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? 

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Lady Gaga Said, 'Nice to Meat You'

Lady Gaga
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One of Gaga's most outrageous looks ever, the meat dress shocked and stunned in 2010.

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She Also Wore This Elegant Number

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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.

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Kesha Showed Us a Different Kind of 'Tik Tok'

Kesha
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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."

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Cher Turned Back Time, Literally

Cher
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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.

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Ciara Floated Across the White Carpet

Ciara
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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).

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Selena Gomez Shined Like Silver

Selena Gomez
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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.

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The Biebs and Usher Coordinated Their 'Fits

Usher and Justin Bieber
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Usher taught his protégé Justin Bieber, then 16, how to look cool on the carpet.

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Nicki Minaj Was Pretty in Pink

Nicki Minaj
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Minaj struck a power pose in her peach jumpsuit, sky-high pumps and neon pink wig.

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30 Seconds to Moonmen

30 Seconds To Mars
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I spy Academy Award-winning actor Jared Leto holding onto his Moonman that he won with his band, 30 Seconds to Mars.

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It Was True Love

Joe Manganiello
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True Blood star Joe Manganiello looked handsome as ever on walking the carpet.

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Emma Stone's Look Got an Easy A

Emma Stone
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The actress kept it simple in an LBLD (little black leather dress).

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The Jersey Shore Cast G.T.L.'d Before the Carpet

Jersey Shore cast
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How else would you expect the stars of the MTV hit show to get ready?

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Taylor Swift Was 'Innocent'

Taylor Swift
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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.

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Seeing Red

Kanye West
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Don't worry, Kanye was there, too — in a red suit to premiere his song "Runaway."

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Justin Timberlake Built His Social Network

Justin Timberlake, Jesse Eisenberg, and Andrew Garfield
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Timberlake showed up with his The Social Network costars, Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield.

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Rosario Dawson Felt Blue

Rosario Dawson
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The actress looked oh-so-chic in her skintight blue leather mini-dress.

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'Bottoms Up!'

Trey Songz
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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.

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She Is America's Next Top Real Housewife

Eva Marcille
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Before she was on Real Housewives of Atlanta, Eva Marcille won America's Next Top Model. Look at her strut the VMAs runway!

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If You're Reading This It's 2010

Drake
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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.

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She's a Teenage Dream

Katy Perry
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Katy Perry was still a "California Gurl" when she was nominated for the hit song twice at the 2010 VMAs.

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