerk show as the song climaxed.

Thicke then made his debut VMA performance one to remember as he brought out rappers 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar for the remixed version of his new single "Give It 2 U." Embracing the same football referee–themed vibe as the song's video, 2 Chainz was decked out in a flamboyant black-and-white outfit while Thicke surrounded himself with a gaggle of booty-empowered cheerleaders for his final winning-performance pose.

If you've been near a radio in the past few weeks, you've already heard her roar — and now it's time to hear what Katy Perry has to say. The "Roar" songstress herself is set to close out tonight's 2013 MTV Video Music Awards with an epic performance in a mystery Brooklyn location, but before she could head out under the cover of darkness, she stopped by the red carpet outside Brooklyn's Barclays Center to say hello.

Wearing a skintight leopard-print dress with long sleeves, a turtleneck, a daringly high thigh slit and, in the offbeat touch we've come to expect from Perry, gold-leaf dragonflies adorning her sternum, the singer caught up with MTV News' Sway Calloway to chat about her new album.

"I'm feeling very prismatic," Perry said, referencing the title of her upcoming album, Prism. Late last month, she announced the album's title and Octocter 22 release date in a manner far from subtle: The title and date were emblazoned on the side of a gold-plated semi truck the length of three storefronts, driving through the streets of Los Angeles.

Perry took a fan question from Twitter asking her to find three words to describe her show-closing performance. A trio, however, just wasn't enough for Perry.

"I just have a sentence if that's OK," she replied. "I know you want more anyway. Rough, tough and ready to rumble."

She also demonstrated her own roar for our cameras, saying, "That probably wasn't good for my voice."

It was the perfect Brooklyn day — blue skies, brownstones and a red carpet rolled out along the side of the Barclays Center. Is there a better place to have the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards?

Ariana Grande and Austin Mahone were the fresh faces to kick off the festivities with a pre-show performance. It's a stage that Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Demi Lovato have all graced, and on Sunday (August 25), the two up-and-comers used their Brooklyn backdrop to deliver their biggest hits.

With dancers somersaulting on the red carpet, Austin turned toward our cameras, mugging and singing the opening lines to "What About Love." Austin Mahone is up for a Moonman award in the Artist to Watch category. His "What About Love" video competes with Twenty One Pilots, Zedd, The Weeknd and Iggy Azalea. In red and black leather, he showed off his choreographed moves on the carpeted Brooklyn street before kicking it to Ariana.

Grande belted out "Baby I" in a cappella, complete with vocal runs and flawless tonality. Her bejeweled earpiece was out, resting on her shoulder unneeded. Her crew, in all black, danced behind her onstage, but Grande stayed in place for the most part, focusing on her transition into "The Way."

Dancers led Ariana down a ramp and onto the red carpet, as she continued into her second song. She wore a princess-purple, silk dress, with sparkly prom-style jewels.

After her performance, she tried to shake off her jitters, walking over to MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway.

"I'm dying," she said.

"You must be feeling great?" Sway ...

BROOKLYN, New York — Danity Kane are back and bigger than ever. The girl group put together by Diddy on the show in 2005 appeared together for the first time in years on the 2013 Video Music Awards red carpet.

"We're baaaack!" the women collectively announced Sunday night (August 25). The group, whose roster now consists of Aubrey, Aundrea, Dawn and Shannon, looked gorgeous on the red carpet and teased that their new song will be called "Rage." They said they're "on their own this time," without Diddy.

VH1 Must-Read: Danity Kane Reunite and It Feels So Good!

Recently, the group's firecracker leader Aubrey O'Day posted a photo of the reunited crew on her Instagram. The fifth member, D. Woods, will not be a part of the reunion.

"Much love to the ladies of DK!! They have decided to reunite and I, like our amazing fans, will be cheering them on," Woods told Us Weekly.

Danity Kane burst onto the scene on MTV's "TRL" in 2006. The group's debut single, "Show Stopper," featured fellow Bad Boy artist Yung Joc. Danity's sultry vocals took their first, self-titled album and the 2008 follow-up, Welcome to the Dollhouse, to the top of the charts.

In 2009, Danity Kane broke up amid group tensions, caused especially by members O'Day and Woods, who decided to defect. "You'll see me and Drea [Aundrea Fimbres] try and pick up the pieces on our own [on this season's show] — pieces that we didn't even make," Dawn Richards said at the time. "We didn't ...

Madonna and Britney Spears shared an infamous lip-lock during their unforgettable performance at the 2003 VMAs, and somehow Miley Cyrus plans to top that historic moment with her own set at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, airing live from Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Sunday night (August 25).

Miley strutted down the VMA red carpet with producer Mike Will Made It, whom she collaborated with on her upcoming album, Bangerz, and made a bold declaration when she stopped to chat with MTV News' pre-show host Sway Calloway. After quickly reminiscing about Madonna's famous exchange with Britney — "she passed the torch by passing the tongue" — the bleach-blonde star added that she planned to top that moment.

"We've got better in store for you guys, it's going be even crazier than the kiss," she declared, going on to note that her brand-new single, "Wrecking Ball," was already tearing up the charts. "This is just the beginning of my movement. Today the pre-order came out and I'm already #1 with my single that no one had heard until today. It's already #1, so I'm already so excited. It's a part of a movement that I'm about to create, and my fans have been really important in it."

If Miley plans to top that infamous kiss, we'd expect there to be at least a little bit of her twerking involved, right? "You'll see," she told Sway coyly, not wanting to give away any of the surprises.

In addition to her anticipated performance, the lead single from Miley's upcoming ...

For the artists nominated for 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, the biggest thing on their minds is probably winning one of those special KAWS-designed Moonmen. Not coincidentally, the trophy will also be the biggest thing on the stage.

That's because this year's stage at the VMAs features a 60-foot tall inflatable version of the KAWS Moonman.

The enormous decoration is the latest work from Airworks Inflatables, a company based out of the Netherlands that specializes in creating very unorthodox balloons for events, concerts and music festivals.

MTV News spoke with Matt Whitehead, a co-founder and creative director of Airworks, about the work that went into creating the huge KAWS Moonman, a project he called "one of the best ones" the company has done in its 15-year history.

The inflatable began as a 3-D model, sent from KAWS' office in Brooklyn to Airworks in the Netherlands. From there, it was scaled to the enormous size, and the printing process could begin.

As surprising as it might sound, the biggest challenge of creating the inflatable Moonman wasn't the size of the project; it was the color. Moonmen — the KAWS edition being no exception — are plated in chrome, a look that is hard to fake with the fabric used on Airworks inflatables, but as their own technology improved, the illusion became more and more attainable.

"The fact that it's chrome really works well with the techniques that we have. I think it's probably the most realistic metal we've made," Whitehead said. "Every year our techniques get ...

"What makes you different, makes you dangerous," declares the official first look at 2014's

Stars Shailene Woodley and Theo James were on hand at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show to debut exclusive footage from the action thriller.

Based on the best-selling novel by Veronica Roth, the story takes place in a near-future Chicago in which society has been divided into five factions, each guided by a different virtue. There's Abnegation (selflessness), Erudite (intelligence), Dauntless (bravery), Amity (peacefulness) and Candor (honesty). Each citizen is tested in their teens to determine which faction they fit in. When Abnegation-born Beatrice Prior (Woodley) receives a Divergent result (meaning she doesn't fit into any faction), she's warned of the danger her "kind" pose. She decides to leave her friends and family and take up with the daring Dauntless, renaming herself Tris and gaining a mentor in trainer Four (James).

Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet takes center stage in the sneak peek's opening scene, as her Erudite leader character Jeanine Matthews explains to a room full of teens: "The future belongs to those who know where they belong." From there, we meet Beatrice, who's told during her testing that she doesn't fit in, can't be controlled and needs to keep it a secret. "And what if they already know?" she asks. "Then you're already dead," test administrator Tori (Maggie Q) warns.

Next we meet initiate Tris, who's learning the ropes of her would-be faction — jumping from tall buildings, battling rival Peter (Miles Teller) and facing down hurtling knives. Only one man — mentor ...

MTV is going Dauntless. In anticipation of the March 21, 2014, release of based on the best-selling novel by Veronica Roth, the network is giving fans their first official look at the action-thriller during Sunday's Video Music Awards Pre-Show, starting at 8 p.m. We'll wait right here while you clear your schedule...

Stars Shailene Woodley and Theo James will be on hand to present the exclusive footage, which you definitely don't want to miss. And for a taste of the goodness to come, be sure to check out a sneak peek video below!

"Divergent" fans no doubt set their DVRs days ago in anticipation of the debut, but if you have yet to hop aboard the train (a reference you'll soon get!), here's everything you need to know about the film ahead of Sunday's VMA Pre-Show.

The World
The events of "Divergent" take place in a near-future Chicago, in which society has been divided into five factions based on different virtues. There's Abnegation (selflessness), Erudite (intelligence), Dauntless (bravery), Amity (peacefulness) and Candor (honesty). Each citizen is tested in their teens to determine which faction they belong in.

The Heroine
Woodley plays protagonist Beatrice Prior, an Abnegation-raised teen, whose test results come back inconclusive. She's told that makes her "Divergent," with little explanation as to how that will affect her future beyond putting her in grave danger. She decides to leave her friends and family in the faction she knows and join up with the daring Dauntless.

"The interesting thing about Tris is — I don't think she's a badass," Woodley ...