Entertainment Music One Decade Later: Here's What the MTV VMAs Looked Like in 2010 It was the year of Lady Gaga's meat dress. Need we say more? By Andrea Wurzburger Updated on August 30, 2020 06:50 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 01 of 20 Lady Gaga Said, 'Nice to Meat You' Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic One of Gaga's most outrageous looks ever, the meat dress shocked and stunned in 2010. 02 of 20 She Also Wore This Elegant Number Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Before she slipped into her iconic meat dress, Gaga walked the carpet in a dress that should have (and could have) hung in the Louvre. 03 of 20 Kesha Showed Us a Different Kind of 'Tik Tok' Kesha. PA Images via Getty Before TikTok was a glimmer in Gen Z's collective eye, Kesha (sorry, she went by Ke$ha back then) was taking the VMAs white carpet by storm after releasing her hit single, "Tik Tok." 04 of 20 Cher Turned Back Time, Literally Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Cher rocked the same black, sheer leotard with a black leather jacket that she wore thirty years earlier while on her 1989 If I Could Turn Back Time tour. 05 of 20 Ciara Floated Across the White Carpet PA Images via Getty Have you ever seen someone look so ethereal? In a feathered ensemble, the songstress looked like she could fly right into the awards (in, like, a totally gorgeous way). 06 of 20 Selena Gomez Shined Like Silver Selena Gomez. PA Images via Getty The then 18-year-old Disney star was just getting into the music scene at the time. She released her first record, Kiss & Tell, with her band Selena Gomez & the Scene in 2009. 07 of 20 The Biebs and Usher Coordinated Their 'Fits Usher and Justin Bieber. Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic Usher taught his protégé Justin Bieber, then 16, how to look cool on the carpet. 08 of 20 Nicki Minaj Was Pretty in Pink ANDREAS BRANCH/Patrick McMullan via Getty Minaj struck a power pose in her peach jumpsuit, sky-high pumps and neon pink wig. 09 of 20 30 Seconds to Moonmen ANDREAS BRANCH/Patrick McMullan via Getty I spy Academy Award-winning actor Jared Leto holding onto his Moonman that he won with his band, 30 Seconds to Mars. 10 of 20 It Was True Love ANDREAS BRANCH/Patrick McMullan via Getty True Blood star Joe Manganiello looked handsome as ever on walking the carpet. 11 of 20 Emma Stone's Look Got an Easy A ANDREAS BRANCH/Patrick McMullan via Getty The actress kept it simple in an LBLD (little black leather dress). 12 of 20 The Jersey Shore Cast G.T.L.'d Before the Carpet ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty How else would you expect the stars of the MTV hit show to get ready? 13 of 20 Taylor Swift Was 'Innocent' Getty In 2009, Swift had her mic stolen from her by Kanye West (who could forget), but she returned to the stage in 2010 to perform "Innocent," a song she wrote about the rapper. The performance started with a video of the moment playing on a TV before Swift started singing. 14 of 20 Seeing Red Kevin Mazur/ WireImage Don't worry, Kanye was there, too — in a red suit to premiere his song "Runaway." 15 of 20 Justin Timberlake Built His Social Network Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic Timberlake showed up with his The Social Network costars, Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield. 16 of 20 Rosario Dawson Felt Blue Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic The actress looked oh-so-chic in her skintight blue leather mini-dress. 17 of 20 'Bottoms Up!' Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic Remember singing and dancing to "Bottoms Up" and feeling like the club couldn't even handle you? The Trey Songz number was released a decade ago. 18 of 20 She Is America's Next Top Real Housewife Getty Before she was on Real Housewives of Atlanta, Eva Marcille won America's Next Top Model. Look at her strut the VMAs runway! 19 of 20 If You're Reading This It's 2010 Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic 2010 was the year Drake released his first studio album, Thank Me Later, marking his official crossover from playing Jimmy on Degrassi to becoming the next big hip-hop artist. 20 of 20 She's a Teenage Dream PA Images via Getty Katy Perry was still a "California Gurl" when she was nominated for the hit song twice at the 2010 VMAs.