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Mr. West’s protest last year felt quaint: he was convinced of the importance of the V.M.A.’s as an awards show, not a musical circus. His performance this year made clear that he now understood the rules.
Earlier in the night, the Best Rock Video award went to the diffuse, dull “Kings and Queens,” by 30 Seconds to Mars. If Mr. West had been planning to jump out of his seat at the announcement of one of this night’s winners, that would have been the one, and yet not a peep was heard from him.
"— At MTV Awards, Taylor vs. Kanye Part 2 (Love this Jared Leto dig by the Grey Lady.)