LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Host Kevin Hart speaks onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mark J. Terrill/Invision/AP)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Singer Rihanna (R) and rapper A$AP Rocky perform onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Model Amber Rose arrives at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas (L) and singer Alicia Keys onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Singer Frank Ocean performs onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Rapper/singer Nicki Minaj accepts the award for Best Female Video onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: (L-R) Rapper Wiz Khalifa and singer Ke$ha speak onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Singer Rihanna accepts the award for Video of the Year from host Kevin Hart onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Singer Rihanna accepts the award for Video of the Year onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Drake poses with his Best Hip-Hop Video award in the press room during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Singer Chris Brown accepts the award for Best Male Video onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Rapper Lil Wayne performs onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: NBA player Dwight Howard speaks onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Singer Alicia Keys performs onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Rapper 2 Chainz performs onstage during the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Staples Center was the venue for last night’s star studded 2012 MTV Video Music Awards hosted by comedian Kevin Hart. Rihanna had a big night as she opened and closed the show, and took home the video of the year award for “Love.” She also performed “Cockiness” with A$AP Rocky, and her hit song “We Found Love.” Check out our slideshow of the show’s highlights.
