30 Seconds To Mars and Muse - rock's only winners at the VMAs

30 Seconds To Mars walked away with the gong for Best Rock Video for Kings And Queens at last night's MTV VMA Awards which were held at Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

The LA trio managed to fend off tough competition from Paramore who were nominated in the same category for their 2009 single, Ignorance.

In related news, Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams' collaboration with rapper B.o.B., Airplanes, lost out to Lady Gaga and Beyonce's Telephone in the Best Collaboration category and Lady Gaga's Bad Romance in the Video Of The Year category.

British rockers Muse were rock's other big winners on the night, walking away with the award for Best Special Effects for Uprising.


Posted by Dan at 08:56AM | September 13, 2010

I strongly believe 30 Seconds to Mars should've won the Video Of The Year award. "Kings & Queens" is so inspiring, moving, epic!!! I'm so happy that guys have won The Best Rock Video, they truly deserve it! Echelon, we did it!!

Posted by Valentina | September 13, 2010 9:29 AM | Reply to this

holy crap get over yourself, moron.
coming from a 30stm fan!

least rock got some awards [=

Posted by rob | September 13, 2010 10:25 AM | Reply to this

I wish they had won the best rock video too... we worked really hard for it ho happen, but ah well. they got the best rock video and its amazing we beat paramore and muse. I cant wait to see them again for the 4th time in december, and hopefully I can try and meet him again! LOVES TO THE ECHELON!!

Posted by Ellie Fedor | September 13, 2010 11:01 AM | Reply to this

tbh i think that the airplanes colaboration wasn't even that good, the song was awesome and from two ver well known arists so it was very well thought out but i think lad gaga and beyonce deserved to win the award because tbh, the song was better, the video was a hell of a lot better and it was overall a hell of a lot more enjoyable and that it what the public look for, entertainment.
tbh paramore aren't even that good anymore, they have a good sound and lyrics but their old stuff is a hell of a lot better, same with enter shikari.
30stm deserved to win what they did and they keep coming back and surprising us every step of the way, who knows next year they may get better.
muse are amazing, seen them live and they are brilliant, they deserved a better award than what they got tbh but it goes with the territory, they diid well and will take the award in their stride and keep being amazing until the finish.

Posted by ellie | September 13, 2010 12:18 PM | Reply to this

YEAH! They should of beat Florence and the (Rusty) Machine for Art Direction too (i'm a Gaga fan. Boohoo. So what?) but one award is fantastic! Congrats to MARS! & Muse, too! Good bands. :D

Posted by marnieee. :) | September 13, 2010 3:53 PM | Reply to this

Its just some twats on bicycles, please explain how it is anything special? And kerrang once again make themselves look like utter twats putting muse, the biggest british rock band this century as an after thought to hayley williams and some twat called bob

Posted by will | September 13, 2010 4:14 PM | Reply to this

I mean I like 30 Seconds To Mars an everything but how is Kings and Queens the best rock video? It's their worse song by far, i find it really annoying and whiney, and that video is complete rubbish. Just because no other band has done a stupid video of loads of people riding around on bikes, it does not make it good.

Before anyone says anything I'm not 'hating' on the band, I do like them, I just don't think that they deserved this award for a rubbish video.

Posted by Jake | September 13, 2010 4:36 PM | Reply to this

30 Seconds to Mars are gods.
Fact.

Posted by Abbie | September 13, 2010 5:32 PM | Reply to this

TWATS ON BICYCLES?! You have no fecking idea. 30 seconds to mars are the best band in the world in my opinion. They work SO hard on every one of their videos. they deserved this! AND THEY WON IT!
echelon for life <3

Posted by Anna | September 13, 2010 6:05 PM | Reply to this

While I don't rate 30stm as being a good band at least paramore didn't get the best rock seeing as how they are a pop band in a rock category. If only there were a shittest band category then paramore would stand a better chance of winning.

Posted by Froghorn | September 13, 2010 6:33 PM | Reply to this

K+Q live is epic and the video is awesome as well...don't get me wrong, I love Paramore, but that video is nowhere close to what 30STM produce.

How can Airplanes be considered 'Best Video' as well. It's a shit song with a shit video...used to like it when noone had heard of it but can't stand it now.

MTV = RETARDS.

Posted by Tom | September 13, 2010 8:30 PM | Reply to this

You havent answered my question, Anna, youve only repeated what i said with CAPS LOCK

Posted by will | September 13, 2010 10:14 PM | Reply to this

wow, that awards show was utter shit. why are there people on kerrang who are defending Lady Gaga over Paramore and 30STM? I don't expect this website to be all death metal or anything, but jeez, grow some balls already and leave the shit pop music to the mainstream media.

Posted by Steve | September 14, 2010 12:28 AM | Reply to this

JUST Y'ALL WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR WHEN LIMP BIZKIT AND KORN FUCKING OWN THE VMA'S!!!

Posted by Spacey | September 14, 2010 1:25 AM | Reply to this

Bit of a difference here

well done muse finally a win for proper musicians.

and 30 seconds to mars's win is a nail in the coffin for rock music.

The only award 30 seconds should win is the most gay emo band award although they would have stiff competition from crap like paramore and fall out boy and the other literally thousands of clones.

Posted by David | September 14, 2010 3:38 PM | Reply to this

Considering parabore are as pop as Lady Gaga, we will leave them to the mainstream media as well.

Posted by Love Boat | September 14, 2010 3:48 PM | Reply to this

LOL. "Gay Emo Band Award"? Can't you tell the difference between Alt-rock and Emo music? Obviously not.

Posted by lkjsgkjdsfgksj | September 14, 2010 4:44 PM | Reply to this

Well done Tomo, Shannon & Jared <3

Posted by Becky | September 15, 2010 9:20 PM | Reply to this

30 SECONDS TO MARS SON GENIALES LO MAXIMO.
SI ALGUNOS NO LES GUSTAN TODO BIEN,PERO NO DIGAN COSAS Q NO SON CIERTAS.NO ES UNA BANDA EMO.NUNCA LO FUE.Y SIEMPRE Q PUEDE LA BANDA LO ACLARA.
LO OTRO Q DIGERON ES Q SON GAY,YO SOY FANATICA DE ELLOS Y SI LO SON O NO LO SON ES PROBLEMA DE ELLOS.
FREDY MERCURY ERA GAY Y NO POR ESO ERA UN MAL MUSICO.
AGUANTE 30 SECONDS TO MARS Y A LOS Q NO LES GUSTEN NO LOS ESCUCHEN Y YA.PERO NO INVENTEN¡¡¡¡¡¡

Posted by MIRTHA CORONEL | November 10, 2010 3:47 AM | Reply to this

SON UNA GRAN BANDA Y TODOS JUNTOS FORMAMOS UNA GRAN FAMILIA MUNDIAL.ESTAMOS UNIDOS POR SU MUSICA.AGUANTE 30 STM
AGUANTE LA FAMILIA ECHELON¡¡¡¡¡
PROVEHITO IN ALTUM¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

Posted by MIRTHA CORONEL | November 10, 2010 3:51 AM | Reply to this

muse will win next time

Posted by spiral | November 14, 2010 2:46 PM | Reply to this
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