Frank Ocean slowed things down at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards with an impressive performance of the single 'Thinkin Bout You' from his acclaimed 'Channel Orange' album.
One Direction delivered arguably the most highly anticipated performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, and they didn't disappoint. Not that they could if they tried, but whatevs!
As usual, Pink killed it at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.
"I want you to be my sex slave." Those were the first words of the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, delivered by Rihanna as she boldly kicked off the award show by performing a medley of the X-rated remix of 'Cockiness (Love It)' and her universal smash 'We Found Love.'
Scroll through these 2012 MTV Video Music Award red carpet pictures and relive all of the pre-show action! Soak in all of the fashion hits and misses from artists like One Direction, Rihanna, Rita Ora, the Wanted, Pink and many more as they strutted their stuff on the MTV VMA red carpet before the big show.
And so it begins!
The 2012 Video Music Awards started off with quite a bang, thanks to host and comedian Kevin Hart, who by the way, left no celebrity unscathed during his opening monologue. After the stage diving into the crowd, he announced the arrival of Katy Perry to give out the first onstage award of the evening for Best Pop Video.
It's no secret that we love us some Kesha. When she announced her new single at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet pre-show, we were pretty freakin' excited! Here's the scoop.
In case you're missing any of the action from the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, we've got a complete winners recap right here for you on PopCrush! Did VMA frontrunner Drake come out on top with as many awards as he was nominated for? Did indie hit makers Gotye or M.I.A. end up taking the Video of the Year VMA in an upset over reigning pop princesses Rihanna and Katy Perry?
Check out our full list of the 2012 MTV Video Music Award winners, including Demi Lovato -- who won during the pre-show for Best Music Video With a Message -- and One Direction, who received two moonmen!
Last year, Beyonce revealed her baby bump while cloaked in an orange gown on the red carpet at the 2011 MTV VMAs. Clearly, the carpet is the place for baby bombshells to be dropped! At this year's event, rapper Wiz Khalifa and his lovely fiancee Amber Rose, a close-cropped model who once dated Kanye West, revealed that they are expecting a baby!
Rihanna debuted a new short 'do at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards!
