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MTV previously announced that Grammy Award winner, multi-platinum selling, recording artist Drake will perform his VMA-nominated top-10 SMASH 'Started from the Bottom,' for the first time on television live during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards live from Brooklyn's Barclays Center tonight, August 25th at 9pm ET/PT.

MTV today unveiled the contents included in the official 2013 'MTV Video Music Awards' Talent gift bag for attending musical talent, nominees, presenters and performers.

MTV today announced via its various social media channels that Grammy Award winner, multi-platinum selling, recording artist Drake will perform his VMA-nominated top-10 smash "Started from the Bottom,"

MTV today announced via its various social media channels that multiple VMA nominee and chart-toppers Bruno Mars and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are set to take the stage during the 2013 “MTV Video Music Awards”

MTV announced today that superstar, singer-songwriter, producer and actor, Justin Timberlake is set to solidify his musical legacy on MTV and pop culture history with an unforgettable performance as he takes the stage on the 2013 “MTV Video Music Awards”

MTV today announced via its social channels that the 2013 'MTV Video Music Awards' will celebrate the artists and songs that defined this summer with performances from chart toppers Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke.

MTV today announced via its social channels that the 2013 “MTV Video Music Awards” will celebrate the artists and songs that defined this summer with performances from chart toppers Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke

MTV today revealed the nominations for the 30th annual MTV Video Music Awards airing LIVE from Barclays Center on Sunday, August 25th at 9pm ET/PT.

MTV, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), has teamed up with the world-renowned, Brooklyn-based artist KAWS to reimagine the MTV Moonman for the 2013 MTV “Video Music Awards” -- the first major awards show to ever take place in Brooklyn, airing LIVE from Barclays Center on August 25, 2013. An artist whose work has been presented at prestigious museums and galleries from Los Angeles to Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong, KAWS' art will be present throughout the award show, influencing the design for both the set and the logo. Additionally, artists who win a 2013 “Video Music Award” will take home a special-edition KAWS Moonman, which was created exclusively for this year's show.

MTV , a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), is set to make history by bringing the 2013 “Video Music Awards” to Brooklyn, New York for the first time ever. Airing LIVE from Barclays Center on Sunday, August 25, this year's “Video Music Awards” will mark the 30th anniversary of the show and become the first major annual award show to take place in the borough of Brooklyn.

Hosted by comedian Kevin Hart, the '2012 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS also featured performances by Frank Ocean, who sang 'Thinkin About You', Rihanna who performed 'Cockiness' and 'We Found Love', One Direction singing 'One Thing' and Taylor Swift with her new single, 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.' Check out all four performances below!

MTV announced international sensation and five-time 2012 VMA nominee, Rihanna will heat up the 'MTV Video Music Awards' stage with a performance like never before, LIVE from STAPLES Center tonight, September 6 at 8:00pm ET/PT.

MTV today announced that the '2012 MTV Video Music Awards' will feature 90 seconds of exclusive footage from the final installment of Summit Entertainment's THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 2 during its LIVE telecast from STAPLES Center on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and the cast of the film will be on-hand to introduce the footage. Watch a promo for the television event below!

With the show just a few days away, MTV announced new additions to the performance line-up for the '2012 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS including Rihanna kicking off the VMAs with A$AP Rocky, Nicki Minaj will perform as a surprise guest with a previously announced VMA artist, 2 Chainz taking the VMA stage for the first time ever, and Lil Wayne with the worldwide premiere performance of his brand new single.

The band will host ONE DIRECTION: MY FIRST TIME, a half-hour special dedicated to reliving the most memorable VMA performances of all time tonight, August 30 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Get a sneak peek below!

MTV announced today that singer-songwriter superstar Demi Lovato will kick things off with a live performance of her top five hit 'Give Your Heart A Break' in front of hundreds of screaming fans at the '2012 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS PRE-SHOW, presented by State Farm(R) on Thursday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT.

MTV today announced international sensation and five-time 2012 VMA nominee, Rihanna will heat up the 'MTV Video Music Awards' stage with a performance like never before, LIVE from STAPLES Center on Thursday, September 6 at 8:00pm ET/PT.

The band will host ONE DIRECTION: MY FIRST TIME, a half-hour special dedicated to reliving the most memorable VMA performances of all time on Thursday, August 30 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Get a sneak peek below!

MTV today announced that superstar, singer-songwriter and six-time Grammy(R) Award-winner Taylor Swift will perform a new song from her upcoming fourth studio album Red for the first time at the '2012 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS LIVE from the STAPLES Center on Thursday, September 6 on MTV at 8:00pm ET/PT.

Green Day will give the first televised performance of new music from the album trilogy, Green Day ¡Uno! during the '2012 MTV VMA's' on Thursday, September 6 on MTV at 8:00pm ET/PT.