Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell, rock stars who killed themselves earlier this year, were remembered at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. Cornell and Bennington were close friends, and Bennington was the godfather to Chris Cornell's 11-year-old son. We must resist," Michael Jackson's eldest daughter said before presenting the best pop video award to Fifth Harmony. Kendrick Lamar, who won best hip-hop video, gave an explosive performance featuring his sharp raps and ninjas dancing near fire. MTV eliminated gender categories like best male and female video at this year's VMAs, and they announced the artist of the year award.

Source: ABC News August 27, 2017 14:00 UTC