Nicki Minaj Receives Insane Flawless Gift From Beyoncé, Lorde Breaks VMA Record + More On Last Lap

By Diane Cho

August 25, 2014 / 6:00 PM

Blue Ivy wore a dress worth more than your best outfit to the VMAs, Miley Cryus surprised MTV with her impromptu acceptance speech, Afropunk goers racked up style points and more on Last Lap.

Lorde became the first female to ever win the Best Rock Video category at the VMAs. [NME]

Nicki Minaj got a huge diamond "Flawless" necklace from Beyoncé as a gift. [Complex]

MTV had no idea Miley Cryus would ask her friend Jesse to accept her award for Video Of The Year. Luckily, things went better than expected. [Mashable]

Blue Ivy wore a $320 dress from Bonpoint as she awarded her mommy with a Video Vanguard award. [E Online]

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This year's VMAs was all about the booty. [VH1]

Last week, Afropunk took over Brooklyn and festival goers showed off their one-of-a-kind style. [BF]

Today marks the 13th anniversary of R&B singer Aaliyah's death. [Source]

Listen to Lia Mice's premiere of "Our Heavy Heart." [L&T]

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