Anyone who has watched the VMA show in the past know that producers always find a way to make headlines the next day - and it rarely has anything to do with the music. That’s why I’m almost certain that Kanye West’s “moment” - he got up on stage, took the mike from best female video winner Taylor Swift and sang the praises for Beyonce - was highly encouraged by producers.

 I mean, if they really didn’t want Kanye up on stage, security would have stepped in. Then there’s the fact that Taylor Swift just “happened” to be backstage when Beyonce, the night’s big winner, asked her to come out and get a chance to give her full acceptance speech.

Manipulated or not, everyone came out a winner. MTV got a much buzzed about event, Beyonce came across as looking gracious and Taylor got a lot of sympathy. And what about poor, poor Kanye? Don’t cry for him. The guy loves being the center of attention - whether it’s good or bad. His spoilsport act keeps him in the news - and that’s all he wants.

Lost in the controversy is the fact that Taylor delivered the musical highlight of the night just moments after the Kanye interruption. Her performance, starting at the 42nd subway stop and leading up to the top of a taxi in front of Radio City Music Hall, was a perfectly orchestrated bit that reminded me of something of of “Hard Day’s Night.” It was that enthusiastic bit - not Pink’s acrobatics or Janet Jackson aping her late brother’s moves - that stole the show.

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