

Though the suites appeared to be chaotic parties, the MTV-cast revelers were carefully organized, strategically placed and encouraged to imbibe for the cameras.Ĭhoreographed or not, Timberlake and Timbaland's suite looked the most exciting - T.I., buffeted by pole dancers, delivered a rousing version of "Big Things Poppin"' while 50 Cent stopped by to perform "Ayo Technology" with Timberlake and Timbaland. On August 31, 2007, Britney Spears released Gimme More as the lead single off her fifth studio album Blackout.It was co-written by Jim Beanz, Marcella 'Ms. While performances like Keys' and Spears' were delivered on the main stage, others came in snippets: Akon crooned a bit of his "Smack That" before an award was announced, while the cameras zoomed in on Fall Out Boy and the Foo Fighters mid-performance in their suites, giving viewers the sense that they had happened upon an intimate concert.Ĭee-Lo delivered a rocking version of Prince's naughty classic "Darling Nikki" in the smoky Foo Fighters suite (where a beer bong was in operation as Dave Grohl danced, sang Cure songs, played air drums and posed for snapshots) Soulja Boy was showing Kanye West his "Crank That" dance in West's suite. After accepting the award for Male Artist of the Year, he jabbed at the video issue again: "We don't want to see the Simpsons on reality television." Apparently he's not a fan of either Jessica or Ashlee's MTV shows. Massive 199 Remixes (FINALLY Ive Uploaded All) Added few more remixes Added couples more - Thanks to Bobo and Gustavolr Music. Timberlake was the night's big winner, with four trophies. Every bad performance that shes ever had was due to not wanting to participate. He did, they did, and Timberlake said: "I want to challenge MTV to play more videos!" Then he was whisked away by bodyguards and disappeared. Aspects to the performance had to change, outside of Britneys control, before this dress rehearsal even took place. Before Timberlake accepted the Quadruple Threat of the Year award at his suite, the DJ summoned the partygoers to watch the monitor and go crazy if Timberlake won. Singer Britney Spears performs 'Gimme More' onstage at the 2007 Video Music Awards at the Palms Casino Resort on Augin Las Vegas, Nevada. Timberlake's suite was flooded with revelers, alcohol and eight lingerie-clad stripper types on raised platforms. An off-camera fight between Pamela Anderson exes Kid Rock and Tommy Lee led Jamie Foxx to quip: "Stop all this white-on-white violence." Instead of just blocking everybody out and doing her thing, you could tell she was thinking about it."Īfter that, though, the changes to the show worked, leading to several exciting performances and some watercooler drama. you could tell by the expression on her face.

"It definitely could have been a lot better," the hitmaking singer and producer Akon commented afterward.
