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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Toronto chapter.

The 2014 MTV VMAs took place Sunday night and it was a smashing hit. Music’s biggest stars surprised us with outstanding performances, hot fashions and wardrobe malfunctions, serious bootilicious dance numbers and much much more!

It is apparent that many fans were left wanting to re-live the night, flooding Tumblr and Twitter with VMAs gifs, picturess and reviews. So, if you haven’t had a chance to catch the VMAs this year we, here is a recap.

Fifth harmony started the night off with in their hot pre-show performance of Boss.

While the crowd was still rocking it out to Fifth harmony, Charlie XCX made them rock harder with a rendition to Boom Clap.

Ariana Grande opened up the show singing Break Free with her go-go girl persona and costume that many fans absolutely adored. Watch it HERE.

Nicki Minaj wowwed the crowd with her twerkalicious jungle themed Anaconda performance which many believe to have been one of her sexiest numbers HERE.

Jessie J, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande summoned some serious girl power with their collaborated single BANG BANG and even though the Harujuku Barbie’s wardrobe malfunction screamed a disaster in this episode, fans give Nicki kudos for keeping it together. See it HERE.

Lorde introduced her award winning new best-friend Taylor Swift, to the stage, who performed a fun and dazzling number of her new single Shake it off in a jazzy crop top and shorts HERE.

 

Sam Smith stole some hearts HERE with his Stay with me performance.

Fans were feeling Usher’s sexXxy vibes as he slayed the stage singing his She Came To Give It To You performance featuring Nicki Minaj right HERE.

5 Seconds of Summer performed a bittersweet single Amnesia that many fans dared not to forget HERE.

 

The blonde beauty, Rita Ora spun a web of spider woman charm with rapper Iggy Azalea during Black Widow performance which many fans are sure that after watching Calvin Harris probably beat himself up nine times over for, for ending things with Rita HERE.

Adam Lavine and Maroon 5 performed their new hit single Maps and melted some hearts once again HERE.

And Last but not least….

Beyoncé reigned supreme in performing a sample of an entire full visual album ending this year’s VMA’s in a reflecting bejeweled mosaic body suit that would light her up radiantly like the diva disco ball that her fans believe she is. Bow Down HERE.

 Watch the full show of the VMAs and keep us posted on what YOU thought about the Celebs and preformances this year.

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