Buzziest Moments From The 2011 Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards is one of the few award shows where wacky antics are expected and encouraged. This year was no exception. Among the standout moments: Beyonce's baby bump rub, Justin Bieber's appearance with his pet snake and a Lady Gaga-Britney Spears kiss, with Gaga dressed as a man.

To present Spears with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, Lady Gaga dressed as her drag king alter-ego Jo Calderone. When Spears walked on stage, the two shared a polite smooch. A few minutes later, Gaga tried to recreate Spears' infamous 2003 Madonna liplock, but Spears pulled away saying she had already done that. Gaga looked disappointed.

Singer Selena Gomez, who helped host the pre-show, had one of the most anticipated interviews with her own boyfriend, Justin Bieber. As she tried to interview him, Bieber (who sported specs) tried to throw her off by holding a small snake in his hand (which he said is named "Johnson"). After she was done asking questions, he sweetly kissed her on the cheek.

As for weird outfits, Nicki Minaj set the bar, sporting a Japanese Kawaii raver-meets-Hannibal Lecter look, with a geometric metal armored dress and graffiti face mask. She also had a creepy accessory: A monster doll.

Chris Brown delivered a memorable performance, during which he covered the 1993 Wu-Tang Clan classic "Protect Ya Neck," as well as Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." He was then elevated high above the crowd on a wire and did back-flips and splits in the air.

Another weird moment occurred when Gaga (still in drag) went to accept "Best Female Video." She was presented with the award by the Jersey Shore ladies and actress Cloris Leachman. Gaga inexplicably put the 85-year-old Leachman in a headlock before giving her speech.

But the night belonged to Beyoncé, who had announced her pregnancy on the red carpet. During the middle of the show, she belted out "Love On Top." At the end of the performance, she rubbed her belly as her usually-serious husband, rapper Jay-Z, jumped out of his chair and cheered in the audience with Kanye West.

Katy Perry took home Video of the Year for "Firework" and donned what looked like a giant cheese square on her head to accept the award. Paired with Lady Gaga's 2010 meat dress, Perry's get-up might've made a nice appetizer tray.

Katy Perry sizzles in new photoshoot

(Sod-a-Blog) - Katy Perry is smouldering in a new photo shoot titled Teenage Dream. The California Gurls singer appears as a pinup mode in a series of candy-coloured promotional images for her new album. The getup is a purple

Bettie Page-style wig, a multicoloured pleather bikini, and a pair of chunky heels.

The second photo shows her in a tight hyper-short black pleather shorts and the tattoo she got to match the one on her husband-to-be, Russell Brand.

According to The New York Daily News, the singer told EW.com that she bet against California Gurls hitting no. 1 and now must take the winner's kids to kiddie restaurant Chuck E. Cheese.

"I have six nights of Chuck E. Cheese planned. I’m excited! It’s going to be crazy!" she said.

Rihanna planning Katy Perry's bachelorette party, Perry says Russell Brand will be 'perfect' baby daddy

(Aladdin Blog) - Rihanna is planning the bachelorette party of fellow pop star Katy Perry, who is engaged to British actor and comedian Russell Brand and who the "California Gurls" singer says will make a "perfect" father if and when the two decide to have children.

“It’s taking up way more time than my tour," Rihanna told the Access Hollywood show recently. "It’s so much pressure. Her wedding is probably going to be the best wedding I’ve ever been to and now I have to match the bachelorette party to that."

"I could have balloons and Disney characters there and she’ll still make it wild," said the R&B and pop star, who is in the middle of her "Last Girl on Earth" tour. "That’s just Katy Perry. There’s no way around that with her."

Perry, a 25-year-old California singer known for her wild fashion style and 35-year-old Brand, a controversial comedian and former MTV host who shot to fame in the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, are believed to have begun dating in the fall of 2009. They announced their engagement in January.

"We are excited to get married of course and I think in marriage when you're picking a partner that is one of the things to keep in mind is, 'Would he be a good baby daddy?' and he'll be perfect," Perry said in a recent video interview on her official YouTube channel.

Perry has joked that Brand, a reformed sex and drug addict, "used to basically be a professional prostitute" before he started dating her. The two are set to wed in October, according to UK media reports.

Perry told OnTheRedCarpet.com in April that plans for her wedding are "going great" because Brand is planning the event, adding: "He has really good taste. He buys those brides' magazines and stuff."

Meanwhile, Brand is filming a remake of the 1981 film Arthur with actress Helen Mirren and Perry recently released her second second single, "Teenage Dream", off her third studio album by the same name that hits stores on August 24. She released "California Gurls", the lead track, in May.

The singer just filmed the music video for "Teenage Dream" in her hometown of Santa Barbara and she says it is different than the clip for "California Gurls'.

"I think with 'Teenage Dream' you'll see a very raw, almost vulnerable, like so vulnerable," Perry said. "I had to wear so many less layers of make-up and I would show up to set and they would be like, 'No, take it all off.' I'm nervous. I had to make out with a boy. It was very traumatizing. I was kind of mean to him. I would be the one to call 'cut' because I was like, I can't do this, I feel so horrible.'"

Perry recently revealed the cover of her new album during an internet chat and is set to co-host the Teen Choice Awards on August 9 with the actors from the musical comedy series Glee. Perry is nominated for six awards - Choice Female Hottie, Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon—Female, Choice Music: Single and Choice Summer Music: Song for "California Gurls", Choice Music: Hook Up for her duet with Timbaland called "If We Ever Meet Again" and Choice Summer Music Star: Female.

Brand earned four nominations - Choice Movie Actor: Comedy for Get Him to the Greek, Choice Movie: Liplock for his smooch with Jonah Hill in the movie, Choice Movie: Fight for his and Hill's fight with Sean Combs in the film and Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon—Male.

Rihanna is nominated for five Teen Choice Awards - Choice Music: R&B Artist, Choice Music: R&B Track for her song "Rude Boy", Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track for her duet with Eminem called "Love The Way You Lie", Choice Music: Album—R&B for her album Rated R and Choice Summer Music Star: Female