As for the lovely ladies: Human boombox Kelly Clarkson squeezed into a vintage gold low-backed gown that matched her ever-changing hair color. "I get bored. It may be fire red tomorrow." From a distance, the American Idol winner resembled an Oscar statuette.
From the Miami Herald VMA show review, talking about the VMA producers' heavy emphasis on rap and hip-hop (which is losing some popularity these days)...
Maybe afraid of the present, the show obsessed about the past. There were several old-school flashbacks to MTV's heyday, from Hammer to Beavis and Butthead. Diddy seems to have brought an urban theme to the evening. He even shook his booty with Campbell -- one king of Miami passing his crown to another.
With Green Day and Kelly Clarkson sucking up awards, and they, Coldplay and Mariah Carey giving some of the best performances, the evening belonged as much to rock and pop as hip-hop. Maybe that's why some rappers brought their feuds to the forefront this year, to the historically beef-free VMAs: They were starving for attention. It was a bonehead move.
August 29, 2005 - World Entertainment News Network
American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson ended the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami, Florida, last night by getting wet as it rained inside the American Airlines Arena.
The rocker performed her hit Since U Been Gone, which won her two awards, at the show's climax and thrilled audience members by singing the song in the rain.
