20 Iconic Award Show Moments

Kanye snags the stage from Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has been around for quite some time, starting her way as a country singer and making her way into the pop scene. One of the most famous (or perhaps infamous?) things about the singer is her tendency to lace real-life drama and disputes into her songwriting. As a consequence of that, the world has become very aware of her ongoing dispute with rapper Kanye West – but it all started during an award show.

At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Taylor snagged the award for Best Female Video for the song “You Belong With Me” and barely had time to accept her award before Kanye burst onto the stage, took the mic, and rambled on how Beyoncé should’ve won for her video. “I was standing onstage, and I was really excited,” Taylor later said. “…I wasn’t excited anymore after that.”