There are certain rules that award shows must follow...

... and the VMAs broke 2 last night:

1) The show must end either with a musical performance or with the host (or a presenter if there isn't a host) telling the audience that the show has ended. But last night, after Beyonce's speech, it just ended. There was no closure. It was like Sinead O'Connor's performance in SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE*.
2) The In Memoriam segment must include the name of the person/people and the years they were born and died. If not, then have a presenter talk about them while the photo remains on the screen. But Robin Williams' photos appeared out of nowhere with no explanation and no info. As if an actor and comedian being included in an award show for music videos wasn't weird enough.

Now, my desire to shoot myself when WRECKING BALL won Video of the Year fade away quickly when she let a homeless teen give a speech instead of her. That was very nice. Overall, it was a ceremony free of controversies but not boring. The highlights were Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels, Jay Pharoah's impersonations, and Taylor Swift almost jumping from the stage. I didn't really like Beyonce's performance though. If you're gonna sing for like 15 minutes, sing your greatest hits. Now, we'll see if the Emmys don't break any rules.

*For those who don't know, she tore up a picture of the Pope, and the director didn't lit the "Applause" sign for the audience, so it ended it complete silence.

Edit: What do you think of this Rolling Stone video about how the audience behaved last night?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgjIFvORO_w