If Taylor Swift is the queen of music awards shows then Kanye West should definitely be named as the king of music awards as at the MTV's 2015 Video Music Awards he was honoured with the most prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
Interestingly, Swift presented this esteem award to the 'Gold Digger' rapper after which he got emotional and gave a full eight minutes speech.
Not just this, West also bagged Best Video With a Social Message Award for Big Sean's track 'One Man Can Change the World' featuring him and John Legend.
The MTV's 2015 Video Music Awards was held on August 30 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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