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British heart-throb boy band, One Direction, won the 2013 MTV Video Music Award for Best Song of the Summer for 'Best Song Ever.'

Drake performed a mashup of his singles 'Hold On, We're Going Home' and 'Started From the Bottom' at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.

Hip hop artists Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed their Marriage Equality single, 'Same Love,' at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. After winning the VMA for Best Hip Hop Video for 'Can't Hold Us,' the pair followed up by claiming the award for Best Video With A Social Message for 'Same Love.' During his acceptance speech, Macklemore spoking passionately about marriage equality, civil rights, and the lessons he learned from his homosexual uncles.

Though many theatre fans might know here from Broadway's 13, Ariana Grande is now bona fide pop star. Despite her nerves, Grande performs a mashup of her hits 'The Way' and 'Baby I' live on the Video Music Awards preshow.

Daft Punk, Pharrell, and Nile Rodgers perform 'Lose Yourself to Dance' at the 2013 MTV VMAs.

After an incredible 17-minute performance, which featured a reunion performance with his *N'sync mates, Justin Timberlake accepted the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from his friend Jimmy Fallon.

Justin Timberlake's 'Mirrors' Wins VMA for Video of the Year. Watch 'Mirrors' here!

Watch Bruno Mars' 'Locked out Heaven' VMA Winner for Best Male Video.

Despite the insistance of Lance Bass, one of the greatest boy bands of all time reunited for a brief performance at the 2013 MTV VMAs. The pop quintet performed during former group memer Justin Timberlake's performance before receiving the 2013 Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

Watch the video for Winner for VMA Artist to Watch, Austin Mahone's 'What About Love'

One Direction's 'Best Song Ever' Wins VMA for Best Summer Song

Miley Cyrus continued to shed her Disney princess past with her steamy performance of 'We Can't Stop' at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. Miley was also joined on stage by Robin Thicke for a rendition of 'Blurred Lines' as well as by 2Chainz.

Lady Gaga kicked off the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards as only she could. Check out the video of her spectacular performance.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' 'Same Love' Wins the VMA For For Best Video With a Social Message

Taylor Swift's 'I Knew You Were Trouble,' which stars Broadway's Reeve Carney Wins VMA For Best Female Performance

Check out the video for 'Can't Hold Us' by Macklemore featuring Ryan Lewis, VMA winner for Best Hip Hop video VMA

Watch 'Come and Get It' by Selena Gomez, the VMA winner for Best Pop Video

See the video for the VMA Winner for Best Collaboration 'Just Give Me a Reason' by Pink featuring Nate Reuss

Check out the Best Rock Video 'Up in the Air' by Thirty Seconds to Mars

With shocking performances by Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, and the reunion of *N'sync, this year's VMAs were one of the most explosive in history.