MUSE & 30 Seconds To Mars manage to take home MTV VMA's against the pop crowd

Mon, 13 Sep 2010

Last night's the MTV VMA's were held in Los Angeles, California - as predicted the pop phenomenon Lady Gaga walked away with most of the awards. 

Taking home Best Rock Video was '30 Seconds To Mars' for their video "Kings And Queens", "This award really doesn't so much belong to us, it belongs to the most amazing family of friends and fans around the world," Frontman Jared Leto said when accepting the award."We're happy to accept it on their behalf. We're proud to be here and to share it with all the other artists." 
The only other rock act to win a moonman was MUSE who won the Best SFX (Special Effects) Award for their 'Uprising' Video.

Check out the winning videos at the bottom of the page.

The full list of winners are: 
    Best Collaboration:  Lady GaGa ft. Beyonce Knowles - "Telephone"
    Best Female Video: Lady GaGa - "Bad Romance"
    Best Male Video: Eminem - "Not Afraid"
    Best Hip-Hop Video: Eminem - "Not Afraid"
    Best New Artist: Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris - "Baby"
    Best Pop Video: Lady GaGa - "Bad Romance"
    Best Rock Video: 30 Seconds to Mars - "Kings and Queens"
    Best Dance Music Video: Lady GaGa - "Bad Romance"
    Video of the Year: Lady GaGa - "Bad Romance"
    Best Art Direction: Florence and the Machine - "Dog Days Are Over"
    Best Choreography: Lady GaGa - "Bad Romance"
    Best Cinematography: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind"
    Best Direction: Lady GaGa - "Bad Romance"
    Best Editing: Lady GaGa - "Bad Romance"
    Best SFX (Special Effects): Muse - "Uprising"
    Breakthrough Video: The Black Keys - "Tighten Up"

For all the MUSE fans out there, Michael Casswell is preparing to film a new Learn to Play MUSE DVD - which will be released later this year.