Kevin Mazur // Getty ImagesĪccording to then-MTV senior correspondent James Montgomery, Pink exchanged some heated words with the rapper as soon as the cameras stopped rolling. Now, for this incident’s 10th anniversary, an oral history by Billboard reveals that there was a lot more to the story than what we saw onscreen.īeyoncé brings out Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMAs.

“So, I’d like for Taylor to come out and have her moment.” “I remember being 17 years old, up for my first MTV Award with Destiny’s Child, and it was one of the most exciting moments in my life,” Beyoncé said. “But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!'īeyoncé later gave up her own acceptance speech to bring Swift back onstage. 'Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'mma let you finish,” West said then, lines that are now as iconic as scripture. Kanye West (before becoming a burgeoning fashion mogul or Kim Kardashian's husband) cut Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech short to defend Beyoncé, who lost to Swift in the Best Female Video category. You would have to live under a rock to not know the story of the infamous 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

Also, the singer Pink was furious with Kanye.

New details of the fiasco reveal that both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift were crying backstage, and that a media executive set the ball rolling for a solution.

It’s been 10 years since Kanye famously interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

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