Kanye West Steals Taylor Swift’s Moment at 2009 VMAs

Kanye West was at it again tonight when he didn’t agree with the winner of the “Best Female Video” prize at the 2009 Video Music Awards.

When I saw the nominees, I said to my family that I really liked Taylor Swift’s video for “You Belong With Me” but that I fully expected Beyoncé to win for “Single Ladies.”  Let’s be truthful – that video created an internet sensation with people and celebrities uploading videos of themselves mimicking the dance moves.

I was surprised when Taylor won but I thought that she deserved it since the video was great.  She got up there and was gushing over how amazing the moment was for her and it seemed almost like a fairy tale for the young country star until Kanye jumped on stage and took the microphone.  He told the crowd that “Single Ladies” should have won and Taylor just stood there shocked on the verge of tears.  Reports are that she walked off the stage crying and Kanye was escorted from the building.

This isn’t the first time Kanye has pulled this kind of stunt.  He lost to Justin and Simian who won for their “We Are Your Friends” video over the one he made for his single “Touch the Sky.”  When the pair took the stage to accept the award, he jumped on stage and said that he should have won.

There are actually more incidents like that (read here) but here’s a video of Taylor’s heartbreaking moment.