{"id":8110,"date":"2010-09-12T21:38:09","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T02:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=8110"},"modified":"2010-09-12T21:51:25","modified_gmt":"2010-09-13T02:51:25","slug":"taylor-swift-sings-kanye-west-is-still-an-innocent-at-mtv-vmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/09\/12\/taylor-swift-sings-kanye-west-is-still-an-innocent-at-mtv-vmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Sings Kanye West is &#8220;Still an Innocent&#8221; at MTV VMAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After playfully joking about last year&#8217;s encounter with Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards in her hosting appearance on &#8220;Saturday Night Live,&#8221; Taylor Swift offered a more emotional take on the matter in her performance at the 2010 edition of the awards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/entertainment\/2010-nfl-opening-kickoff\/image\/9692914?term=taylor+swift\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/view4.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/9692914\/2010-nfl-opening-kickoff\/2010-nfl-opening-kickoff.jpg?size=234&#038;imageId=9692914\" border=\"0\" width=\"234\" title=\"2010 NFL Opening Kickoff Presented By EA SPORTS - Show\" height=\"351\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" ondrag=\"return false;\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" alt=\"NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 9: Musician Taylor Swift performs during the 2010 NFL Opening Kickoff Presented by EA SPORTS in Jackson Square on September 9, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.  (Photo by Lee Celano\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/\/JavaScripts\/OTIjs.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Swift delivered the most dramatic televised performances of her career midway through the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, singing a poignant ballad that implicitly declared West (and possibly herself) &#8220;still an innocent.&#8221;  The song was announced as being part of the tracklist for her upcoming album &#8220;Speak Now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The performance was introduced with a video rehashing of last year&#8217;s incident, in which Kanye West stormed the stage during her acceptance speech for Best Female Video to declare that Beyonce was the rightful winner for her &#8220;Single Ladies.&#8221;  But instead of a gag that involved someone &#8220;interrupting&#8221; Swift&#8217;s performance or a comedic folk song, Swift delivered a tender, yet serious performance from a stool before making her way to center stage.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the lyrical content (including references to &#8220;lunchbox dates&#8221;), it initially appeared the focus of Swift&#8217;s song might have been the battle to preserve her naive, innocent vision of celebrity in the face of what happened at last year&#8217;s awards show.  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