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Queen B reigns supreme at MTV Video Awards
New York: Big wins for Beyonce and Rihanna at annual showcase
Beyonce won top honours at MTV’s Video Music Awards in New York, where rapper Drake professed his “love” for Rihanna as she collected a lifetime achievement award.
The star-studded show at Madison Square Garden saw Beyonce take home video of the year for Formation and best female video for Hold Up.
Beyonce arrived at the event with her four-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, and supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement, including Sybrina Fulton, the mother of murdered teenager Trayvon Martin.
After winning video of the year, Beyonce thanked her daughter and “incredible” husband Jay Z for their support.
Rihanna performed four separate medleys of her biggest hits throughout the show after she was named the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
The Barbadian singer, 28, was presented with her Moonman trophy by Drake, her long-time collaborator and rumoured love interest.
Drake told the crowd: “She’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22 years old. She’s one of my best friends in the world.”
Britney Spears returned to the VMA stage but faced accusations she lip-synced her performance of Make Me from her new album Glory.