Miley Cyrus twerks, stuns VMAs crowd - CNN

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Miley Cyrus stunned the crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York at the 2013 VMAs on August 25. Her "We Can't Stop" performance featured Cyrus' now-signature twerking and a crotch grab or two. After she donned the fuzzy gray leotard pictured here ...

... Miley Cyrus stripped down to a flesh-toned bra and panties while Robin Thicke performed "Blurred Lines" with 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar.

To receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, Justin Timberlake took the VMAs audience back in time through his jams, from his new single "Take Back the Night" to "SexyBack" and "Cry Me a River." And then ...

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Lady Gaga returned to the VMAs stage for the first time in two years. She opened the show with her new single "Applause," featuring the singer's requisite multiple costume and hair changes, staring with this conceptual get-up ...

and ending in a sea-shell bra and flower-festooned thong.

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• Miley Cyrus performed "We Can't Stop" at the MTV VMAs
• The 20-year-old star also performed "Blurred Lines" with Robin Thicke
• Her dance moves left some viewers stunned

New York (CNN) -- Lady Gaga has taken the MTV Video Music Awards stage covered in (fake) blood; wearing a dress made of meat and as her male alter-ego, Jo Calderone.
But at the 2013 MTV VMAs, Miley Cyrus stole Gaga's outrageous performance crown.
While Gaga came equipped with multiple costume- and wig-changes on her side, Cyrus took over the stage with gigantic, dancing bears and more twerking than viewers at home probably knew what to do with.

Members of One Direction arrive at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday, August 25. Take a look at other stars working the red carpet:

Rita Ora

Austin Mahone

Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi

Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola and Ronnie Magro

Ellie Goulding

Ed Sheeran

Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas of TLC

Wiz Khalifa

Deena Cortese

Ciara

Vinny Guadagnino

2 Chainz

Jenni 'Jwoww' Farley and Roger Mathews

Daft Punk

Willow Smith and Jaden Smith

Will Smith

Sarah Hyland

Allison Williams

Jennifer Hudson

Ashanti

Shailene Woodley

Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift

Tricia Davis and Macklemore

Darren Criss

Drake

Katy Perry

Robin Thicke and Paula Patton

Lady Gaga

Miley Cyrus

Richard Simmons

Ariana Grande


2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet
2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet

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2013 VMAs: Stars rock the red carpet


The 20-year-old pop star stepped out onto the stage a ball of energy, wearing a fuzzy gray leotard, as her hit single, "We Can't Stop," played. An animated and uninhibited performer, Cyrus' dance moves were a clear departure from her "Hannah Montana" days. (Meaning, they involved a crotch grab or two.)
When she reached the end of her song, the singer stripped down to a flesh-toned latex bra and matching underwear and began to perform "Blurred Lines" alongside Robin Thicke.
With Cyrus acting as Thicke's back-up singer and personal dancer, featured guest stars 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar went largely unnoticed.
"Miley better get a ... pregnancy test after all of that grinding," joked comedian Kevin Hart during the show.
Those watching on Twitter weren't quite sure how to respond. By far the most common reaction, as demonstrated by a photo of Will Smith's family seated in the VMAs audience, was shock:

During Miley Cyrus' performance.. The Smith family. pic.twitter.com/VY0z9pUq0R
— Elijah R. Loyd (@NYDreamVillain) August 26, 2013​

"(J)ust watched that Miley Cyrus / teddy bear performance and I think I'm now legally required to put myself on some kind of registry," tweeted Time magazine's TV critic, James Poniewozik.
"i am still trying to recover from the miley cyrus performance," posted another viewer.
Derek Blasberg was more enthused, tweeting that he was "obsessed with @MileyCyrus's performance at the VMA's. It was like a karaoke party at the Playboy mansion. In the 90's. In platform sneakers."
Billboard's Editorial Director, Bill Werde, thinks Cyrus' show was right on target with the direction she's taking her brand -- she is, after all, no longer the teen Disney star she once was.
"Guys, Miley Cyrus is an all-star hot mess for a hot mess pop moment," Werde tweeted. "She doesn't care what u think & that's her brand. & she just delivered."